opinion
Letter: ‘Turning one’s life around: Better late than never.’
[OPINION] MARCH 12. Your article is truly inspring! Rafford Miller’s story is a testament to the power of God’s grace and the ability to turn one’s life around at any time. It’s so moving to see how Rafford was able to honor his mother’s memory by giving back to his community. His story is a […]
Con: 4-year-terms
[Opinion] By Kurt Naas. This election Cornelius citizens will be asked to double the terms of town commissioners from two years to four. They should say NO for several reasons. First, four year terms would insulate local government from the voter. But local government is close government; it affects your daily life more than what […]
SCC responds to Thurman Ross opinion piece
March 29. By Willie Jones. [Opinion] As Executive Director of the Smithville Community Coalition (SCC), I was dismayed at the Opinion piece in Cornelius Today on March 6, 2023, by Thurman Ross. He has a right to his opinion. But we should distinguish his opinion from facts. A writer can say anything in an opinion […]
Opinion: Former commissioner Thurman Ross calls for Smithville residents to have ‘better representation in Smithville revitalization plan’
March 6. By Thurman Ross. [Opinion] Residents of Smithville have organized the Smithville Residents Coalition (SRC) to have their voices heard during the proposed changes to their beloved community. Although the Smithville Community Coalition (SCC) has provided exceptional work in bringing attention to the plight of the neighborhood, the stakeholders, SRC, feel that their voices […]
Sustainable Electricity We Can Rely On
Jan. 12. [Opinion] By Gov. Roy Cooper. North Carolinians deserve reliable, sustainable electricity at a reasonable cost, but because of increasingly severe weather and aging fossil fuel plants, that result could be less certain. That’s why we now have a plan to ensure more reliable and sustainable electricity by moving more quickly toward low-cost renewable […]
Letter to the editor: Confederate Monument
Aug. 10. [Opinion] Since the owners don’t want to remove it, I wonder if there is a way to turn the Confederate Monument into a symbol of forward motion, as a tool to teach and learn from history? Taking it down doesn’t erase history, and vandalizing it doesn’t change its original intention from 1910. Can […]
Open letter to mayor and commissioners
Open Letter to mayor and town commissioners. (On Jan. 5, Commissioners Denis Bilodeau and Jim Duke voted against the 199-foot cell tower that will go up at 19320 Lake Norman Cove Drive. Voting in favor were Commissioners Mike Miltich, Thurman Ross and Tricia Sisson) Jan. 25. By Ron Kelley. I spent the last week thinking […]
Opinion: We Have Disabilities, Mr. Cawthorn – It’s OK
Dec. 3. OPINION By Bryan Dooley. Maybe I’m strange for my age, or perhaps it’s because I have a background in history, but I’ve always been excited during election season. No matter who’s running, there always seems to be a surprise. There was a particularly big surprise in the mountain region of North Carolina during […]
