To: Mayor Black, Manager Eckard, the Five Members of the Town Council (Mr. Thompson, Ms. Stevenson, Mr. Sweezy, Ms. Hildebran, Mr. Ogle), Fina…
There is much about our current president which makes him unfit for office, but it is perhaps most illustrative to look at his leadership duri…
Letter to the Editor: Wearing a mask is a small sacrifice
Sadness prevails
Letter to town officials about Valdese library
Problem with postman
Letters to the Editor
Postman refuses mask
Prelude to the Korean War with memorial to 3 uncles
Thank you, nurses!
Regarding Reopen North Carolina: Every business owner has the right to value their profits more than they value the health and lives of their …
I was so sorry to read in the newspaper Thursday that workers at local health care facilities “have reported being harassed and threatened...”
In the last couple of months, you have found out what I have already known — our employees are heroes.
Do you also find it hard to believe that only four weeks ago a slate of presidential candidates were making last-chance stops here in North Ca…
Take virus seriously
Letter to the Editor: Sheriff’s message on COVID-19 concerns
Beware of check scams
Recently I was privileged to speak at the County Commissioner's meeting before the vote on making Burke Country a 2nd Amendment sanctuary coun…
W. Durant has said: “Before a great civilization is destroyed from without, it must first be destroyed from within.”
I’ve always believed in the power of one -- one smile, one candle, in this case -- one voice.
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Does the reality of climate change worry you about your children’s and grandchildren’s future? Do you know that many young people even down to…
I am writing in support of Senator Bernie Sanders for President. Bernie has been labeled radical by entrenched interests on both sides of the …
Domestic homicide is running rampant in NC with an average of more than one death a week. It will continue to get worse unless NC state senato…
Impeachment removal decision
District Manager, Burke County
Our draft-dodger-in-chief is at it again. It wasn’t enough that he insulted patriot and war hero John McCain before and after his death. It wa…
Donald Trump has been impeached by a majority vote in the House of Representatives. The next step in the process is a trial in the Senate. The…
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