ALL SECTIONS SEARCH 55° Clear SUBSCRIBE SIGN UP LOG IN NEWS CALENDAR PETS OPINION OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS JOBS SHOP LOCAL CONTESTS RECENT EDITORIALS Editorial: That Foul Tirade Hurts Education Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email A foul-mouthed, fed-up mother who had one too many glasses of wine with dinner? A crisis actor who got a little too carried away with the part? An impassioned partisan convinced of her own rhetoric? Editorial: Our Biggest Gifts Are Acts of Grace Nov 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email On Thursday, we said grace, then laid waste to the abundance of a Thanksgiving meal. Then the great American gorging — holiday shopping — really began. Editorial: A Day of Public Thanksgiving Nov 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email President George Washington issued this proclamation Oct. 3, 1789: Editorial: ‘With One Heart’ Nov 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email President Abraham Lincoln issued this proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863: Editorial: Get Talking Now For New Schools Nov 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email “You don’t just decide one day that you want to build a school and just expect it to be open within 12 months.” LATEST E-EDITION Wed, Dec. 1, 2021 RECENT COLUMNS Column: Infusion of Trillions in Funding Has Consequences BY MARVIN COVAULT Columnist Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email Reality is something we have to internalize by relying on history, research, personal observation and the wisdom of others. The reality is, this country is experiencing unprecedented accelerated societal and governmental change. There is great wisdom in this famous quote by Ayn Rand: “You ca… Column: Constitution Fairly Limited on How Voting in States Should Transpire BY JAMES FINCK Special to The Pilot Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email With the recent blocking of the Voting Rights Bill by the GOP, we are again hearing how Republicans are trying to stop people’s right to vote. Instead of writing an entire new article, I am going to recycle parts from an older one. As always, I am not supporting or opposing the bill but simp… Column: UNC Wrestling With a Complex Funding Mix BY KEVIN GUSKIEWICZ Higher Education Works Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email Each fall, UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz co-teaches a seminar for graduate students — professors of the future — called “The American Professoriate.” The class focuses on the role of public universities. This year, he teaches with Matt Springer and Buck Goldstein from the Schoo… Column: General Assembly Still Can Make History on Transparency BY SANDY HURLEY and BILL MOSS North Carolina Press Association Nov 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email The North Carolina General Assembly remains poised to make open government history next week when lawmakers return to Raleigh for the last time in 2021. Column: Fly the Protected Skies By Standing With Flight Attendants BY JOYCE REEHLING Columnist Nov 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email While reading The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or any national paper, look for the articles about attacks on flight attendants. Column: Strategy Keeps Us From Good Candidates BY JOHN HOOD Columnist Nov 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email When Carolina Journal first reported first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s intention to abandon his current district next year to run in an adjacent one, CJ quoted Cawthorn as saying his decision was part of “a strategy to increase conservativism in North Carolina.” CALENDAR DEC 1 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Wed, Dec 1, 2021 DEC 2 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Thu, Dec 2, 2021 DEC 2 Christmas Spectacular for BackPack Pals Thu, Dec 2, 2021 DEC 3 The Lure of Southern Pines Postcard Exhibit Fri, Dec 3, 2021 DEC 3 A Christmas Story Fri, Dec 3, 2021 RECENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter: We Need Competition On Gas Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email We all know the price of gasoline is on the rise, especially here in Moore County, with prices from $3.29 to $3.32. I went to Charlotte recently and passed through Biscoe, which is only 24 miles from Pinehurst. The gas was $3.10 a gallon. Next was Albemarle, where the gas price was $3.01 to $3.10. Letter: Think of Others Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email As I sat at the kitchen bar reading The Pilot this Sunday morning, I had a feeling of deep sadness come over me. Letter: Time Change Meaningful Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email Regarding Mr. Bouser’s column about the time change, it allows for longer sunny period for enjoying beaches, backyard cookouts, sports, etc. Letter: Another Good One Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email You hit it out of the ball park again, Pilot. Thanks for the column by Nick Lasala about our founding documents. Letter: Pay Now or Pay Later? Nov 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Email In response to the letter to the editor “Do the Math,” please tell us your solution to the crumbling infrastructure. Government overruns are no excuse for continually delaying the repairs and upgrades that are beyond needed. 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