Opinion
Bill is just an unfunded mandate
One of the oddest aspects of the debate over school reopening in North Carolina is that everybody wants the same thing.
Opinion
Opinion
Reduce health cost, not just price
Too many North Carolinians lack access to the medical services they need. One possible response, as we have heard incessantly for more than a decade, would be to expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Health Act, with most of the expense to be borne by the (already heavily indebted) federal government.
Opinion
After Limbaugh, conservatism needs a new voice
I didn’t listen to Rush Limbaugh much. But his voice both reverberated around me and penetrated me like the radio waves he rode on, having influenced the people who’ve influenced me.
Opinion
Four boys alone in a house
On what was a very rare occasion last week, my wife arrived home before I did — and immediately did what mothers have done since people lived in caves. Upon finding the house somewhat of a wreck, she told our four boys, “Just wait until your daddy gets home.”
Opinion
Keeping our children first in education
Our legislators were correct in forcing the issue to reopen our schools. Their legislation was an acknowledgement of what most have realized, namely that children staring at screens for long periods of the day does not equal the learning they would achieve being in the classroom. Additionally, there is evidence of increased emotional problems in children, partly because they miss social interaction with other students.
Letters
Getting vaccinated against COVID is the best possible plan
Why get vaccinated?
Opinion
The Forgotten Seaburn Spring
The other week while it was raining I was checking my computer about some history of Richmond County. I happened to run across a subject of waterways located in the county. I recognized all the names except one, and that was Seaburn Spring and Branch.
Opinion
Bill will help in the fight against opioid abuse
North Carolina has a chance to be on the front end for one of the curves associated with the fight against opioids.
Opinion
Preparing students for in-person learning
Scotland County Schools Board of Education voted for students to receive in-person instruction beginning March 1 for students in grades Pre-K through Five, and March 8 for students enrolled in grades 6 through 13!
Opinion
The most unbiblical words I’ve ever heard
As a rule, I tend to avoid using columns or sermons to deal with political matters unless those matters are pressing, egregious, and have crossed very clear lines of truth. I much prefer to be encouraging, self-deprecating, and instructive rather than combative. But when in the words of Isaiah the prophet “truth is fallen in the street,” I will always feel compelled to reach down and pick that truth up, and then to deal with whoever knocked her down to begin with.
Opinion
Gerryadering, suppression have no place
Election law disputes have dominated North Carolina politics for a decade as Republican lawmakers have sought to restrict voting and Democrats have sought to make it easier.
Opinion
Higher costs won’t help economy
If you think the cost of living is too low, I bear good tidings. The Biden administration and its allies in Congress, regulatory agencies, and state governments across the country are working nonstop to raise the cost of food, shelter, energy, and education. Help is on the way!