Opinion
Dallas Woodhouse: Protecting the vote for Helene victims
By Dallas Woodhouse North Carolina voters in 25 western North Carolina counties, all of which were declared federal disaster areas because of Hurricane Helene, will have ...
By Dallas Woodhouse North Carolina voters in 25 western North Carolina counties, all of which were declared federal disaster areas because of Hurricane Helene, will have ...
By D.G. Martin Buy this book. “Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer” by Christopher Cooper. Read it before Election Day on ...
Government officials cannot be trusted today About 70 years ago, if I came home from school and told my father lies and half truths about ...
By Samuel Barr You’re not immune to propaganda, and neither am I. Whether left or right, it affects everyone. Let’s be blunt: Everyone has bias. ...
By Mary James Well, here we go again. For those who may not remember, our two local legislators brought a bill proposing partisan school board ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin I’ve never understood why a male masquerading as a man would feel the need to abuse a woman. I purposely invoke ...
Trump’s FEMA statement endanger storm victims For all of my neighbors in Rowan County that are thinking of voting for Trump, please pay attention. If ...
Use tax code to help fix immigration Immigration is in dire need of repair. Let’s come together and fix it for a better future for ...
By Melanie Miller Dear Neighbor, I am the mother of a 33-year-old young man who has multiple health concerns which he did not bring upon ...
By Jeff Moore If you’re reading this from within North Carolina, you already know that western North Carolina is in a world of hurt; you know ...
By Scott Brown Ask anyone these days and the consensus is that the political divide in the United States is a growing problem, many consider ...
By John Hood Whether the frame of reference is North Carolina or the nation as a whole, no one can dispute the fact that there ...
Endorsements for school board and state school superintendent Americans are fortunate to have boundless educational opportunities for ourselves and our families. In Rowan County, we ...
By Renee C. Scheidt A recent response to my article, “Policies, Not Personalities” proposed that morals and ethics determine behavior. Therefore, the writer said he ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin I don’t like the term “leader.” It ranks high on my annoyance scale along with the other overused superlative, “hero/heroic.” ...
By Elaine Hewitt Lately, there has been much discussion on trying to keep the church out of politics. And, by the church, I mean Christians. ...
By Brad Rhodes Picture this: You’ve meticulously saved for decades, diligently squirreling away money for your golden years. You envision carefree days filled with travel, ...
By Kim Porter Dear Neighbor, She was in her 90s, sitting in a rocker, smoking a cigarette. Her home was old, worn, but warm. Her ...
Hurricane trivia I was a senior in Boyden High School in 1954 when Hazel made landfall in Cherry Grove Beach, S.C. The effects were felt ...
By John Hood I got it wrong. Deeply wrong. Embarrassingly wrong. It was a few days after Hurricane Floyd struck the coast on September 16, ...
By Phil Kirk As the former chairman of the state board of education for six and one-half years, one of the biggest challenges I saw ...
In response to ‘Praising Liz Cheney’ In response to “Praising Liz Cheney.” First of all, with a headline like that, who really needs to read ...
By Tom Campbell Can you remember when TV’s Ricky Ricardo would proclaim, “Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do?” The North Carolina Republican Party needs ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin Since we now cover and duct tape our kids in bubble wrap to avoid them experiencing the real world, I don’t ...
By Kyna S. Foster At Rowan Helping Ministries, there are moments that bring us face-to-face with the reality of how close we all are to ...
By Keith Townsend Christian Nationalism is one of the most powerful political movements in America today. It is also one of the most dangerous. The ...
By Tony Yon Over the past several days, I have been reflecting deeply upon the concept of truth. I remember an old saying that, “those ...
By Andrew Jacobson The writer got one thing right in the recent My Turn “Policies, not personalities” commentary on Sept. 1; as the title and ...
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Saturday’s Sun Belt slate includes the Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-6, 0-1 Sun Belt) versus the Texas State Bobcats…
Saturday’s A-10 slate includes the Davidson Wildcats (9-3, 0-0 A-10) playing the Duquesne Dukes (4-8, 0-0 A-10) at…
The Radford Highlanders (10-4, 0-0 Big South) meet the Winthrop Eagles (10-4, 0-0 Big South) in a matchup…
The Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-7, 0-0 Big South) play a fellow Big South team, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs…