Opinion
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Keep the integrity of competition
Some subjects are uncomfortable to discuss because even raising the question can bring accusations about a person’s motives. But discomfort cannot prevent a legitimate conversation about fairness, particularly when women’s athletics are involved.
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Dale really was ‘fresh’
It began at a church league basketball game. At least, that’s the version of the story I heard of how my friend, Dale Denning, who passed away 14 years ago this week, became known as “Fresh.”
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Don’t givein to peerpressure
The story of Nolan Wells should make every parent hold their children a little tighter, while also making every young person think more carefully about the people they choose to call friends.
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Never toosoon to takeyour health serious
There are certain stages of life when going to the doctor seems almost automatic.
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Three letters,one debate
Three letters have become capable of starting an argument almost anywhere in America: DEI.
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I can’t remember their name
I can’t remember their name. I can remember where they work, where their kids go to school, and that their wife was sick last year. But I can’t remember their name.
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There’s a big world out there
From time to time, educators from Sampson County are afforded the opportunity through organizations such as Simple Gifts to travel beyond the borders of North Carolina, beyond the borders of the United States and into communities across the globe. They leave as teachers, but they return as students themselves, bringing…
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Be mindful of the buses,appreciate the drivers
With school underway for Clinton City Schools, and the return of Sampson County Schools students next Monday, those big, familiar buses will be traversing the roads and navigating our neighborhoods again. And we all should be aware from a safety standpoint. But we should also understand the importance of those…
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One county, one night, one tradition
There are few things capable of bringing a community together like high school football in Sampson County.
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Dissension among the ranks
Our classroom wasn’t just out of control — it was insubordinate. And I, for one, was desperately trying not to be court-martialed that last Thursday in September.
