While it's clear there are a significant number of people who have what to me is an irrational dislike, even hatred, of President Barack Obama, James Bradley Smith has stepped WAY over the line in his rambling letter/rant published in The Herald-Sun Jan. 14.
I have heard all I need to hear of the NRA's defense of military assault weapons being part of a citizen's Second Amendment rights. They are not. Military assault weapons, especially when fitted with oversize clips, are made for the express purpose of killing as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time possible.
In his last letter Kyle Simpson says that "our forefathers... were envisioning people having the right to protect themselves.
I was the Durham County Board of Elections geographer from July 2001 until this past summer. I implemented a way of recording student residential addresses in order to prevent such questions of jurisdiction.
The ability for our elected City Council to appoint new members to fill a vacated seat is troubling from a policy perspective.
I am writing to clarify my position regarding the proposed name change for Durham Regional Hospital.
I recently got this summary from a friend with a good sense of how money works.
Perhaps this will explain why increasing the taxes on the top wage earners in this country isn’t going to solve our problems.
The NRA has suggested that armed guards be placed in schools to help prevent school violence. Some see this as negative; however, in Durham having law enforcement officers in public schools dates back to about 1980 and as far as I know their presence remains welcomed.
I have waited the prescribed cooling-off period requested by gun advocates in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
As a tutor myself, I cannot think of a better New Year's resolution than Durham County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow's call for volunteers for the Durham Public Schools.
Several local congregations sacrificed their Christmas Day to bring love and happiness to Durham citizens. More than 60 volunteers fed more than 300 people a hot meal, music, gifts and hugs.
With the coming of the new year, I think it would be appropriate for the American people to rationalize what’s gone wrong with our country.
A very interesting letter from Mike Ellis in the Dec. 25 edition of The Herald-Sun regarding the Newtown tragedy and Second Amendment rights.
According to both "Eastern, Gulf Ports Brace for Strike" (Wall Street Journal, Dec, 20) and news I heard on the radio the morning of Dec. 30, the United States may be facing not one but two fiscal cliffs.
Christmas Day’s paper had an article on the U.S. Army’s foray into Africa to combat terror. How inappropriate on this day of peace to read that our military is expanding its own terror threat in Africa, after destroying two Middle East countries for the last 11 years.