WT – Letters

Abortion continues to be political discourse. It is common to use phrases like reproductive health, reproductive rights and the right to choose, and whatever else someone can come up with to dehumanize the reality of what abortion is doing. The problem with these discussions is they miss the point of why abortion has become so prevalent. And, most importantly, who […]

“Charlotte’s Web” was performed in 2008 at Howard Chapel on the campus of Barton College while the Edna Boykin Cultural Center was closed for structural repairs. The stage manager at that time was ACT for Youth child performer Hannah Slaughter. Fast-forward to 2025 and Hannah is directing a cast and crew of more than 30 young actors to bring the […]

The General Assembly has launched a bill and a series of hearings with the ostensible purpose of ensuring efficiency in state programs. House Majority Leader and Oversight Committee Chair Brenden Jones says, “We want to know if North Carolinians are getting what they pay for.” Good idea. They should focus on the wasteful private school voucher program and then redirect […]

The editorial “In Our Opinion: Wilson spends $90K to lobby against its own residents” (March 28) chastises the Wilson City Council over a resolution you claim had no public input. The City Council members are elected by their constituents, who expect them to act in the best interest of the citizens they represent. They are also active in their communities […]

The first time I attended a Wilson County Democratic Party event was in 2017. I grew up in Wilson with Republican parents, but my husband and I had just moved back here from two years in Bernie Sanders country preceded by eight years in Europe, and I had seen firsthand how the government can be set up to work better […]

Each day, The Wilson Times shares stories, columns and breaking news updates on our Facebook page for an audience of more than 45,000 followers. Selected comments appear below. Opinions expressed are those of their authors and do not necessarily reflect those of The Wilson Times. On plans for the Wilson Warbirds’ inaugural season in the city’s downtown baseball stadium: Great […]

I keep a positive attitude about Elm City. Although I don’t live there, I have invested there. It’s challenging to stay positive when the town constantly withholds vital information about severe water issues, financial disclosures and general services. The town also suffers from incompetent public works employees. There is no focus on the public and more emphasis on meaningless, self-serving […]

Meanwhile, back in the real world where observable facts allow us to reach reality-based conclusions, people are celebrating the elimination of waste, fraud and corruption. Day after day, Elon Musk and his Musketeers are relentlessly pursuing the malefactors involved in stealing and misappropriating our tax dollars for dubious and sundry programs or their own personal gain.  The non-governmental organization aspect […]

I’ve heard it often. Usually from people in their twenties and thirties and sometimes early forties. They want to throw off what they think is the overbearing bossiness of their parents and their teachers, and they want to show the world what they got. They want to show their intelligence and capabilities.  They often say “I want to do this […]

Bullying does not belong in Wilson County Schools. When is it OK for a group of children to bully another student and the student who is the victim gets a five-day suspension? What did the school administration do about it? Absolutely nothing but a suspension for the victim. That is what happened at Forest Hills Middle School. Parents send their […]

One day last fall when I was putting out campaign signs, an elderly lady flagged me down from across the street and told me that if those are Trump signs, she wanted one. I told her no, and she said something like “I’m voting for Trump, so never mind.” I tried to think of the worst-case scenario and said “Wait […]

The Edna Boykin Cultural Center was alive with the sound of music as the Playhouse of Wilson celebrated its 50th anniversary on a rainy Sunday afternoon March 16 with its third and final performance to the delight of Playhouse supporters and friends. The Playhouse’s first show was “The Paisley Convertible” in 1974, followed by 122 shows. But only 42 were […]

The Wilson Times rightly criticized the Republican-led General Assembly after it excused itself from having to comply with public information requests in 2023. Republicans accomplished this by slipping a briefly worded provision into the 700-page budget bill of that year, and Sen. Buck Newton used his vote to help draw this cloak of secrecy around himself and his legislative colleagues. […]

I don’t know if everyone’s been paying attention. Most people think it is just a Democratic Party complaint. But approximately 70 Republicans and 150 unaffiliated voters in Wilson County were on the Griffin list — the list of people who Judge Jefferson Griffin says, after the election, should not have been allowed to vote in his race against Justice Allison […]

During my time as chief of staff in the office of Rep. Patrick McHenry, we made it our mission to apply commonsense conservative principles to solving the critical challenges facing our country. As I look across the national political landscape today, I see few issues that demand commonsense solutions quite like Medicare Advantage. This program harnesses private-sector competition among insurance […]

We are approaching the second Sunday in Lent. This is a sacred time of the Christian church year when professing Christians reflect on how their life and actions follow the way of Jesus Christ. It is a time to look into our heart and conscience to examine and change those things that separate us from the faithful life we aspire […]

Many of us, on the Left and the Right, feel the growing disparities in quality of life as the wealth gap widens in America. We know that a college degree should not be necessary to live comfortably, but it should not sink a person into debt for decades if that’s what they choose. We know that global free trade, as […]

I am not a politician, but seeing how President Zelensky of Ukraine was treated in his visit to the White House is truly a disgrace. I wonder what is going on with some of mankind. Trump and his wolfpack jumped on Zelensky as if he was not a human man. JD Vance wanted to get in his five cents worth […]

The subject of letters to the editor from people outside of Wilson is a free speech conundrum. (“‘Foreign’ letters in the Times,” March 4; “Limit letters to local writers,” March 7.) For the newspaper to restrict letters is contrary to the purpose of providing the public with a platform to freely express opinions without editorial interference. There is also the […]

Wilson Arts partnered again with Artsuite to showcase the amazing artwork of Michael Perry, a self-taught chef and visual artist who draws inspiration from Oaxacan Alebrije carvings, Huichol beadwork and sand mandalas of the Navajo and Hopi tribes. Mr. Perry addressed the art lovers in attendance with an artist talk segment highlighting his work at the reception opening on Thursday, […]