Opinion
Editorial
Several Birdies And No Bogeys
T here have been way too many good deeds lately to fit in the little "Birdies and Bogeys" box we occasionally relegate to the bottom of this column.
Columns
This Memorial Day, Let's Not Forget Our Brave Fighters
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, I was a 13-year-old kid living in Oceanside, Long Island. My school chums' older brothers soon enlisted, were drafted or joined the Merchant Marine. Our next-door neighbors, Harry Nyberg and Bill Mohrmann, were among the first to go.
10 Degrees To the Right, Not 90 Left
I believe in evolution. In fact, I believe that "evolution" was designed into our constitutional DNA so as to make "revolution" impossible.
New Romney Ads Are Troubling
Mississippi Delta bluesman Robert Johnson died of strychnine poisoning near Greenwood, Miss., on Aug. 16, 1938, at the age of 27.
Region Must Tap Non-Cash Abundance
The author is executive director of Central Park NC, an eight-county rural economic development organization based in the Montgomery County -community of Star.
Romney Should Thank The Times
It sure came as a surprise to me that The New York Times would do the Romney campaign a big favor by running a front-page story about the relationship between President Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
In the Pool, Something to Hold On To
Here we are at the headwaters of summer, pawing through the drawers looking for last season's swimsuits.
A Pot of Votes at the End of the Rainbow
Did I miss something? Newsweek fired the first volley by putting President Obama, encircled by a rainbow-hued halo, on its cover titled "The First Gay President."
Letters to the Editor
Is It Good News, or Are They Lying?
The good news is our country is coming out of its recession as indicated by a decrease in the unemployment rate to 8.2 percent. Is this really true, or are we being lied to?
In Favor of Bill
There is a danger to our Second Amendment right to bear arms in the form of a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.
Experience Matters
Recently, President Obama has been criticizing Gov. Romney’s extensive private sector business experience and questioning its relevance to the presidency.
Amnesia Obama's Primary Weapon
It is already clear that amnesia is a primary weapon in Obama’s re-election campaign.
A Model Group
Congratulations to Moore Tea Citizens on receiving the substantial financial grant from Tea Party Patriots for the NC TEA Billboard Project, “Reclaim America — Vote” (www. tea4nc.us.)
A Bible Quote They Often Forget
I think a lot of people would agree with Ken Carlson’s letter “Bible Makes it Clear” (May 20). Unfortunately, Mr. Carlson doesn’t go quite far enough in his defense of marriage. Divorce has certainly done far more damage to Christian marriage than gays ever could.
Too Late to Repair It
It has taken more than 100 million years for Earth to accumulate and compress vast quantities of organic detritus into the seams of coal, domes of oil, and pockets of natural gas that modern industry exploits today. But as easily accessed deposits have been used up, industry has been forced to go further, dig deeper and find new ways to open layers of fuel-bearing rock, among them, a contentious, risky process called fracking.
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