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Kenneth L. Hardin: I’m skipping the MLK Day sideshow

I miss going to the movies. I used to go every Friday, but COVID stole that happiness from me ...

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Francis Koster: Taboo — if we don’t talk about a problem, we can’t fix it

By Francis Koster Do you remember how you hated surprise tests in high school? Well, too bad — ...

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Kevin Crutchfield: Increased sustainable aviation fuel tax credit puts NC economic success in jeopardy

In North Carolina, we’re lucky to live in a state that is thriving and has become one of ...

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Gov. Roy Cooper: Sustainable electricity we can rely on

By Gov. Roy Cooper North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost, but because of increasingly ...

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My Turn, Renee Scheidt: Promising one thing, doing another

Too many times in recent days we’ve seen our elected politicians fail us as they promise one thing, ...

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My Turn, Susan Lee: Moving toward wholeness with National Day of Racial Healing

By Susan Lee On Tuesday evening, Jan. 17, The Reach Church will host Rowan County’s first National Day ...

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My Turn, Michael Chapman: Handing out Tweedledee and TweedledumB awards

By Michael Chapman Watching the school board meetings is like watching an old TV rerun of M.A.S.H. Remember ...

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My Turn, Gordon Correll: Confederate flag represents division

By Gordon Correll When I was a child and left my home to go to school or other ...

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Roger Barbee: Just a pale, blue dot

Every few days, a new photograph appears on my computer sent by some server I signed with years ...

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Francis Koster: Today’s parents have a heavy responsibility

By Francis Koster As you may have seen before, data published in 2019 showed the percentage of American adults ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Progress, satisfaction don’t have to make the news

When people approach me with nonsense, my third eye is not blind, nor does it suffer from cataracts. ...

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My Turn, Evelyn Uddin-Khan: MLK and the elusive dream

By Evelyn Uddin-khan Here we are again, all ready to celebrate and honor the life and dreams of ...

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My Turn, Sherry Swedren: My farewell to politics

By Sherry Swedren First I want to say I have never hated anyone in my life, not even ...

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My Turn, Steven Arey: Thoughts on the Confederate flag

By Steven Arey   Dear Mary (from My Turn column Jan. 1), I stood on the street corner ...

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My Turn, Mary Walker: Removing Confederate flag is coming to terms with nation’s history

By Mary Walker On Dec.13, I attended the monthly meeting in Faith Town Hall to speak in public ...

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Elizabeth Cook: Remembering Ada Fisher

Something’s missing from our holiday mail this year, the annual letter from Dr. Ada Fisher. Fisher, who died ...

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Francis Koster: Who in your family is responsible for your loved ones dying before their time?

The life expectancy of a child born America in 1900 was 47 years. In 2019 (pre-covid) it was ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: This land was not made for you and me

As I watched another busload of migrants being used as political pawns without regard for their lives or ...

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DG Martin: Well deserved honors for Chef Ricky Moore

The Raleigh News & Observer got it right last week when it named Ricky Moore as Tar Heel ...

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My Turn, Roger Barbee: This birthday

For the secular and non-Christ followers in America, Christmas most likely is a season of gifts, a season ...

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Francis Koster: Giving the gift of time

By Francis Koster For many years the portion of our population that volunteered was the highest in the ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Viewing Christmas differently as an adult

I’ll admit Christmas has changed for me from when I was a child. When I was a little ...

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Whitey Harwood’s From the Wood Shed: Hey mister, would you give me a dollar?

In November it was all about giving thanks. In December it’s all about just giving. Well, I missed ...

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Sharon Randall: A time for being thankful

Lately I’ve been thinking about gifts. Not just the gifts we wrap in paper and give to people ...

Lifestyle

Larry Efird: My mother’s eyes

In 2021, my 91 year old father died as a result of  complications from COVID-19. I watched my ...

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My Turn, Carol Pomeroy: Confederate flag should not be flown in public places

I stand in agreement with those who oppose the Confederate flag being flown during Faith’s Fourth of July parade. ...

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My Turn, Whitney Peckman: Look at message Confederate flag carries

This past Tuesday evening, I and others spoke at the monthly meeting of the Town of Faith regarding ...

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Kenneth L. Hardin: Words and phrases that make my ears hurt

I have a love-hate relationship with the English language. It’s more accurate to say I have a contentious relationship ...

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