SATURDAY,
September 19, 2020
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“Now I’ve been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is. Why must we go on hating?”
Those lyrics are from the song “Peace Train” written by Cat Stevens in 1971, but the verses …
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9/18/20
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It’s time to get motivated, folks! We can kick this pandemic’s butt by busting out of bed, slapping on a smile and grabbing life by the horns.
OK, great. Now that I have your attention, …
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9/18/20
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There are lots of big words in the world today.
For instance, there’s “encyclopedia.” I learned to spell that one from watching the Mickey Mouse Club — the original one — back around …
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9/18/20
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To the Editor:
It’s been said that this fall’s election is the most important in a generation. In the words of songwriter Paul Simon, “I do believe it, I do believe it’s true.” Election …
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9/18/20
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One of the more flattering (and humbling) aspects of being a columnist is that readers will respond to you, often with thought-provoking comments. My column “Reckoning with racism,” received one …
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9/18/20
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To the Editor:
I was born and raised on the Cherokee Indian Reservation. I am a tribal member — born 1932 — and I would like to say a few words to the Black and white people. When I was living …
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9/18/20
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I saw a T-shirt last week that, were it not for the profanity on it, I might like to have. It said (and obviously I paraphrase a bit): “Wine: the glue that holds the $#*!storm of 2020 …
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BY BILL HORNER III, Publisher
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9/11/20
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There are many things I miss in today’s coronavirus pandemic world of shutdown and back-off.
I miss going to my favorite greasy spoon without wondering if it’s safe to settle in for a good …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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9/11/20
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Growing up, my parents actively discouraged me from playing video games … until the Nintendo Wii arrived. This new gadget allowed players to exercise while playing innocuous virtual games like …
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BY RACHEL HOROWITZ, Guest Columnist
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9/11/20
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We have not one but two “Plandemic” conspiracy theory films, both of which falsely assert that the coronavirus was “planned” by powerful people in order to make their fortune. Even though …
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN, Columnist
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9/11/20
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To the Editor:
Like all Americans, I love our country and I am grateful to be born here. I learned to respect the Flag as a Boy Scout, served under it in the Navy and studied its history in law …
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David Warren, Governors Village
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9/11/20
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Last week, the Chatham County Board of Health unanimously approved a statement declaring structural racism as an ongoing public health crisis. I was at the meeting, albeit remotely, covering the …
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BY HANNAH MCCLELLAN, News + Record Staff
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9/4/20
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“Look around, look around, at how lucky we are to be alive right now!” That line is from the musical “Hamilton.” As the coronavirus continues, however, I hear the same words as a lament.
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN, Columnist
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9/4/20
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Although I live a blessed life in Pittsboro, North Carolina, I keep wondering about the current fate of Alexei Navalny. Alexei, 44, is in a coma at the Charite’ Hospital in Berlin, Germany, after …
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BY ED BRONSON, Guest Columnist
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9/4/20
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If I could count on my fingers how many times someone joked about coronavirus weight gain, I would give up and chop my fingers off.
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BY RACHEL HOROWITZ, Guest Columnist
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9/4/20
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To the Editor:
Like my President, Donald Trump, I love our country and the United States of America, and I am very thankful that God allowed me to be born in the greatest country in the world …
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ALEXANDER COX, Sanford
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9/4/20
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As a civilized society — although when I see the news lately I’m starting to wonder — our nation has all kinds of laws, rules and regulations (or “regs”).
Some are asinine and/or …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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9/4/20
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A common trait of humanity, at least for most of humanity, is when we are a memory, we want to leave a legacy — something that says we passed this way and did something for which the world will …
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BY BOB WACHS, Columnist
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8/28/20
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I believe that Black lives matter. I don’t work for a Marxist association, I’m not hired by Antifa and I’m not a professional protester.
I believe that many of our current structures and …
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It took all of two minutes for President Donald Trump to call Sen. Kamala Harris “nasty” after the announcement of her candidacy for vice president. Unfortunately, our president has a long …
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR-TROUTMAN, Columnist
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8/28/20
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