Editorials
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Editorial: Quit waiting; turn on the blue lights now
On its surface, a new bill from Republican state Rep. Kevin Corbin that has already gained bipartisan support is about the right thing. The truth, we believe, is it’s unnecessary and already covered. Careless and reckless drivers violate the law, and we simply need law enforcement and prosecutors to do…
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Editorial: Prosecution is next step in fixing corruption
Eyes of the 9th congressional district have been focused on the state Board of Elections and how they handled McCrae Dowless for three months. We now focus on Robert J. Higdon Jr. and Lorrin Freeman. He occupies the position of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina,…
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Editorial: Unique situations cry out for choices; public and private schools can succeed
Just a few short years ago, North Carolina was being held up, from within its borders even, as a bad example of public schools. Rallies and campaign speeches cited pay for teachers who could and would leave for greener pastures. The change to allow more charter schools, and thus more…
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Editorial: Neighbors come calling, with little something to offer Bennett College
Our country has just two historically black women’s colleges remaining, one of which we nearly lost. That was before the neighbors came calling. Bad headlines have plagued some of our state’s fine institutions of higher learning recently, specifically at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.…
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Editorial: Clock ticking on lawmakers who will need togetherness
Lawmakers could help us all by getting into the spirit this month. February? Valentine’s and all that pink stuff? Well, love might not be the operative word, but we need some things to come together in Washington and Raleigh. The red, white and blue is starved for better days. We…
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Editorial: Let’s be smart when it comes to flu season; stay healthy
Winter in North Carolina has long been a wide range of temperatures. Who among us can’t recall a 70-degree Christmas or another with that rare white fluffy stuff, even if it didn’t stick and was just a flurry? We’re into the thick of winter now, a time when one day…
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Editorial: Add our state to the lineup opposing such misleading ads
Missouri was first. Nebraska might be next, with Virginia, Tennessee and Wyoming on deck. We won’t mind seeing North Carolina in the lineup. Product labels might be in small print, but they have a large impact when it comes to farmers. Though actual public consumption may be a few years…
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Editorial: Campaign 2020 is getting going; we’re watching and listening
Election season, still not done from 2018, gets part of its start for 2020 on Wednesday. The General Assembly opens for a day of organizational meetings, and the second half of Gov. Roy Cooper’s term commences. We’re braced. Voters will be told truths and half-truths, full analysis on occasion and…
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Editorial: Eroded confidence must be restored in 9th District election process
If and when the state Board of Elections convenes its evidentiary hearing Jan. 11, our fervent hope is for restored confidence in elections. In particular, the 9th District of which Anson is a part. The trickling of information in Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties, sourced and unsourced, has eroded our…
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Editorial: Regardless of who wins, we need them to have success
Voters have been doing their part in large numbers, the state Board of Education told us over the weekend. Early voting has again been significant. Election Day has arrived and this is the final chance for all of us to have a say in our government. Then the real work…
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Editorial: With deer season, driving attentively takes on added importance
Deer season is here, and if you’re driving in Anson County and many other roads in North Carolina, we urge extra caution. Many of us have experienced the moment. It is between dusk and dawn, that time when it seems these beautiful creatures are more out and about. The road…
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Editorial: In gratitude to his service for our country
We’ve lost one of the good ones. Since news of George H.W. Bush’s death over the weekend, there’s been a seemingly endless supply of stories about the nation’s 41st president. His was not the perfect life, but it was by all measures one well lived and of great service. He’s…
