Archive - Perspectives

Dear editor: Students the heart of Maiden athletics

May 15, 2012

Dear editor:

There seems to be lots of hoopla going on these days about the dire straits of athletics at Maiden High School.

For a few years it seemed as if Blue Devil athletics were on a declining trend struggling to regain the glories of past seasons. In all the debate over coaching, everyone has overlooked what this bunch of kids has accomplished.

Dear editor: School leaders should beg Tom Brown for help

May 8, 2012

Dear editor:

Maiden letter writer seeks football answers

May 7, 2012

Editor's note: The following letter to Catawba County Schools Superintendent Glenn Barger was shared with The Observer News Enterprise.

Glenn,

As a resident of Maiden and a taxpayer in Catawba County, I along with most of the Maiden High School district want to know what is going on with our football coach, and it is OUR coach since this is our community.

Dear editor: Beatty works for constituents

May 7, 2012

Dear editor:

As a native of Catawba County, I would like to voice my support for Barbara Beatty for Catawba County Commissioner. Barbara Beatty has worked tirelessly for the citizens of Catawba County. She provides great constitutent service and works to find solutions to all citizens concerns-large and small.

Dear editor: All people deserve same freedoms, rights

May 4, 2012

Dear editor:

I am writing in response to the editorial written by Thomas S. Kern III (“Marriage amendment not about discrimination,” The O-N-E, May 3).

Dear editor: Episcopals’ marriage amendment arguments hide agenda, self-interest

May 4, 2012

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Dear Editor: Children do best when raised by mother and father

May 3, 2012

Dear editor:

The marriage amendment is not about or intended to discriminate. It is about preserving and protecting an institution that has existed for almost thousands of years.

Publisher's perspective: Class is in session for daddy-to-be

May 3, 2012

After almost eight months of my wife’s pregnancy, we’ve been through a few educational adventures in furniture assembly, nursery preparation and wardrobe navigation. I’ve even read up a little on being a good daddy-to-be courtesy “The Caveman’s Pregnancy Companion: A survival guide for expectant fathers.”

OK, well I’ve read most of it. Err ... would you buy ... some of it?

Dear editor: Church leaders oppose marriage amendment

April 27, 2012

Dear People of God:

We write to you as Bishops Diocesan of the three Dioceses of The Episcopal Church in North Carolina to share our opposition to the state’s proposed constitutional amendment, Senate Bill 514, also known as Amendment One. We do so as followers of Jesus Christ, as Bishops in The Episcopal Church, and as citizens of our state and nation.

Dear editor: Marriage amendment adds discrimination to N.C. Constitution

April 26, 2012

Dear editor:

I am 21 years old. I went through 13 years of school in Catawba County Schools, plus two more at CVCC. I now attend Appalachian State.

Through all my years of school, history has shown me that groups of people have always fought for equal rights.