Author: cleversupport

by NC State Sen. Dan Bishop   Lines are being crossed, and I have been holding my tongue. Recently, however, one of the growing series of spectacles caught my attention like no other. It was a video showing the immediate...

by Chris Rees An Independent Thinker   They call it bait and switch. When the UK was taken into “the European Project” in 1973 without the consent of the British people, the ensuing outcry forced the government to call a...

Cryin’ Time Again Dear Editor, Darn those filthy Russians for their role in making Americans aware of the shady way our most popular political party manipulated the media and their own party members in favor of their chosen...

Diversity Talk Is Just That Dear Editor, Observing the recent election and its aftermath, it dawns on me that neither Donald Trump nor his supporters are prone to violence. Ironically, it is those opposed to Trump that have been...

Sometimes You Lose Dear Editor, After Donald Trump’s win over Hillary Clinton, Susan Ladd wondered what she should tell her daughter. Here are some ideas: The world does not revolve around either one of us. There are other...

State Politics Too Political Dear Editor, On August 11, 2016, the US District Court of the Middle District of NC ruled that there were 28 districts that were racially gerrymandered and that these districts violated the Equal...

There’s Already Enough Development Dear Editor, Your opinion pieces sometimes leave me wondering if you’re one of the Hammers who lived in the box my Uncle Joe always told me I was as dumb as. In your Thanksgiving issue you...

Why Wouldn’t Russia Want Hillary? Dear Editor, Could some one explain why Russia would want Clinton out? During her and Obama’s guidance, the following has happened. ISIS has grown into a de facto State. Russia seized the Crimea...

Go North, Old Man Dear Editor, Perhaps you should move to New Jersey, or farther north, where every corner is developed. What makes Greensboro a nice place to live is open space and parks. It is wonderful to have Lake Brandt and...

California Voting Dear Editor, As of today, Trump leads Clinton by over 1,400,000 popular votes if California is excluded.  What can this tell us? Ray Hylton     Snowflakes Have Gone Too Far Dear Editor, At first I was...

Another Reason to Like North Carolina Dear Editor, I visited the great state of North Carolina from my home in Portland, Oregon.   But don’t hate me. I’m a closet conservative. You have to be secretive about it in Portland. For...

A Deplorable Speaks Dear Editor, I feel compelled to explain how a “deplorable” like me could vote for Trump. With the election finally over, and the “lesser of two evils” elected to the presidency, people with an inflated sense...

GOP, Can You Hear Us Now? Dear Editor, On the evening of Election Day it became known that former President George W. Bush had refused to vote for the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump. Mr. Bush inherited a...

Darned If You Do … Dear Editor, My Obamacare’s getting cancelled. Then I’ll have nothing – and he’s going to fine me. I liked my previous plan, but he wouldn’t let me keep it. Austin Morris     Lukewarm for Burr...

Four Out Of Five Chief Justices Agree Dear Editor, We four former chief justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina – two Democrats and two Republicans – are writing to express our support for the reelection of Senior...

Which Evil? Dear Editor, The election of 2016 is only one month away. We are faced with the choice of the lesser of evils – the evil we know or the evil we do not know. Either choice has risks. On represents a continuation of...

Dear Christian Dear Editor, Off and on around election time I’ve heard stories of evangelical Christians not voting or refusing to vote.  Sometimes the decision for a candidate is tough, but I always vote and I’m an evangelical...

Who Needs to Change? Dear Editor, A drugged-up convicted felon wielding a gun gets shot and killed in Charlotte and thousands riot in support of him. Rioters looted, burned and took over the streets of Charlotte, bringing out...

Sowing Disharmony, Reaping Whirlwind Dear Editor, As Charlotte burns, NPR’s Morning Edition decides to air a 10-minute segment about a novel set in Atlanta in 1948 which outlines the injustices black people suffered in that time...

Weapon of Disunity Dear Editor, As a father of three young men that are serving honorably in the US Armed Forces, I cannot tolerate the actions of NFL players on this nation’s sacred day. Sept. 11 should be a day that is a day...

Nightmare On Pennsylvania Ave. Dear Editor, I was recovering from a bout of walking pneumonia the other night (brought on by the stress of deleting too many emails and forgetting which lies I told to whom) when I had the...

Worse Politicians Than Hillary Dear Editor, A little history lesson. Richard Nixon lied about Watergate, but was pardoned by Gerald Ford. Ronald Reagan sold arms to Iran and conducted a secret war in Guatemala that Congress knew...

Civilians Under Surveillance Dear Editor, Who watches the watchmen?  It was recently revealed that city police in Baltimore, Maryland, and a private corporation called Persistent Surveillance Systems, have been using aerial...

EU and Voter Fraud Dear Editor, The presidential election is a few months away and the race is pretty ugly to say the least. And, as always, there are concerns of voter fraud and other irregularities. But this year it seems to...

Rest of Khan Story Dear Editor, The following information was discovered by Paul Sperry, a reporter for the New York Post. He stated it was readily available on the internet. Donald Trump has never called Khizr Khan’s son,...

Take a Second Dear Editor, Grunts and groans about the presidential election aside, 2016 will be remembered for many things – the Rio Olympics, the latest Harry Potter sequel, the Powerball-winning Chester County recipient (OK,...