Today's Opinions

Quantico is a base and place I’d never visited, a chance to venture onto restricted United States Marine Corps territory (with the proper credentials) to tend to important Marine business.

With Mother’s Day just around the bend, Sgt. Alex, my Marine son, was about to graduate to become an embassy guard, along with a class of more than 100 fellow graduates destined to embark on assorted lifetime adventures throughout the world.

To the editor:
The Beacon seems to believe voter ID is not an important issue and legislators should have been spending more time on other issues instead of voter ID. I find that position disturbing.
But even more disturbing is the reporting. How is it that you give the NAACP a voice and you don’t provide any voice from the right? The North Carolina Federation of Republican Women and the local chapter have strong views concerning the need for voter ID, including the need for photo ID.

To the editor:
A high school student athlete, anchoring a 4-by-100-yard track race, crosses the finish line a clear seven yards ahead of all competitors, and then raises his index finger to heaven, a gesture so often repeated by professional athletes and others in a thankful acknowledgment of divine assistance. The gesture is ruled a violation of rules for excessive celebration. The team is disqualified. The race was a qualifier for the state championships.