Whitney Peckman: Doing Our Homework
"As a nation, we are split as with an ax – down the middle, each side withdrawing, further each day, into their cave of extremes." Mark Robinson is a fiery…
Nan Lund: Rebuttals – Which Says it Best – Letter A or B?
Two letters, two approaches. Nan Lund provides 2 examples of factual and sincere rebuttals to a recent letter to the editor. Words are important. Which reads best? LETTER A -…
Don’t Delay – Support #UniteNC Town Hall: Thursday, 8/17, 6:30 pm
The #UniteNC Town Hall comes to Salisbury in Rowan County on Thursday, August 17, starting at 6:30 pm at Mission House. Bring your questions and concerns. Common Cause North Carolina…
Eileen Hanson-Kelly: A Promise to LGBTQ Youth
Every child in our schools deserves respect and dignity, regardless of their sexual identity. Right now the rights of LGBTQ students are under attack in North Carolina. Soon the General…
We’re Watching: Made-Up Distractions
Republicans want you distracted. Robert Reich explains. Woke Barbie. Tantrums over CRT. The panic over transgender people. The GOP’s dangerous performative outrage is designed to deflect your attention. Republicans want…
Kenneth Stutts: NC Voter ID Now Available
You can now get a FREE Photo ID for Voting from the Rowan County Board of Elections office. Voters who do not have an acceptable form of identification for voting…
Kathy Vestal: In Defense of the Barbie Movie
"No language, no nudity, no violence, no LGBT characters . . . Why then would there be such an outcry against seeing the movie?" Yesterday I saw the new Barbie…
We’re Watching: How the Loss of Local Newspapers Fueled Political Divisions in the U.S.
https://youtu.be/hT2msz1PvOg Support your local paper. "Information is the key to our democracy; facts, truth, good information." Laurie Brown "Over the past few decades, more than 2,000 newspapers across the country…
We’re Reading: 8/1/2023 USA v. Donald J. Trump, Defendant
Read the indictment. It is written for the American public and the Introduction, at less than two pages, could be read as a family. https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/08/trump-indictment.pdf Statement from Jack Smith after…
Pam Bloom & Nan Lund: Voting Rights aren’t Red or Blue
This letter was published the morning of the 12:30 pm, Aug. 1st, Board of Elections meeting. Fifteen days of Early Voting were adopted, including one Sunday and two Saturdays in…