Letters
Separations not biblical
To the editor: Family separations at the border are neither humane nor biblical. To quote Edmund Burke: “It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell […]
Opinion
Our Opinion
Voter ID cynical ploy
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore announced last week that the N.C. General Assembly will introduce a constitutional amendment requiring voter identification to cast a ballot in North Carolina. If passed, the proposal would be […]
Letters
Difference that benefited us
To the editor: I read the June 14 obituary of, and your June 15 front-page tribute to Keiko Eto Fore. I especially appreciate the sentences: “Keiko was a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor as well as […]
Opinion
How did a gun make it into SHS?
School is out for summer vacation, but there is a dark cloud hanging over Scotland County. It was reported by this newspaper that two students brought a “gun” into Scotland High School. Authorities did not […]
Our Opinion
Reentry effort giving inmates second chance
According to the state Department of Public Safety, almost half of North Carolina’s prison population leaves incarceration, only to return a short time later. The sobering statistic is that North Carolina’s 3-year recidivism rate is […]
Letters
Student thankful
To the editor: I want to send a heart-felt thank you to Mr. Lee Howell and Scotland Motors for donating a car to Scotland High School that I was fortunate enough to win. Words are […]
Our Opinion
Foreign trade label may be good for Scotland
For a county always looking for innovative ways to attract industry, Mark Ward may have hit on a new avenue to do just that. Ward, who serves as director of Scotland County’s Economic Development Corporation, […]
Columns
Virginia Ray — ‘An angel on Earth’
Jesus said in essence, “Inasmuch as you serve the least of these, you serve me.” Throughout the Bible, God shows His compassion for the sick, the poor, the hungry, orphans, prisoners, and immigrants, in short, […]
Editorials
Free speech never equals a free pass
Enough is enough. It is long past time for people, whether celebrity or ordinary citizen, to realize that free speech doesn’t come with a free pass nor the right to spew venomous words against others […]
Opinion
Trump makes Memorial Day about himself
For some, Memorial Day marks the first unofficial day of summer — a day to celebrate in the backyard or at the beach, maybe in a bathing suit painted to resemble an American flag. For […]
Opinion
Stop asking officials to do our job
In April, 2017 legislators in the N.C. House voted down a proposal to extend term limits of state lawmakers from two to four years. Several members of the N.C. General assembly have privately expressed the […]
Our Opinion
Town hall meetings a good idea
Laurinburg Councilwoman Mary Evans has been urging the city to hold town hall meetings for a long time. Even before she joined council this year, Evans was a strong proponent of elected leaders getting feedback […]