The Republican Party of Durham County once again has attempted to besmirch the reputation of Fred Foster, who was elected as County Commissioner last month.
So many of the national and international disagreements are a matter of individuals attempting to save face within their own constituencies; e.g., Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas went to the U.N. and his Palestinian government was given an "observer" membership.
The Herald-Sun recently published a column by Tom Campbell concerning the end of compassion for our state. Dorothea Dix Hospital is now closed.
Finally, all the orange cones are gone! What a wonderful Christmas present to all the people who travel Hillandale Road and Carver Street.
“Drilling and fracking a single well requires 7 million gallons of water plus an additional 400,000 gallons of additives including lubricants, biocides, scale and rust inhibitors, solvents, foaming and defoaming agents, emulsifiers, and demulsifies, stablizers, and breakers. At almost every stage of developing and operating an oil or gas well, chemicals and compounds can be introduced into the environment.”
Ted Shohfe’s and Wes Hare’s recent letters show an inexcusable level of support for the anti-Israel movement that seems especially strong among the Presbyterian churches that have declared themselves part of the “more light” movement within the denomination, which includes the Church of Reconciliation.
Recently, thousands of fast food workers in New York City went on strike for better wages. They make an average of $7.25 an hour, a poverty wage for even a single person from companies who literally make billions in profits.
Members of Congress are currently negotiating to find a way to reduce our nation’s deficit and adopt a budget.
It is difficult to comprehend why one coach is fired after winning more than 50 percent of the games with the team he coached, while another coach was given an extension on his contract after only winning 30 percent of the games with the team he is now coaching.
I would like to thank The Herald-Sun for continuing to run the comic Mutts, written by Patrick McDonnell. He pens Shelter Stories, a series of cartoons in which he points out the plight of the many adoptable animals, usually twice a year.
I am one of the Raging Grannies The Herald-Sun cited in its Walmart Black Friday article, who with more than 100 faith, civil rights, workers and student leaders sang, leafleted and marched as part of a national campaign to protest Walmart's abuse of its workers who make the company's over $16 billion in profits.
Referring to the famed "fiscal cliff,” House Speaker John Boehner said this week that it’s time “to get serious about the spending problem our country has.”
As joyous as the holiday season may be for some, for others it is the loneliest time of year.
The fiscal cliff is looming. And finally, leaders from both parties are hinting a desire to work together toward a sound fiscal trajectory. “Everything should be put on the table,” they exclaim in unison. Well, not everything. No mention of downsizing their inflated salaries or limiting their lifetime benefits package. And with an army of lobbyists looking over their shoulders, they dare not suggest the mother of all fixes: Medicare-for-All.
In his column of Nov. 21, Eugene Robinson ignores the elephant in the Israeli-Gaza conflict. Hamas exists for no other reason to have all Jews leave the Middle East, particularly Israel, which Hamas and all Arabs claims is Arab land. If the Jews don’t leave the Middle East voluntarily, then by force.