By Mia Munn Pittsboro, NC – Many school boards in North Carolina have already voted to make masks for kids optional in 2021-22 school year. I ask that you do the same, and make this school year as normal as…
By Steve Murphy Raleigh, NC – Until we had vaccines, the age stratification of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths was pronounced and heavily weighted to the older (65+) population. In North Carolina, this age group contributed to over 70% of the…
By Mark Pavao Pittsboro, NC – The North Woods neighborhood in Pittsboro has launched a public awareness campaign (savenorthwoodsneighborhood.com) to highlight concern over the proposed alignment for North Chatham Park Way. North Woods is concerned that the road, which primarily…
By Rev. Mark Creech Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina State Board of Education voted 7-5 on Thursday to move forward with new social studies standards that over 30,000 people in the state signed a petition to express their objections.…
Pittsboro, NC – Below is the letter Chatham County resident Mia Munn submitted to the Chatham County school board members prior to their special committee meeting on Tuesday evening. I’m not going to make public comments tonight, but I wanted…
By Douglas Sedlak Pittsboro, NC – Comrades, Achtung to this Manifesto. Highly respected Atlantic Magazine recently published an opinion piece byinfluencer, thought leader Derek Thompson. His opinion has backing from a scientist. Follow the science, and as the title says:…
By Terry Schmidt Pittsboro, NC – There are less than 70 days until election. Have you thought about how you are going to cast your ballot this year? In North Carolina, you have several methods to cast your vote. On…
By “coach“ As a coach at the collegiate level, I’ve kept quiet on a lot of things regarding Covid-19. We all have our own standpoints regarding Covid-19 and you are allowed to have your own viewpoint. Here’s mine. Canceling the…
by Mike Pool Pittsboro, NC – A group of concerned voters reviewed the petition circulated by Franklin Flores to have his name placed on the ballot as unaffiliated candidate. Our concern is not with the candidate but the process. This…
by Mark Stinson Chapel Hill, NC – I’m posting our experience so others are aware of what COVID-19 has done to health care. Our doctors and nurses are working within restrictions that make doing their job problematic. This happened to…