TO THE EDITOR:
Dennis Streets has a bad case of gotcha last-itis.
He writes in a manner that most readers immediately recognize as subtle left-leaning innuendoes that insult …
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Philip H. Johnson, Siler City
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5/11/23
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To the Editor:
For those commenting on guns and mass shootings, if you think that many of these shootings would have occurred without the courage an AR-15 with 50-round clips provides, I feel you …
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By Richard Whitfield, Pittsboro resident
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5/7/23
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To the Editor:
A significant proposed amendment to the Small Area Plan for the North Village has been recently submitted by Chatham Park to the town of Pittsboro. This proposed amendment …
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By Susan Crate, Bynum resident
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5/7/23
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Whoa!! For a minute I thought I was reading an article in the New York Times. Dennis Streets’ guest column in the News + Record (“Next national emblem?”, April 13-19) reads like …
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4/19/23
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Regarding John Hood’s recent column on voter ID (“Get off the voter ID merry-go-round,” March 2-8 News + Record), part of the original push-back on voter ID was what IDs would be …
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3/8/23
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TO THE EDITOR:
I appreciate Mr. Philip Johnson’s response last week to my column (“No, Senator Johnson, it’s not a Ponzi scheme,” CN+R, Feb. 16-22), in which I called for …
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3/2/23
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To the Editor:
In addition to the adventure of discovering a “new world,” the North American continent was a magnet for freedom, especially religious freedom. So concerned were our …
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Editor’s note:
A number of readers and neighbors of a Chatham County teacher who faces five charges of assault with a deadly weapon have responded to the story “Teacher charged with …
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1/18/23
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To the Editor:
I was appalled and disgusted last week after reading Ben Rappaport’s article “Teacher charged with assault after teens explore devil church.” This remarkably …
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1/18/23
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To the Editor:
The News + Record’s article on Mr. Eric Hudson, the accused 4th grade teacher, has made me feel sick to my stomach. I am a close neighbor and decades-old friend of Mr. …
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1/18/23
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To the Editor:
An article appearing this week about an encounter between my neighbor and friend Eric Hudson and some local teenagers misrepresents the incident and casts him as an unsavory and …
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1/18/23
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To the Editor:
Like most of my neighbors, I was shocked and outraged by your newspaper’s report concerning Eric Hudson. It is full of falsehoods and hearsay, and not a human interest …
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1/18/23
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Help me to understand why the Constitution of the U.S. was not allowed to be distributed to the 8th-grade students in Chatham County Schools without parental consent.
I …
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12/14/22
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To the Editor:
Like most of you, I’m a Duke Energy “ratepayer.”
My family feels the increasing adverse economic and health impacts of extreme weather events due to climate change. We …
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12/7/22
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A number of writers have implied that “extremists” on both sides of the political spectrum should work together to form compromises. Normally, …
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11/17/22
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The News + Record hosted the first of its two candidate forums last Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, featuring those seeking office for N.C. House Dist. …
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10/26/22
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As much as I appreciate the chance to let the citizens of Chatham County know my platform, I want the information to be reported as it was presented (“MARCUS: He wants office to …
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10/19/22
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Today I’m here to voice my support for Jessica Winger for Chatham County Board of Education. Mrs. Winger was a neighbor of mine and I got to see first hand the kind of person she is. Last …
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10/12/22
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Editor’s note: no letters to the editor addressing subjects related to candidates or issues in the Nov. 8 election will be published after the News + Record’s Oct. 20 edition. The deadline for …
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10/12/22
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Thank you for your well-researched and continued reporting on Chatham County Board of Education meetings, campaigns, and the upcoming election. In response to what we have been reading, witnessing, and learning throughout our community, we offer this point of view:
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10/10/22
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