YOUR VIEW: Four more years of Obama and we’ll all be broke If the truth shall set us free, why does the government not try to do this? Obama gave his speech the other night, and about all you heard was he wanted to take credit for things that he didn’t do...
KRISTINE KAISER: Perdue’s absence is loss for the state Gov. Bev Perdue is a fighter, and the thing about fighters is, they aren’t likely to quit. That’s why her decision not to run for re-election came as such a surprise to me. I cannot imagine her ...
STAN SPANGLE SR.: We need to keep an eye on proposed military cuts The answer to the Jan. 20 “Who said that” question is Sir Winston Churchill. This week’s “Who said that is: “He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich, that they i...
YOUR VIEW: History will regard Obama as a top president Critics of President Obama call him a socialist, Marxist, or even the worst president in history. Yet that is so far removed from reality that it is absurd. It sounds much like criticism launched y...
YOUR VIEW: Trinity is becoming ‘City of Disillusioned’ Entering Trinity, you see the sign “Trinity A City of Vison.” It needs to be changed to “City of Disillusioned.” I have attended various meetings and have never seen as much regression as I did a...
TEEN VIEW: Year-round school newspaper has many benefits I sat at my desk in the eighth-grade hall at Southwest Guilford Middle School browsing through the list of course electives. Many options interested me, but only one, Journalism/Newspaper, provide...
YOUR VIEW: Buffett’s secretary is poor symbol of tax injustice Forbes reports that Warren Buffett’s secretary, Debbie Bosanek, makes between $200,000 and $500,000 a year. Buffett’s secretary served as a stage prop for President Obama’s State of the Union speec...
YOUR VIEW: Requiring photo IDs for voters isn’t racial issue News reporter for The Guardian, Ed Pilkington in New York, wrote an article regarding the NAACP’s accusations that legislators were making a concerted effort to instigate a “massive voter suppressi...
YOUR VIEW: Smoking ban is fair to all public establishments Your editorial, “Will Smoking issue burn again?” completely misses a key point of the current law, which is to provide a level playing field for all establishments that serve food and alcohol to th...
GUEST COLUMN: Trinity park supporters must speak up, again BY KRISTEN VARNER The newly elected Trinity City Council has voted to stop all progress on our first city park, Bathing Rock Park. They voted on this action without giving the public notice. Tradi...