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Letters
7/4/2008
Car analogy doesn't work with health care insurance
I am hardly surprised that John Hood didn't supply any statistics whatsoever in his column. He couldn't find them; it is just that simple. Just one salient statistic I will repeat a few times. Great Britain spends 8.3 percent of its GDP on health care while we spend 15.3 percent and gets better results. Or put more succinctly, the U.K. spends less than 55 percent as much on health care as us and gets better results. ...
7/4/2008
Economic stimulus goes to other countries
In regards to Hal Tarleton's column on June 21, I must say that his comments relative to "stimulating the economy" were right on track. Kudos to Hal. ...
7/3/2008
Heed police chief's warning about our children
I read with amazement the Saturday, June 7 full-page message titled "What Would Wilson Look Like If Our Children Were Our Priority?" Chief Harry Tyson is to be applauded for his courageous assessment of the biggest problem facing the city of Wilson, our lost and wandering youth and their missing parents. ...
7/3/2008
Hospital staff makes experience a happy one
"Going under the knife." "Surgery." ...
7/2/2008
Big oil and gas can solve all of our problems
So now big oil and gas shoulder the once prestigious accolade bestowed on our auto industry, surely you remember "How goes General Motors goes the country." Today we hear America's big oil companies, they are titans backed by the much enlightened and informed Republican Senate Minority folks of the Judiciary Committee that if just turned loose to explore and drill at will, will have our energy and high cost of same under control within the next 10 to 20 years; trust us, we have the experience. A ...
7/2/2008
Firefighters, deputies come to rescue on hot day
June 7 was a very, very hot sultry day. A group of us had planned a trip to Bear Grass for a dinner/theater evening. Due to the number of people going, I rented a van. While at my house, somehow the van doors locked and the motor was running and we were unable to get in. ...
7/2/2008
Everybody's raising taxes
I get so tired of every time I get the paper it has some big dog wants the tax to go up. They want to sell more liquor to get the tax. They don't care how drunk they get, and if they get in jail as long as they get tax money. ...
7/1/2008
Small-town charm loses to big-store progress
I want to welcome the new Family Dollar that recently opened in Elm City, and let them know exactly how they've impacted our little town. Family Dollar has done much in changing the atmosphere of our town. Within months of its arrival, our little general store/gift shop and our only hardware store started their "going out of business" sales. A coincidence, perhaps. ...
7/1/2008
Hosting foreign students aids global understanding
I have been involved with foreign exchange students now for several years and I've learned that the world can be made better through this experience. Until a family has had the experience, they cannot imagine how rewarding it is to bring the world into your own home and to see the bond being created between a host family and a teenager from another part of the world. Having these students in our homes does help us gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and learn skills needed to live in our cult ...
6/30/2008
Brittany Willis' legacy strong after four years
On June 28, unbelievably, it was four years since a life so young was taken, so unnecessarily. ...
6/30/2008
Paper should support
Paper should support 'City of the Arts' concept ...
6/28/2008
Where are the conservative spenders?
Well I guess a big thank you is in order to the county commissioners and city council. ...
6/28/2008
Tourism Board opens treasury at last
I read with great appreciation ... and greater surprise, that our tourism board voted to fund something important that would actually bring in meaningful amounts of visitors with a substantial amount of money demonstrating that this board is not dead. ...
6/28/2008
Freedom, rights and economics today
It's obvious within the American Society of today that "rights" like freedom of expression, thought, and dissent are getting more and more encroached upon by governing forces. This conclusion of mine was further solidified when I viewed the recent film titled: "X-Spelled" (which depicted what happens to people when they deviate from the majority viewpoint and/or may just be different in some way). ...
7/4/2008
Car analogy doesn't work with health care insurance
I am hardly surprised that John Hood didn't supply any statistics whatsoever in his column. He couldn't find them; it is just that simple. Just one salient statistic I will repeat a few times. Great Britain spends 8.3 percent of its GDP on health care while we spend 15.3 percent and gets better results. Or put more succinctly, the U.K. spends less than 55 percent as much on health care as us and gets better results. ...
7/4/2008
Economic stimulus goes to other countries
In regards to Hal Tarleton's column on June 21, I must say that his comments relative to "stimulating the economy" were right on track. Kudos to Hal. ...
7/3/2008
Heed police chief's warning about our children
I read with amazement the Saturday, June 7 full-page message titled "What Would Wilson Look Like If Our Children Were Our Priority?" Chief Harry Tyson is to be applauded for his courageous assessment of the biggest problem facing the city of Wilson, our lost and wandering youth and their missing parents. ...
7/3/2008
Hospital staff makes experience a happy one
"Going under the knife." "Surgery." ...
7/2/2008
Big oil and gas can solve all of our problems
So now big oil and gas shoulder the once prestigious accolade bestowed on our auto industry, surely you remember "How goes General Motors goes the country." Today we hear America's big oil companies, they are titans backed by the much enlightened and informed Republican Senate Minority folks of the Judiciary Committee that if just turned loose to explore and drill at will, will have our energy and high cost of same under control within the next 10 to 20 years; trust us, we have the experience. A ...
7/2/2008
Firefighters, deputies come to rescue on hot day
June 7 was a very, very hot sultry day. A group of us had planned a trip to Bear Grass for a dinner/theater evening. Due to the number of people going, I rented a van. While at my house, somehow the van doors locked and the motor was running and we were unable to get in. ...
7/2/2008
Everybody's raising taxes
I get so tired of every time I get the paper it has some big dog wants the tax to go up. They want to sell more liquor to get the tax. They don't care how drunk they get, and if they get in jail as long as they get tax money. ...
7/1/2008
Small-town charm loses to big-store progress
I want to welcome the new Family Dollar that recently opened in Elm City, and let them know exactly how they've impacted our little town. Family Dollar has done much in changing the atmosphere of our town. Within months of its arrival, our little general store/gift shop and our only hardware store started their "going out of business" sales. A coincidence, perhaps. ...
7/1/2008
Hosting foreign students aids global understanding
I have been involved with foreign exchange students now for several years and I've learned that the world can be made better through this experience. Until a family has had the experience, they cannot imagine how rewarding it is to bring the world into your own home and to see the bond being created between a host family and a teenager from another part of the world. Having these students in our homes does help us gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and learn skills needed to live in our cult ...
6/30/2008
Brittany Willis' legacy strong after four years
On June 28, unbelievably, it was four years since a life so young was taken, so unnecessarily. ...
6/30/2008
Paper should support
Paper should support 'City of the Arts' concept ...
6/28/2008
Where are the conservative spenders?
Well I guess a big thank you is in order to the county commissioners and city council. ...
6/28/2008
Tourism Board opens treasury at last
I read with great appreciation ... and greater surprise, that our tourism board voted to fund something important that would actually bring in meaningful amounts of visitors with a substantial amount of money demonstrating that this board is not dead. ...
6/28/2008
Freedom, rights and economics today
It's obvious within the American Society of today that "rights" like freedom of expression, thought, and dissent are getting more and more encroached upon by governing forces. This conclusion of mine was further solidified when I viewed the recent film titled: "X-Spelled" (which depicted what happens to people when they deviate from the majority viewpoint and/or may just be different in some way). ...
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