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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

You're fired: President gives Democratic appointee her walking papers

On Monday, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States because she said she would refuse to defend his refugee ban in court. It, of course, is reminiscent of Trump's stint on reality television, where he...

Monday, January 30, 2017

Trump's ban: President's move taken without regard for individuals

President Donald Trump has ordered steps to restrict immigration into this country from more than a half dozen predominantly Muslim countries.We understand the rationale behind his decision. After all, Trump vowed throughout his campaign to take action to keep potential...

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Much ado about nothing: NAACP sees racism where it doesn't exist

Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West has come under fire from the local chapter of the NAACP because of what that organization deems to be a racist posting on his personal Facebook page. A friend photoshopped West's face and Donald Trump's...

Friday, January 27, 2017

The wall: Trump ups the ante with executive order

President Donald Trump has pushed ahead with his campaign for a border wall between the United States and Mexico by signing an executive order this week calling for its construction. We understand the American people's frustration with the current immigration...

Thursday, January 26, 2017

Honor Bullock: City should erect sign in youngest Marine's memory

Marine Corps Private Dan Bullock, a native of Goldsboro, was the youngest American to die in combat in the Vietnam War. At 15, he had lied about his age on his enlistment form in order to join up. Marine...

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Marching: Women's protests reveal frustration with Trump

Pent-up frustration with what they perceive as the rightward turn of government led to the massive women's marches held around the country and the world this past weekend. Most of the vitriol was directed at new President Donald Trump. It...

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Trump and the media: President and reporters have gotten off to bad start

President Donald Trump's administration has gotten off to a rocky start with the media. The situation comes as no surprise. It is a continuation of his "running war" with the media on the campaign trail, where he made hay out...

Monday, January 23, 2017

New jail: Detention center will be valuable addition to county

Family and friends of the late Sheriff Carey Winders joined public officials in cutting the ribbon on the new Carey Winders Detention Center on William Street Friday. The jail will be a valuable addition to the county, not only because...

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Trump's speech: New president invokes blessing of God in address

Donald Trump told the American people in his inaugural address Friday that the day represented a victory for the people of the country. The government is not simply transferring power from one administration to another, but taking it from Washington...

Friday, January 20, 2017

Mr. President: Donald Trump to be installed as 45th chief executive today

By the time most of you read this, Donald Trump will be president of the United States. Not everybody is happy about the fact. Trump's sometimes boorish behavior on the campaign trail left a sour taste in many Americans' mouths,...

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Trump's speech: Inaugural is time for new president to rise to the moment

Donald Trump will deliver his inaugural address to the nation on Friday, and it is his chance to show that he truly is presidential. But which Trump will show up? Will it be the campaign Trump, full of bombast, or...

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

HB2 deal: Governor says it's possible to reach agreement on repeal

Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative leaders said this week that it might still be possible to work out a deal that would lead to the repeal of House Bill 2, which has caused a great deal of controversy since it...

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Cooper blocked: Judge halts government from backing new governor

A federal judge has ruled to temporarily block the federal government from supporting a move by new Gov. Roy Cooper to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of the state's residents through the Affordable Care Act. We think it was a...

Friday, January 13, 2017

Civility: Legislators seem to want cooperation -- for now

Civility reigned in Raleigh this week as the Legislature returned to town for its members to be sworn in. Lawmakers greeted each other warmly, had photos taken with family and friends and roundly talked of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats....

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Obama's farewell: President addresses nation for the last time as its leader

History will decide how the presidency of Barack Obama will be viewed in the long run. Obama surely will be most remembered as the first black man to occupy the White House, and the president who first implemented universal health...

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Trump on Twitter: President-elect would rather tweet than face questions

The incoming president of the United States seldom sees the need to talk directly to the press. But he is constantly issuing messages on Twitter on subjects of all kinds, whether it is his take on the possible interference of...

Monday, January 9, 2017

Disturbing: Russian interference in our election system

A report released late last week by federal intelligence agencies indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his covert operatives to spy on and try to influence the United States elections. We find the report disturbing, to say the least....

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Resolutions: We need to make even though we know we won't keep them

The new year is only a week old and we have already failed to make good on some of our new year's resolutions: To exercise more, to lose weight, to be more tolerant of others, to read more and watch...

Friday, January 6, 2017

Moderation: Thinking citizens often hold mixture of opinions

This editorial piggybacks on yesterday's, in which we defended our support of the conservative state transgender law while at the same time holding a mixed opinion of our conservative president-elect. We sometimes wonder if independent thinking in this country has...

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Response: We reserve the right to criticize the president-elect when necessary

A letter to the editor printed below expresses confusion over our position on some conservative issues. We'd like to respond.The writer questioned why we would continue to support House Bill 2, the state law that requires transgender people to use...

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

New judges sworn in: Will Bland and Curtis Stackhouse will uphold the law fairly

Wayne County had two new judges sworn into office on Tuesday, and the county is fortunate that Will Bland and Curtis Stackhouse have taken their seats on the bench. Bland is the new superior court judge for the county, and...

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Money first? Making a dollar isn't worth selling your soul

It seems that politicians in a number of states are considering legislation to accommodate the lifestyle of transgender people, especially in their use of public facilities. They point to North Carolina as a backward state inasmuch as our laws currently...

Monday, January 2, 2017

Cowardly: Break-in at GOP headquarters is a crime against all of us

The criminals who broke into and defaced the Wayne County Republican Party headquarters not only broke the law, they committed a crime against the American way of life. It was a brazen and cowardly act, one that that deserves the...