After I read about Ann Romney’s speech at the Republican convention, it struck me that she and I have a lot in common.

North Carolina is repeating its role as a presidential battleground this election cycle, and again it’s clear that for many this is still unfamiliar territory.

Once upon a time, four years and three months ago, a homeless and utterly hopeless alcoholic stepped through the doors of the Freedom House detox in Chapel Hill.

The GOP has fallen into a hodge-podge shortening of the English language in its use of that snappy conjunctive – R&R – made politically distinctive via Romney and Ryan.

My name is Raymond Michael Edward, and I am from India.