Archive - Perspectives
May 4th, 2012
May 3rd
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.
By
The O-N-E Publisher Michael Willard
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?
April 27th
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.
April 26th
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.
April 25th
April 24th
Darts this week to the Catawba County Board of Commissioners for departing from leaders’ elected duty of governing our county and instead taking a partisan action that is nothing more than an attempt to spotlight a hot-button issue on this year’s statewide ballots.
By
The O-N-E Publisher Michael Willard
An old friend back in Alabama was once well-known for growing the best tomatoes in the Birmingham Metro, but it took a lot of work.
April 3rd
By
The O-N-E Publisher Michael Willard
The U.S. Postal Service letter carriers in Catawba County had an extra burden this weekend, but I know their efforts in delivering an edition of The Observer News Enterprise jam-packed with news and information will benefit our readers greatly.
By
The O-N-E Editor Matthew Tessnear
While the rest of Newton is preoccupied with the city’s alleged feral cat problem, I’ve witnessed a far more hair-raising animal issue lately.
Victimized squirrels.
That’s right, squirrels abused by vehicles large and small and, in at least one case, an unfriendly feline along North Main Avenue.
