Opinion
Yard sale purchase a real bargain
Getting a bargain was the last thing on my mind when I impulsively stopped at a yard sale near here the other day. I was coming to Laurinburg to see the downtown Christmas parade, but […]
Opinion
Opinion
Papa: The most prestigious title
Missing loved ones can be a difficult part of change, and I cannot explain how much I miss my family and friends back in Florida. Although I’ve only been gone a couple of months, it […]
Opinion
Education fix is too high on dollars
As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case. Leandro v. State of North […]
Opinion
Our teachers deserve a better solution
The governor and lieutenant governor have begun a fresh debate on an issue that should never grow stale: North Carolina’s inadequate pay for public school teachers. The dispute flared up again last week when Gov. […]
Opinion
Professors are brainwashing students
An ex-Communist Romania-born academic recently left his tenured position at Columbia University because the Ivy League school is “on its way toward full blown communism.” The latest study of American campuses shows that nearly 40% […]
Opinion
The hope is that fairness will prevail
Finally, in time for the 2020 election, our state has a map for U.S. Congressional races that Republicans, the courts and at least some Democrats agree are fair. It took the better part of 10 […]
Opinion
Christmas during the Civil War
Christmas during the American Civil War (1861-1865) was celebrated by the North and the South. Officially it didn’t become a national holiday until June 1870 when President Grant made it so, an attempt to unite […]
Opinion
Decision is made thanks to absence
It took 12 months and numerous tries, but the Scotland County Board of Education finally managed to select a vice chair. On Monday during its annual re-organizational meeting, the board voted 4-3 to keep Rick […]
Opinion
Elf on the Shelf goes to therapy
“Some kids are scared of me,” cried Elf as he rested in my flurry office chair. “Because parents say bad kids won’t receive gifts from Santa when I tattle.” I told Elf that spying on […]
Opinion
Rural-urban divide is a real thing
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raises important concerns for residents of North Carolina’s rural communities. It found that these residents are seeing more deaths from potentially preventable chronic […]
Opinion
Court keeps Cooper in his lane
After Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016, the GOP-led General Assembly moved quickly to dispossess the incoming governor of some of the office’s powers. Legislative Republicans drew immediate and vociferous […]
Editorials
Clemmons student depicts Scotland County and wins top prize
CLEMMONS — Scotland County is No. 1 … at least at an elementary school near Winston-Salem. Each year fourth-graders at Morgan Elementary complete a project that involves all 100 counties in the state — and […]