I’m usually pretty good at waiting. And normally, I have a good supply of patience. But I have been waiting for something since 2015 and my patience has been obliterated; it’s nonexistent now. I have been waiting for Trump enthusiasts to hear his lies … hold him accountable … say enough is e…
COVID-19 vaccines are being administered now at the Lenoir County Livestock Arena and at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stockyards and stock cars. Ya’ gotta love North Carolina.
For much of its early history the Democratic Party was – particularly in the South – the home of racism and white supremacy. A half century ago, the bigoted and conservative governor of Alabama – George Wallace – won several primaries, including North Carolina, in the contest for the 1972 De…
Sometimes the day’s headlines bump right into my Bible reading, headlines like “Hate Groups Invade the Capitol Building.”
Good news for oysters! The North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners set out to restore 50 million oysters to coastal waters through their 50 Million Oyster Initiative. In the end, they nearly tripled that goal with 140 million oysters living on 43 acres of newly created oyster reefs.
Roughly half of our country is unhappy with the outcome of the presidential election. And in spite of the false narrative advanced by President Donald J. Trump and his most ardent followers, the page has been turned. We have a new, lawfully elected president. Joseph R. Biden Jr., elected fai…
Things may seem bad what with the combined downers of the COVID-19 pandemic and political and social divisiveness in America right now. Yet history has a way of reminding us not to fret too much. We forget how close we were to atomic annihilation in 1961.
Whatever you want to call the violent assault in Washington on Jan. 6 – a mob action, a siege, a coup attempt, a riot, domestic terrorism, an insurrection – the fault clearly lies with the president. Donald Trump called for it, and when it happened – “an act of violent sedition aided and abe…
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