Op-Ed

Back on Nov. 20, 2016, in my column, I wrote “that Democrats should greet the election of Donald Trump with a ‘cheerful spirit,’ realizing there will be a day of reckoning.”

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Let’s face it, last March, we all thought we would be over it by now. Well, if not over it, we thought everything would be at least pretty much back to normal. But COVID-19 is still around and things haven’t returned to normal. And we are tired of it.

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COVID dominates North Carolina’s Governor’s race, and it likely will determine the outcome. But there’s another big difference between the two candidates. It gets less attention, but matters more for the future.

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Amy Coney Barrett has accomplished many things in her career. Becoming an authority or a policy maker on health care isn’t one of them.

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After my vehicle was slimed with a raw egg by a pretentious band of teenagers on All Hallows Eve, I reveled in their screams as I mowed them down with my Dodge Aries.

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I was listening to the radio on my way to the golf course a couple of weeks ago. The announcer said it was Worldwide Teacher’s Day. Yep, another special day. Of course, teachers need to be honored for their hard work, especially during these COVID times. And I was reminded of the impact that teachers made in my life while growing up back at Clement.

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The Supreme Court fight of the century is, so far, a fizzle.

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Presidential debates are outdated. They’ve outlived their sell-by date. They should be consigned to the dustbin of history.

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Children of the Corn!

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“Well done, good and faithful servant.” I’ve heard that line many times during funerals and sermons. But when I heard it said by a minister a few years ago, it really hit home.

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As American citizens, should we feel a measure of responsibility to help right the wrongs of the past? More specifically, as Sampsonians, to what degree should each one of us consider it a part of our civic duty and responsibility to fight for justice and equality and to work to remove barriers to full equality and opportunities for all Americans? Lastly, how do we make the struggle for racial equality and justice “everybody’s fight,” demanding the full measure of equality and justice for all?

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Republicans this year might find alarming parallels with the only three incumbent Presidents to lose reelection in the last 100 years. All three were dragged down by persistent crises that dominated their final months. Twice, the Presidents suffered landslide losses that reshaped politics for decades.

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