Opinion

opinion

There's no excuse for elder abuse

In tribal societies, elders are respected leaders. In some cases they are revered by their people. The people rely on the elders’ wisdom and judgment. Some churches have elders, who are in charge of running the business of those churches and providing spiritual care for the members.
editorial
Heat prompts call for safety

It’s the first full week of summer vacation and the kids are ready for summer fun — just in time for the year’s hottest temperatures yet. That combination calls for extra precaution since most activities are likely to involve efforts toward beating the heat...

editorial
When jury duty becomes an exercise in fear

It’s the first full week of summer vacation and the kids are ready for summer fun — just in time for the year’s hottest temperatures yet. That combination calls for extra precaution since most activities are likely to involve efforts toward beating the heat...

editorial
Harsh lessons from an unjust case

The celebration can’t help but be mixed with sadness – and anger. Half-brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown were pardoned by Gov. Pat McCrory recently after being exonerated and released from prison last September. But that was after spending 30 years - the bulk of their young lives – in prison...

letters to the editor
The right to bear arms

The N.C. General Assembly has taken a small step in the right direction in reducing the infringement upon an individual’s right to bear arms. 
But many liberal leaning legislators, newspapers and individuals appear to have forgotten about Amendment 2, Right to Bear Arms, of the United States, of the United States Constitution which states:

prayer

O God, may we thirst and hunger as much for your holy word as we do for the food and drink that is before us. We give thanks for your natural and spiritual blessings. Amen.

thought for today

‘While we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son.’

Romans 5:10

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