The Chatham News + Record

On being allies, accomplices or adversaries

Let’s face it: we’re tribal. We like belonging. We like being “right.” We like being a part of the in crowd, however we might define “in” — whether based on popularity, entitlement … more

BY BILL HORNER III, Publisher | 11/22/19

So much black ink to discuss gray hair

In the 1970s, when my older brother and I were kids, we got a lot of amusement from television advertisements for Grecian Formula. Those commercials for men’s hair coloring ran frequently during … more

BY RANDALL RIGSBEE, News + Record Staff | 11/15/19

Day for heroes an opportunity to remember those we call ‘vets’

I never served in the armed forces, but both of my parents did. My dad was an officer aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal, an aircraft carrier, and my mom was a Naval nurse. They met in the Navy, and even … more

BY BILL HORNER III, Publisher | 11/15/19

Cold weather beckons desire to make bacon

The recent downturn in the temperature tells us that summer has spent its last days, but you didn’t really need me to inform you of that. Add in the recent “fall back” of the clock and … more

BY BOB WACHS, News + Record Staff | 11/15/19

LETTER: An open letter to white supremacy groups

To the editor: To all hate groups: we descendants of confederate soldiers beseech you to not show up at the confederate statue in Pittsboro or any confederate monuments in any city. Your very … more

11/8/19

An Uncommon Bond: Remembering an old friend

My recently deceased friend was known to play upon his famous namesake: Bond…James Bond. But he preferred to be known simply as Jim. Upon his retirement as the dean of the Seattle University … more

By Andrew Taylor-Troutman, Guest Columnist | 11/8/19

Correction

The author of the letter to the editor, “The monument is our voice” (Oct. 31-Nov. 6 edition) was Michael Tysor of Bear Creek, not Richard Tysor. The News + Record regrets the error. more

11/8/19

Better to be at story instead of being in it

In prehistoric times when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I was in my third year as a college freshman, I took some of the introductory courses in the UNC School of Journalism. It was during those … more

BY BOB WACHS, Columnist | 11/8/19

LETTER: An idea about handling impeachment

To the editor: I’ve always marveled at the writings of Alexis de Tocqueville and thought if he had been an American citizen he could have easily been president. However, I didn’t know how … more

11/8/19

LETTER: No greater ‘hate crime’ than eliminating rights of Southerners

to the editor: When U.S. law covering hate crimes was voted into existence, surely there was a list explaining the actions that were considered a hate crime. It is my personal opinion that there … more

11/8/19 | 2 comments

Time change adjustment just takes ... time

There have been days, though I can’t remember specific ones, that I probably could have used an extra hour. But Sunday wasn’t one of them. Not that Sunday — a pleasing day off, after all, … more

BY RANDALL RIGSBEE, News + Record Staff | 11/8/19

News flash: There may, or may not, be ghosts

Decades ago, when I first gravitated towards journalism as a career, I knew I wanted to work with words and facts and ink and paper and deadlines. I never considered the work would involve … more

BY RANDALL RIGSBEE, News + Record Staff | 11/1/19

Life, like time and tide, waits for no one

There’s a chill in the air. Fall is here. The calendar says so but the weather confirms it. Sure, there are still some warm, even muggy days. It’s been said, and often, by natives and … more

BY BOB WACHS, News + Record Staff | 11/1/19

Letters: We have the same rights as all U.S. citizens

To the editor: According to the King James Bible, Genesis, Chapter 7, Verse 23, “Only Noah and those who were with him on the Ark remained alive.” Since every human on Earth today came from … more

11/1/19

Letters: The monument is our voice

To the editor: The “Our Confederate Heroes” monument should stay exactly where it is and not be removed as a result of four of five current county commissioners who have voted to remove it. It … more

11/1/19

A message to the agitators: When enough is simply enough

We get it. You made your point. You came, you did your thing. Now please take your mess somewhere else. We understand. Chatham County, and Pittsboro in particular, happens to be where a … more

11/1/19

Letters: Chatham residents are fully capable without your interference

To the editor: To the Confederate Statue protestors: Recent published reports in this newspaper have listed non-Chatham County resident protestors as being arrested for a number of offenses … more

10/25/19

Letters: Candidate Heather Johnson provides answers

To the editor: To Chatham News + Record readers and Pittsboro voters: Please accept my full answers to the previously submitted Pittsboro Town Candidate Questionnaire. Thank you for all of the … more

10/25/19

Months of the year act like old friends

Is it just me or do the months of the year at times seem to take on a life of their own? It’s almost as if they have personalities, it seems, and those personalities then affect us. January … more

BY BOB WACHS, News + Record Staff | 10/25/19

Letters: To all sides in the Confederate monuments controversy

To the editor: Some anti-Confederates claim monuments remind them of slavery. • 169 years of slavery under the Union Jack of England, 73 years under our Star Spangled Banner; four more … more

10/25/19