As galling as it is to see, hear or read about Americans burning the flag, the U.S. Senate — by one vote — was correct in defeating an amendment that would have made the act of desecrating the flag a federal crime. The problem is, you cannot force those people…
It seems that enough voices across the state from both sides of the political spectrum are finally being heard when it comes to demanding substantive lobby reform, a demand being aided in good measure by the scandal and investigations swirling around the office of House Speaker Jim Black. The question…
Although the search for Clyde Davis ended on a sad note, with the discovery of his body in the barn, obscured by the bales of hay stored within, we thank the more than 100 people from over five counties who made the effort to find Mr. Davis. All of us…
Oftentimes, we wonder whether what runs in the newspaper actually has an impact. Despite clear examples, usually letters to the editor in protest to an article that has run; a phone call; an email; and the occasional personal visit, we often don’t get feedback. However, ever so often, either directly…
It staggers the imagination to discover that the total tons of refuse Lincoln County has disposed of in the past seven to eight years has expanded exponentially. As the article in today’s front page states, “Statistics from 1998-99 show the county disposed 4,656 tons which nearly quadrupled in 2004-05 to…
Face it. We’re fatigued by what has been taking place in Iraq. Witness the reaction following the successful elimination of that thorn in our side, Abdul Al-Zarqawi. A big ho-hum and a sense nothing’s going to change, at least, not for the better anytime soon there in Iraq. Granted, it’s…
Face it. Long ago it became obviously apparent that Michael Chertoff, who heads Homeland Security, revealed his total ineptitude over the handling of the Hurricane Katrina fiasco, for which the people in the Gulfport states hit are still suffering. Granted, he was aided, in part, by President Bush’s appointment of…
Now that the dust has settled and the voters have spoken, for many in Lincoln County, it’s time to face a new reality: the balance of power has shifted — if not permanently, at least for the moment. But we believe it is much too soon for those whose candidates…
ord has filtered back to us that several people who read Wednesday’s front page article about a garage that burned down before the Boger City Fire Department arrived, concluded that had the fire company’s response been more prompt, the building could have been saved. One caller, we have been told,…
We cannot help but be filled with respect and admiration for Lisa Frazier, who was recently nominated and subsequently named Southern Piedmont Area Coordinator of the Year for the Special Olympics As the front page article in Friday’s edition stated, “As Lincoln County’s coordinator for the past 11 years and…
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