Opinion

Christine McGuire Jackson

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Christine Phillips McGuire Jackson, 78, of the West Buffalo Community in Robbinsville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation.  A native of Graham County, she was the oldest child of the late Ray and Ethel Adams Phillips.

It's a republic, not a democracy

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2020
By Steve Odom Special to The Graham Star I need to respectively take issue with a recent opinion piece, which questions whether democracy will survive in Graham County.  The fact of the matter is our national government is not a democracy: it’s a constitutional republic.

An invitation from Jesus Christ, Part 1

Ana Williams
Thursday, January 23, 2020
“For the LORD Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trump of God: And the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up to get with them in the clouds to meet the LORD in the air; and so shall we ever be...

Income inequality can be solved

Roger Carlton
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Many people believe that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.  A lot of time was spent by some of the Democratic candidates during the debates – leading up to the Iowa Caucus next month – regarding the subject of income inequality.

Choose Jesus Christ, not meth and drugs

Ana Williams
Thursday, January 16, 2020
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). The presence of sin makes one suffer from the wrong choices and direction in life.

Sick horse and stolen feed, part II

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, January 16, 2020
It was not my idea.  I never would have thought to write about my sick horse’s feed being stolen from the bed of my truck, but at the editor’s suggestion, I wrote about my experience.

Graham County folks are good-hearted people

Marshall McClung
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Cast aside all the myths and stereotypes you might have heard about southerners; most of our Graham County locals are good neighbors.  Sure, we have some bad ones, but even one of Christ’s disciples was a “bad guy.
This building in downtown Robbinsville has a massive field of kudzu growing adjacent to the structure. Photos by John Colwell/Contributing Photographer

This building in downtown Robbinsville has a massive field of kudzu growing adjacent to the structure. Photos by John Colwell/Contributing Photographer

Just say no to change

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2020
By John Colwell REVVED UP *Editor’s note: The views expressed in this op-ed do not reflect those of The Graham Star. Your hometown newspaper remains neutral on these topics and will continue to impartially print both sides of the issue.