Editorials

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it…

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R.I.P, Patsy

WINCHESTER, Va. — We fanned out in three  directions looking for the grave with pennies atop the tombstone.…

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Jeb Bush Runs With Brother’s Legacy In Tow

The only bad reports I’ve heard about Jeb Bush come from an aunt-in-law in Florida. When we talk…

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Taking Valdese, Bat Cave, Old Fort Exits

A hundred times I had sped by the exit and wondered about the Town of Valdese and the…

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A talk about race

For 90 minutes we talked about race. Calmly. Compassionately. And productively, I thought. Faithful reader Alice Brown, a…

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Hop Scotching Across Davie On Back Roads

We hop scotched across the midsection of Davie County on back roads Sunday and came back along the…

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Purple Martins Return To Their Summer Homes

It’s the smallest of colonies, but most everybody starts with only one pair of purple martins. My birds…

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Budget-buster bids causing sticker shock

“A million here, a million there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money.” The late U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen…

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Fast talking grandson … tea drinkers

I’ve had a lot of hucksters try to get in my wallet over the years, but there’s a…

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Vietnam vets receive a late thank you

Scores of Vietnam veterans packed into the Clemmons VFW Post on Monday night for a welcome home ceremony…