Opinion
Dear Neighbor: Kim Porter: Life is a risk
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, Have you ever thought of how risky it is to just live? Think with me for a moment. Look at ...
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, Have you ever thought of how risky it is to just live? Think with me for a moment. Look at ...
Our struggling public schools and the dismal voting records of Carl Ford and Harry Warren Rowan County’s state legislative delegation has consistently voted for measures that ...
Teachers need candidates who support our public schools Teachers and school support professionals represent a large percentage of voters in this county. Many in the ...
By Steven V. Roberts When the megarich owners of the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times spiked editorials endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, ...
By Byron York You can feel it — Republican confidence in victory is growing. Many in the GOP, from elected officials to pundits on the ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin As I look back over the rollercoaster that has been my existence on this third planet from the sun, I marvel ...
Democrat messaging needs clarifying Democrats need to clarify their message in two misunderstood and important areas — foreign policy and the economy. They are blowing ...
By Renee Scheidt Nothing stings worse than to realize too late that you’ve been duped. You buy the sales pitch and find out after the ...
By Rep. Kevin Crutchfield (R-Cabarrus, Rowan), Rep. David Willis (R-Union) As elected Republicans serving North Carolina, we are compelled to speak out against a proposal ...
By Robert Johnsen I am frightened. I’m afraid that we, as Americans, are on the edge of a paradigm shift. We are told every four ...
Sick of political ads? Anyone who decides how to vote based on the lies, half-truths, fear mongering and out-of-context soundbites both parties are drowning us ...
By Pam Bloom Dear Neighbor, October is the one-year anniversary of Dear Neighbor articles. This collaborative column came about because three women were tired of ...
By Robert Basinger A second-generation educator with Rowan-Salisbury Schools, I try to stay attuned to elections that will directly affect the lives of public school ...
Political name calling is disgusting The Democrats’ shrill denunciations of Trump as Hitler and their woke media spewing the same are disgusting. Shameless. Scurrilous. Have ...
By John Hood When the North Carolina General Assembly voted unanimously on Oct. 24 to appropriate another $604 million for disaster relief, Gov. Roy Cooper said ...
By Kim Porter Dear neighbor, At one time in my life, I had the reputation of not wearing T-shirts with any statement or picture. My ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin Although I’ve been on the dark end of the color spectrum my entire life, there are times I’m completely perplexed by ...
Democracy must prevail On Jan. 6, 2021, we all witnessed one of the greatest threats to our democracy in modern times. It was not made ...
By John Hood As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, here’s the stay of play: North Carolina is a state in play. ...
By Byron York The Republican Party had something of a nervous breakdown after the 2012 election, when GOP challenger Mitt Romney lost to incumbent President ...
Don’t forget notables that were absent In the article about the 70th anniversary of Boyden High School, two prominent members were not there. One was ...
By Renee Scheidt Advertisers lure customers to their stores by making offers too good to be true. Upon purchasing the item, the buyer discovers hidden ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin For some odd reason, people frequently reach out and ask to engage me in extended conversation. It baffles me because I ...
By Larry Efird Considering Election Day is only weeks away, I can’t help but think about my former students and their participation in this election ...
By Cal Thomas Vote buying is illegal in the United States. The law says: “Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, ...
By Elizabeth Paul Local public schools are more than a collection of classrooms and hallways lined with lockers. Our public schools provide a space for ...
No fact checking please Donald Trump refuses to do any interview or debate if he will be fact checked. There is a good reason why. ...
By Whitney Peckman Dear Neighbor, The vision of America, in the past, has been one of fairness, opportunity, universality, everything you need to know you ...
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