LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Energy bill provides stability, protects customers
July 23, 2021I am writing in response to Rep. Linda Cooper-Suggs’ July 20 column, “House bill would raise electri...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Farewell to Subs Plus, a Wilson landmark
July 23, 2021After 35 years in business, a local landmark closed its doors, unable to compete with the larger cha...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Responsible owners don’t surrender pets to shelters
July 21, 2021When you take a dog or cat into your home, it is a commitment. If you don’t plan to keep it long-ter...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Cuba illustrates socialism’s failures
July 19, 2021I was fascinated with AOC’s request to end our embargo against Cuba. It seems that if free enterpris...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Don’t eliminate Hyde Amendment
July 19, 2021Despite a bitterly divided U.S. Congress and American society, the Hyde Amendment has survived for m...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Don't drain our pools
July 17, 2021The Wilson City Council should change its plans. Closing and draining the Sunset and Reid Street poo...
Our Opinion: Lawmakers, be good sports and kindly butt out
When legislators have a vested interest in the outcome, no institution is safe from their meddling —...
Our Opinion: Foundation grants will make Wilson healthier, happier
THUMBS UP to the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson, which is pouring more than three quarters of a mil...
Our Opinion: New shelter can make Wilson a no-kill county
When Wilson County opens its new animal shelter this month, public and private stakeholders can cele...
Our Opinion: Wilson council must seek buy-in on city pool plans
A pitch to phase out public pools and outsource the city’s aquatics programs to the Wilson Family YM...
Our Opinion: Centro project bringing buzz to downtown Wilson
THUMBS UP to developers’ ambitious plans for Centro at Pine-Nash, the mixed-use project coming to do...
Our Opinion: Towns' voters deserve more choices in 2021
Before it became a cliché, it was an apt metaphor, and before that, a literal means of challenging a...
Our Opinion: Insulate public utilities from cities' politics
North Carolina’s most prominent civil rights organization entered the fray this week in a yearlong d...
Storm chances, humidity to rise next week
Sunny and hot conditions, but with tolerable humidity, are forecast for the Wilson Times area this we...
Get your vaccine to boost Wilson County’s immunity
Gov. Roy Cooper announced the updated StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit on Wednesday. The toolki...
Lack of enforcement enables sex buyers, human traffickers
In the United States, various institutions and groups have made efforts to combat the problem of hum...
Growing Wilson one small business at a time
The Wilson Community College Small Business Center places emphasis on entrepreneurship through helpi...
Supporting local journalism supports this community
The Local Journalism Sustainability Act was recently introduced in the House and has now been introd...
Medication can prevent Type 2 diabetes
I’ve been a practicing family physician in Wilson for more than 28 ½ years. For some time now, I hav...
Burning the midnight kilowatts
“There’s nothing good going on after midnight that you need to be part of,” my momma repeatedly told...
Effect of state policy isn't huge
RALEIGH — For years, North Carolina conservatives and progressives argued incessantly about the effe...
Take away government's social media privileges
“Modern technology companies have enabled misinformation to poison our information environment with ...
Webworms only a threat to small or newly planted trees
Lots of times, garden geeks talk about how the common name of plants causes confusion and can be fru...
Ancient wisdom still spot-on for modern times
The world has always had its share of wise people. Those thought to be wise have a deep understandin...
COREY FRIEDMAN COLUMNS
Half-baked bills target tech giants
Fuming at Facebook for deleting your post? Having a temper tantrum over a Twitter takedown? You coul...
A comeback for campus kangaroo courts?
Whether or not Mukund Vengalattore dated a graduate student under his supervision, Cornell Universit...
Comic villain just needed some therapy
A careless comparison meant to skewer Jordan Peterson is backfiring in a big way. The psychology pro...
Boycotts can moderate Georgia voting law
Voter suppression, meet your match: corporate responsibility. Eight days after Georgia Gov. Brian Ke...
Forced patriotism: Unlawful and un-American
Following high-profile national anthem protests, lawmakers passed a local ordinance requiring citize...
Bring back the talking filibuster
President Joe Biden wants to make the filibuster great again. Facing the prospect of legislative log...
Don't force gig workers to go pro
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed restaurant dining rooms, Americans skipped drive-thru and takeout ...
Supreme Court case pits schools against parents
Battle lines are being redrawn in a First Amendment case on the Supreme Court’s docket. What started...
Private flag, sign rules stifle speech
Mark Silverstein is seizing his chance to wedge a foot in the door for free speech. After suing a su...
Trigger-happy gun ban will backfire
A sweeping gun control bill stoking red-state resistance may prove more of a blessing than a curse f...
RATHER BE COOKING
Cookbooks always a fun read for me
I got a few new cookbooks for Christmas and have taken my sweet time to read them. Although I enjoy ...
Streamline your pancake breakfast
I love making weekend breakfast special at my house. Sometimes it’s as simple as buying our favorit...
Spaghetti pie for you and a friend
Spaghetti is one of my favorite foods. I loved Mama’s spaghetti sauce when I was a child, and I love...
A new twist on an Easter favorite
One of my favorite Easter traditions is baking hot cross buns. I try to make them in time to eat on...
Frosting makes lemon cupcakes even better
It’s always fun to try a new recipe for holiday meals or parties, and it’s even better when the reci...
Easy peach cobbler delicious way to end meal
I had a small bowl of delicious peach cobbler a few weeks ago at one of our monthly lunches at work....
Pretty cake has surprise inside
Who else loves a good cake mix recipe? I have an especially good one to share. Recently, my husband ...
Warm up the family with delicious vegetable soup
I thought our snowy day last month was the perfect time to try a co-worker’s vegetable beef soup rec...
Actress shares her journey to healthy eating
I enjoyed watching the sitcom “Sister, Sister” with my daughter when she was a little girl. I’ve alw...
Quick bread packed with goodness
When Christmastime rolls around, I start making lists of goodies I want to make. Alas, the list gets...
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