Viewpoints

“Actions speak louder than words and are more to be regarded” is a familiar phrase that was first printed in 1736 in “The Melancholy State of Province”, penned by an unknown author.

I am a fifth generation Orange County native and a proud 1992 graduate of Orange High School. I ran in the latest school board race – and finished gravely concerned for the future of black students, including my own.

“Viewpoints” is a place on Chapelboro where local people are encouraged to share their...

By now many folks know there will be a runoff election for the Orange County Schools Board of Education. The law that, in a contest for 3 seats, allows the fourth place finisher to call for a runoff is, in reality, a voter suppression law that is steeped in our racist past.

What a difference a year makes! A year ago, the North Carolina men’s basketball team completed perhaps its most disappointing season ever, relative to preseason expectation, with a dreary and frustrating ACC Tournament loss to Virginia.

As a lifelong democrat, I strongly support Bonnie Hauser. We have a decades long friendship. I’ve attended almost every Orange County school board forum and reviewed nearly all the candidate material for the school board race.

Actions speak louder than words. That’s one of the most important sayings I live by. I’ve been paid lip service about so many things throughout my life only to be met with actions that run diametrically opposed to the words that come from the mouths of others.

Well, it’s that time again. It’s primary election season across the US, where Democrats & Republicans hold statewide elections to determine who will represent their party on the general election ballot in November, including their candidates for President.

“Viewpoints” is a place on Chapelboro where local people are encouraged to share their...