Do we need the Electoral College?

The debates are debated. The conventions have convened. The election is over. The canvassing boards have canvassed. Frivolous litigation has been adjudicated.  Yet we still don’t have a final decision on who our next President will be.

Keep pushin'

Has it really been 8½ months since a five-letter, two-number pandemic drastically altered the way we live our everyday lives? Facebook recently reminded me just how much the world has changed, as a memory that popped up took me back to this same time last year.

Stop bullying others

Liam Hackett – CEO of Ditch the Label – said we live in a patriarchal and sexist society that holds masculinity on a pedestal and detests femininity.

Culture wars require culture warlords

The past four years have been described as the epitome of the culture wars.

Time for Cooper to deal

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has just been re-elected.  It’s an outcome his two immediate predecessors – Democrat Bev Perdue and Republican Pat McCrory – were unable to accomplish.

An interview with Cheesequire

Clara Denton Roach shares historical information with me from time to time.  Recently, she sent me a copy of an article that appeared in the Nov. 19, 1879 issue of the Charlotte Observer.  The article is about an interview that the Reverend A.W.

Meet the new writer in town

Hey folks, I’m new in town and looking forward to telling your stories.  After a two-day car journey from Mississippi, I have arrived in Robbinsville, ready to start my position as The Graham Star’s new staff writer.

Give to Caesar

A church received a letter from the IRS.  The preacher opened and read how they were inquiring on one of the church members they were auditing. They wanted to know if the previous year, he had made a donation to the church for $500.

The history of Trump, as a culture warrior

Based upon the election reporting in last week’s Graham Star, I see that a good majority of people voted for Donald Trump.  If you are like me, you may be having serious doubts about the integrity of the election process in the United States.

Our nation needs to focus on the way forward

Practicing what you preach is important. My last column was about gracious winning and gracious losing.  To my President Trump-supporting friends, kudos for a hard-fought battle and condolences for your loss. There were some accomplishments during his first term that need to be acknowledged.