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LETTERS 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
Escaping our mental estuaries
This is the time of the year when traditional holiday images start dominating our attention — turkey...
Make a list of your reasons to thank God
The Peachtree Baptist Church congregation gathered in a beautifully decorated church to worship and ...
Frosty in the victory garden
Jack Frost showed up this morning. His frigid presence was beautiful, but a little sad as well. Just...
Do you believe?
The movie “The Polar Express” features a song called “Believe.” Some of its lyrics are “You can rec...
Racial preferences are ending soon
The state of Washington has it. California has it. Michigan has it. Oklahoma has it. Nebraska has it...
Roy Cooper’s remarkable feat
When a Civitas Institute poll came out showing Gov. Roy Cooper’s approval rating two points underwat...
I promise to unite us, not divide us
I think I speak for all of us when I say that we have had enough. We are fed up with politicians wh...
Infrastructure bill did us no favors
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill President Joe Biden signed into law on Nov. 15 attracted the vot...
For Christmas, end war on marijuana
You’ve seen the headlines. So have I. For example, a Nov. 23 story in my local paper, the Gainesvill...
Shopping local: The gift that keeps giving
“When you prioritize local purchase decisions, you are putting meals on the tables of your neighbors...
Over the river and speeding to Grandmother's house
After last year’s lockdown, it’s great to once again gather with family for the holidays. Some will...
Plenty of reasons to be thankful this year
Well, Thanksgiving week is here, and despite the increased cost of food and the uncertain availabili...
Thanksgiving offers break from icy blast
Thanksgiving may well be the only respite from an onslaught of cold Canadian air the Wilson Times ar...
General Assembly can still make history
The North Carolina General Assembly remains poised to make open government history next week when la...
It’s time to be thankful
Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven.” ...
Cawthorn’s handlers got it wrong
When the Carolina Journal first reported first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s intention to abando...
The failure of ‘Bergernomics’
The state budget that the General Assembly finally passed last week tells us something about Senate ...
When giving thanks, don’t forget your local paper
As Thanksgiving approaches, I usually take a little time to think about who and what I’m thankful fo...
Thanksgiving turkey in the victory garden
I adore spring and its newness and hope for beginnings, but I love fall! My absolute favorite holid...
Cold snap should fade in time for Thanksgiving
The Wilson Times area appears set for good outdoor weather conditions this weekend. By late Monday, ...
Thanksgiving to the rescue again
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, as I explained in a column many years ago. One reason is that i...