Harris: Mayhem, motherhood and meetings

Most of you know me from growing up here in Greensboro, but some of you don’t. Let me introduce myself. I’m Heather Harris, a mom of two boys, 16 and almost 4; a wife of a local electrician/contractor of 19 years; and the advertising sales director here at Smith Communications.

Letter to the Editor: Too many lies

Dear editor,Trust is getting very scarce these days. The latest example of where our trust was betrayed is the Joe Biden situation. Hur was right, and the recording shows it.

Letter to the Editor: Missing dog!

Dear editor,Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.I’m the man you’ve probably seen walking a beagle around downtown Greensboro. I walk my dog almost every day — sometimes twice a day.

Letter to the Editor: Protect civil liberties

Dear editor,President Trump’s recent deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against ICE raids marks a troubling shift in federal intervention. Historically, such deployments have aimed to protect citizens exercising their constitutional rights.

Stone: Days of future passed

Inever lost you, I never really lost you How could I lose you, you were never mine Delbert McClinton, Gary Nicholson, and Benmont TenchIf you’re past the age of 35 and I ask you where you were on Sept. 11, 2001, I’m confident you could weave a complex narrative around the tragic events that...

Yarbrough: Tribute to one who made a better world

The late Jasper Dorsey, my former boss and mentor at Southern Bell, taught me a great deal about the business world, but he also taught me a great deal about life. One of the things he emphasized to me is that we must leave the world a better place than we found it.

Rich: One million words

One million words ago, I started this column.That’s a lot of stories to tell.Additionally, I have written eleven books, including one that was adapted into a television movie and another that is nearing its 50th printing.Those books would add, roughly, another 800,000 words of characters and...

Letter to the Editor: Against tax abatement

Dear editor,I am writing about the proposed development and the 19-year (15 plus 4) tax abatement. If the commissioners are not aware of how taxpayers feel, I will provide everyone with some insight into why taxpayers are so adamantly opposed to the tax abatement.1.

Letter to the Editor: Undermining democracy - The dangers of federalizing the National Guard

Dear editor,I am writing in strong opposition to the recent decision by the president to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, California, without the consent of either the governor or the mayor.

Letter to the Editor: Peace be with you

Dear editor,Some common objectives of today’s American foreign interventions have centered on the protection of U.S. citizens, counterterrorism, foreign regime change, nation-building, territorial expansion, promoting democracy, enforcing international law, and identifying economic...