
Opinion (751)
LETTER: Richmond County Animal Shelter director should be replaced
Written by Letter to the Editor ContributorDear Editor:
I am writing this letter to express my concern over the recent article referencing the investigation by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Veterinary Division of the Richmond County Animal Shelter.
OPINION: Court filing highlights Cooper’s calculated campaign against private bars
Written by Mitch KokaiThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. But few in North Carolina can argue that they’ve taken as big a hit as owners and operators of private bars.
OPINION: Political 'unity' is neither necessary nor desirable
Written by Thomas L. Knapp"[T]o restore the soul and to secure the future of America," President Joe Biden said in his inaugural speech, "requires more than words. It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity. ... This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward."
Now that Democrats control the White House and both chambers of Congress (however narrowly), they will probably approve a new round of federal borrowing to bail out state and local governments with shaky finances.
Over at the Carolina Journal, opinion editor Ray Nothstine defends a Lee County school board member’s right to protest. The school board voted to open an investigation into Sherry-Lynn Womack’s participation in the rally at The Ellipse prior to the attack on the Capitol. Other people have called on Womack to resign, even though she did not participate in the attack.
OPINION: Let's abolish those Presidential Medals of Freedom
Written by James BovardThe Washington Post is outraged that Donald Trump has sullied one of Washington’s most hallowed honors — Presidential Medals of Freedom. After the White House announced plans to bestow the medals on two Republican members of Congress and a football coach, the Post thundered that “Trump just underlines his own unworthiness when he makes a mockery of the Medal of Freedom ….This president cannot be trusted to hand out medals.”
OPINION: It's always about violence with these people
Written by Michael MaharreyI was working out at my gym the other day and Fox News was droning on one of the TVs. I wasn’t really paying attention, but I happened to look up and I saw an image of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at a rally. The campaign poster hanging on the podium read, “Battle for the Soul of the Nation.”
OPINION: The Trump/Biden Handoff: Business as usual, as usual
Written by Thomas L. KnappFew will find it surprising that the incoming Biden administration looks, in both form and function, a lot like the Obama administration of 2009-2017. After all, Joe Biden served as Barack Obama's vice president for those eight years. His staff and cabinet appointments comprise a veritable Who's Who of Obama holdovers and members of Biden's own political circle, built over decades in the Senate and White House.
I have strong opinions — but not about how to perform brain surgery, write a smart-phone app, design a golf course, or produce a hip-hop album. Perhaps you do have a strong view about one of these, but almost certainly not about all four.
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Transitions are a time for reflection, and a time for looking forward. My first term in this office was filled with triumphs, but also trials. First, the triumphs. Historic progress to make our state more inclusive and our environment cleaner. Record jobs announcements in rural and urban parts of our state that provided rewarding work to our people. Unrelenting efforts to make health care more accessible and public schools stronger.
Patriotism is a feeling of love, loyalty, and devotion for our nation and its leaders. Patriotism embraces dedication and helps support our nation. It symbolizes sacrifice for our country to protect its honor. I respect our nation, the citizens who live in it, and the principles our country was created on, such as liberty, free speech, freedom of religion, and fair treatment through our judicial system.
OPINION: Congressional hypocrisy and the Capitol crackdown
Written by James BovardThe political hysteria unleashed by last week’s clash at the Capitol between police and Trump protestors poses a growing danger to Americans’ constitutional rights.
OPINION: Let’s not lie about it, Trump did this
Written by Alex AumanThis is a response to Ed O’Neal's recent “Truth and accountability” article.