"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad" — Albert Camus
Lost somewhere in the stream of Obama hatred and the rhetoric that leads to November and an election that is hardly noteworthy except if you’re in one camp or the other was a simple act done by the president Tuesday.
I have a saying I pilfered from the liner notes of R.E.M.’s Dead Letter Office album and that saying is, “A little bit of uh-huh and a whole lot of oh yeah.”
We were disturbed after getting off the phone with Captain James Avens of the Weldon Police Department Monday.
I have no problem with extended breastfeeding but the kid is going to grow up to hate his mother.
Tomorrow I will not go to the polls and have a clear conscience about it because I voted early.
Amendment One is not a gay issue or a straight issue. Amendment One is a family issue. If passed, Amendment One has the potential to harm people just like you and me.
At a crucial time when citizens are hurting financially, the Halifax County School Board recently requested a Supplemental School Tax be implemented for residents of the Halifax County School District. The May 8th Primary will include an item on the ballot asking the citizens to VOTE for or against the establishment of this tax.
If only we lived in a world where our property was our business and our business only — life would be less complicated, we could do as we please and live how we want to live.
To say I run to the hills when trouble is brewing may be a stretch. Let’s just say I walk cautiously, especially when the race card is being played.
Just who is Roanoke Rapids City Council bending over backwards for?
I am what a lot of people would call a cheapo!
We won’t blame the parents for what happened at Medlin School. Clearly, it’s not their fault.
It’s March and I’m not mad.
This being the clichéd column of cleaning out waste in the mental notebook, I present these thoughts that normally wouldn’t fit in an entire column.
Tuesday night’s city council work session ended up being a big win for the future of mill houses in the Rosemary Mill Historic District.
I’m breaking my vow about not using text message abbreviation today and going, “SMH.”
