Editorials
Does progress come with a cost?
Every so often, I go back and watch that most excellent basketball movie, “Hoosiers.” I never fail to chuckle when one of the basketball players reads his social studies report entitled “Progress”...
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The case for a strong estate tax
On New Year’s Day the estate tax, an essential part of the U.S. tax system for nearly 100 years, disappeared because Congress failed to act in December. Congressional leaders have pledged to act ...
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How does Congress spend your money? Let me count the ways--Spending and the drag of stealth taxes on the economy
In 1965 the average household sent around $11,000 in taxes (in today’s dollars) to Washington. Today that average household pays double that amount. What is behind Washington’s hunger for your mon...
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Why have a black history month
As of Monday, we entered a zone that we enter every February—Black History Month. Many of us pay that designation no mind, especially if we are WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants). Then ag...
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“The greatest source of our security”--Common sense solutions to preserve the rule of law
With our country’s founding centuries ago, great minds launched a lasting experiment in liberty. One principle at the core of this experiment, the rule of law, is often overlooked in today’s debat...
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You Decide: Are both recessions over?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently created headlines when he stated that, technically speaking, the recession may very well be over. However, the 268,000 workers who have lost their jo...
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You Decide: Should you care about Bernanke’s reappointment?
by Dr. Mike Walden, North Carolina
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Every four years we elect a president. But another very important person takes office every four years who, many say, eclipses the president in impact over the economy. This person is the chair of ...
Backyard Astronomer: Blue Moon, Geminid meteor shower and winter solstice highlight skies
by Chuck Hemrick
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Exciting news...December contains two full moons—on the first and again on the 31st. The second full moon in a month is often called a Blue Moon. This one may be tinted a bit red since it coincides...
Focus on Hospice Care: November is National Hospice Month--Take time to get to know more about the programs and services of Hospice & Palliative CareCenter so that if a friend or loved one is ever in need, you’ll know where to turn.
by Wendi Uselton, RN
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Hospice & Palliative CareCenter would like to take the opportunity during National Hospice Month to remind our friends and neighbors in Stokes and surrounding counties that calling hospice for comp...
In the Garden: November is still a great time to plant
by Michael Hylton
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With the holiday season approaching, everyone seems to be in a rush. That is what is so great about gardening. It allows us to escape from our everyday stresses and connects us back to Mother Earth...
Being Thankful for the Changes
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Thanksgiving is around the corner and college freshmen across the country are heading home, many for the first time since August. Parents can look forward to spending quality time with their sons o...
You Decide: Should the Federal Reserve be changed?
by Dr. Mike Walden, North Carolina Cooperative Extension
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The Federal Reserve is under fire today. In a recent poll a majority of respondents gave the Fed low ratings. There is a move in Congress to increase legislative oversight of the Fed’s operations. ...
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