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Today's Opinions

  • Heroes of our youth take us on mental and emotional journey

    It’s not often that you see a governor turn back into a 17-year-old kid.
    But that’s what happened last Thursday night when Gov. Pat McCrory spoke at the 50th North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame banquet in the Raleigh Convention Center.
    Making impromptu remarks, McCrory said the main reason he came was because the 1974 N.C. State team was being honored for producing one of the greatest moments in the state’s sports history: the ACC Tournament win over Maryland.

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  • ‘Iron Man 3’ brings acclaim to state’s film reputation

    “Iron Man 3,” filmed 45 miles up the road in Wilmington, just took in the second-highest dollar figures ever for a movie’s opening.
    The latest installment in the Iron Man series opened taking in a colossal $175.3 million, making it second only to 2012’s “The Avengers.” That movie was the predecessor in Marvel Studios’ ongoing series of superhero movies, which took in $207.4 million last year.

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  • Does ‘the season’ mean what I think it means?

    In my conversations with people around Brunswick County these days, I’m hearing more and more references to “the Season.”

    Now I’m not from here, but I know a little bit about what that means because folks in the newspaper office have been hinting about the hectic nature of the tourist season since I got here.

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  • Smart Start thanks county parks and rec

    To the editor:
    Smart Start of Brunswick County would like to sincerely thank Brunswick County Parks and Recreation for its support of the flower power event, which takes place during the Week of the Young Child, a time to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families.
    Brunswick County Parks and Recreation provided flowers and its expertise as we planted flowers in Shallotte Park, Smithfield Park and Leland Park.
    Next time you visit your local park, please thank Brunswick County Parks and Recreation for the lovely flower gardens.

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  • After voter-ID frenzy, state legislature can move on to more pressing issues

    In the North Carolina General Assembly, the House passed its version of the voter ID bill last week, and now it heads to the Senate.
    This legislation was introduced a few years ago.
    One rookie legislator at the time said, “I thought we’d get to Raleigh, and all we’d talk about was jobs, jobs, jobs. Instead, we talked about everything except jobs.”
    A proposed voter ID bill was one of the things they talked about then.

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  • Perils in the water are, and sometimes aren’t, as bad as they seem

    We published a story last week about a man whose boat became un-anchored on Bird Island. He swam after it, and was run over and killed by another boat.
    It reminded me of how dangerous swimming after a boat is.
    The west end of Holden Beach used to be much wider on the waterway side. The huge expanse of beach used to draw 20 or 30 boats every summer weekend. People would anchor, disembark and set out their sand chairs.

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  • Gender switch day at school

    To the editor:
    Brunswick County Early College just had its spirit week this week. They had the usual Twin Day, Role Model Day, but something this year stuck out—Gender Switch Day.
    Is it really appropriate to reaffirm gender stereotypes by guys dressing up in dresses with padded, over-stuffed 34DD cleavage in a learning environment? The same goes for the girls, wearing traditional “jock” shorts and tennis shoes, but the girls’ outfits were fairly average and less offensive.

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  • Eye appeal and its effects

    To the editor:
    I know that “funds not available” (FNA) is always a key issue to everything.
    Take a ride from RiverSea Plantation to Southport. When you go by Winding River, St. James and any other developed residential area, guess what? There are no signs. Now drive from Lockwood Folly River Bridge to the end of RiverSea Plantation. Look at the conglomeration of signs you see.

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