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Dave DiFilippo cartoon for Sept. 22
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August 22, 2021LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Vaccine joke reflects poorly on commissioners’ chair
September 6, 2021It is sad that Nash County Board of Commissioners Chairman Robbie B. Davis posted a comment on the N...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Candidate’s conduct mars mayoral campaign
August 24, 2021Is it just me, or is the election in Spring Hope this year a complete poop show? Anyone who knows m...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Media owner should follow ethics guidelines
July 26, 2021Based on recent activities in Spring Hope, I wanted to step back and review how the news was being p...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
NAACP should apologize for baseless claims
July 5, 2021The recent statement by the Rev. Anthony Spearman of the North Carolina NAACP about Senate Bill 473 ...
EDITORIALS
Our Opinion: For innocent man, governor's pardon is too long overdue
A year and a half after winning his freedom, Ray Finch feels forgotten. The Wilson man spent more t...
Our Opinion: District attorney backs vital court system reforms
THUMBS UP to District Attorney Robert Evans for his work on a comprehensive report recommending refo...
Our Opinion: Counties once again looking to operate in the dark
February 5, 2021Like a bad penny, legislation to hide public notices from the public is back in the N.C. General Ass...
Talk Back: Skateboarders elicit strong reactions
December 21, 2020Enterprise readers shared their views on the newspaper’s editorial, “Skateboarding is not a crime, S...
Our Opinion: Skateboarding is not a crime, commissioners
Psychologist and public intellectual Jordan Peterson’s bestseller “12 Rules for Life” should be requ...
COREY FRIEDMAN COLUMNS
Add student press freedom to the syllabus
Trigger-happy gun ban will backfire
Fight conspiracies with amnesty, not blame
Black smokers don't need white saviors
Free broadcasters from political pressure
Cawthorn cries freedom, then plays censor
A solution for budget-busting hospital bills
Tide turning against bias response teams
Social media can 'defriend' direct sellers
Cuomo salutes Confederate flag censors
Artists seek more control, less fine print
Rewards for masks might be a lifesaver
Prescriptions aren't making patients safer
Parler falls short on lofty free speech promises
Marijuana bans going up in smoke
States can't defend ballot selfie bans
Scary laws won't make Halloween safer
Don't mistake moderators for censors
Will high court allow 'double secret probation' for sexual misconduct?
Trump diagnosis changes pandemic politics
Courts can't censor jury rights flyers
With war chests, candidates can support local news
Trump purges politics from diversity training
Regulators' food fight isn't about consumers
Joe Rogan picks Texas over taxes
COLUMNS
Avoiding another failed school year
There’s no sugarcoating it: More that 50% of North Carolina’s schoolchildren failed to achieve grade...
Biden's mandate goes too far
RALEIGH — I got the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after it became publicly available. I did so because I ...
Vacation a welcomed break from news
Some readers might have noticed there were slightly fewer articles and photos from yours truly in la...
Late-summer sensations experienced on beach time
We call it beach time when there is no rush and no pressure to stick to a schedule. At our long week...
Storm chances to increase starting Thursday
Daytime temperatures in the Wilson Times area will continue to have a summer-like feel through the w...
Go ahead, play in the dirt — but watch out
Elizabeth, my lovely bride, can no longer eat beef, pork, lamb or any dairy products, such as all th...
Case could destroy NC’s high court
It would be outrageous. It would be unprecedented. It would damage the credibility and validity of N...
NC falls short of constitutional school funding
A momentous clash between North Carolina’s General Assembly and the state’s judicial system looks to...
A great teacher teaches on
When Julian Pleasants died on Sept. 7, North Carolina lost one of its most important academic and po...
Town elections' outcomes will affect our lives
Now that summer is slowly turning into fall, darkening earlier each day, people are starting to pay ...
A peek at George Washington’s victory gardens
I’m outnumbered at home. My husband and daughters at home all enjoy history. I enjoy gardens. This ...
Peachtree Baptist honors 9/11 victims’ memory
On Sunday, Pastor Gene Whitehouse presented a Patriots Day service honoring the memory of all those ...
Questioning authorities’ decisions?
Have you ever said, “If people would just listen to me, the world — or country or schools or church ...
Yesterday’s luxuries are today’s necessities
A co-worker and I had a conversation about generations. I am older than he by about 20 years, and we...
What's more democratic than an election?
Do the ends justify the means? This familiar question produces strong feelings precisely because it...
How big a role will Trump play in Senate primary?
Whatever else he plans to do between now and the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump is unlikel...
Warm, sunny days ahead; midweek rain possible
Bright sunshine and reasonably comfortable temperatures highlight the weather in the Wilson Times ar...
Vaccinations, masks create safe learning environments
As a pediatrician serving eastern North Carolina, as well as a father to school-aged children, I tru...
Biden's vaccine mandate isn't about COVID-19
“We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin,” President Joe Biden said as he announced his...
What made today's NC economy?
During one of my recent early morning workouts at the local YMCA in Raleigh, I met an impressive you...
Lying leaders can’t be truth police
If you think the federal government should act swiftly to remove coronavirus fibs and falsehoods fro...