Viewpoints

Donald Trump’s presidency has been characterized by a politics of grievance—marked by retribution, ideological rigidity, and a combative approach to governance.

I am speaking today not only as the Chair of the Orange County Democratic Party, but as an American deeply concerned about what is unfolding in California.

By slashing nearly one-fourth of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discretionary budget, the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget signals a dramatic retreat from evidence-based health research, disease prevention, and innovation.

Some of the Special Olympics Orange County North Carolina practices and events have been super challenging, but working through challenges can be helpful.

North Carolina knows a thing or two about national parks (and the National Park Service), and every one of us should pay attention to the Trump administration’s current attack on these treasures.

Here in beautiful springtime North Carolina, many of us are preparing to celebrate our mother-child bonds with special tokens of love and appreciation. Many of us have also been gathering during the past month in “Hands Off!” Rallies in our communities.

Included among countless other pages in the State Senate’s budget proposal last week was a provision that would cut all funding from North Carolina’s Innocence Inquiry Commission.

So, I ask that you take a closer look at our agricultural system. Next time you pass a beautiful stretch of N.C. farmland, look at who is there working hard to feed us. Think about how their bodies must suffer and how they must need medical care.

Ever notice how many new developments, especially housing complexes, there are when driving through Chapel Hill lately? It’s pretty impossible not to.