Opinion (817)
RO EDITORIAL: Let's clean up Richmond County and keep it that way
Written by The Richmond Observer
It’s time for a little spring cleaning in Richmond County.
Last week, I was traveling a bunch. I’m not much of a fan of fast food but when I’m on the road, that’s what I tend to eat and I try to find a Bojangles. I found one on the outskirts of Asheville and went inside to eat, the first time I’ve sat down in a fast food restaurant since last year.
“Vaccine passports” are the latest in a long line of unusual terms we’ve all become familiar with over the past year.
OPINION: April is a time to remember the Scottish roots of freedom
Written by Donald Bryson
Spring is an excellent time to remember North Carolina’s history, culture, and individual liberty. Most North Carolina history students know the Halifax Resolves’ significance, signed April 12, 1776, to make us the first colony to direct its members of the Continental Congress to vote for independence. Some know the significance of May 20, 1775, and the passing of the Mecklenburg Declaration. However, most people skip over April 6 and that day’s importance in our state and nation’s foundations.
OPINION: It's time to get government off our lawns
Written by Thomas L. Knapp
It's spring, and for many Americans that means it's time to drag out the mower and trimmer, invest in various seeds, feeds, pesticides, etc., and quite possibly put the water bill on steroids with daily sprinkler operation. According to the American Time Use Survey, the average American spends 70 hours — nearly two full work weeks — on lawn maintenance every year.
OP-ED: Drones (and the First Amendment) take on regulatory overreach in North Carolina
Written by Sam Gedge and Michael Jones
In recent years, drones have captured the imagination nationwide. There are over 1.7 million FAA-registered drones in the U.S. And increasingly, they’re used not just for fun, but for work.
It’s hard not to play along when children come up with cute untruths.
OPINION: N.C. Supreme Court mulling groundbreaking bullying case
Written by Dallas Woodhouse - Carolina Journal News Service
The N.C. Supreme Court on March 23 heard oral arguments in a case that could for the first time extend state constitutional protections against extreme bullying in public schools and hold school systems responsible when failing to act.
This past weekend, we left our bubble of Carrboro to celebrate my son becoming a teenager. He wanted to go to the mountains to an area where “we don’t see many cars.” I had just the spot — a secluded cabin owned by a childhood friend in Transylvania County. It was a long drive that began on an interstate and ended on miles of switch-backs past vistas, farms, and mountain streams, just as he wanted.
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OPINION: States should 'Just Say No' to the feds
Written by Michael Maharrey
I’ve never attended Mardi Gras, but I have experienced the pirate-themed mega-party known as Gasparilla in Tampa. And I watched d a lot of people “breaking the law.”
OPINION: Value, cryptocurrency and the government's war on both
Written by Thomas L. Knapp
In a March 24 Yahoo! Finance interview, as the price of Bitcoin hovered above $55,000, Bridgewater Associates chief investment officer Ray Dalio weighed in on the future of cryptocurrency. The two main takeaways from the interview are a little scary, each in a different way.
OP-ED: What is the government trying to hide?
Written by Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
Many newspapers recently wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability through public records and public meetings.
Every argument has three parts: definitions, premises, and logical reasoning. When conservatives and progressives disagree about a specific issue, each side often leaps to the conclusion that the other side is being illogical (or dishonest, or stupid).
