Anyone receiving, buying, selling product from East India Company will be deemed enemy
Barney Fife stole a few minutes of my time. Again.
"It was to be a party of special magnificence!" — JRR Tolkien
If you spend enough time watching cable news, scrolling social media or listening to political consultants, you could be forgiven for believing Americans agree on almost nothing. Every debate seems to reinforce the same message: The country is hopelessly polarized along partisan lines.
- Anne Swann
Here's where McDowell County was at the brink of the Revolutionary War.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to seize the means of production, starting with landlords. He recently pledged to crack down on what he considers bad landlords, saying the city will work to “transfer ownership” to “responsible stewards including community land trusts and nonprofits.”
America’s housing crisis is devastating tens of millions of middle- and working-class tenants. They can't afford unfair, excessive rents and face the prospect of homelessness.
Some 246 years after the battle of Kings Mountain and 250 years after American Independence was voted on, it is the individual free men and women we remember who were willing to give all for that cause.
🎧 Topics include confronting dishonesty, declining a destination wedding you can’t afford, using technology appropriately in nature and getting proper credit at work.
It shouldn’t be too much to ask that taxpayer-funded social service programs benefit people who actually exist.
The owners of Camp Mystic, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in a flash flood last summer, recently filed for bankruptcy.
It's worth pondering, as we approach July 4, exactly what happened 250 years ago.
🎧 The hosts examine how personalized feeds amplify conflict, bury progress and leave citizens exhausted and polarized, reinforcing a distorted picture of society that feels broken and perpetually on edge.
"What we are seeing — far too often — is racialized, aggressive and even violent policing, regardless of immigration status. Being here without documentation is not a violent crime, and those who are undocumented should not be treated like violent criminals."
Why is Congress protecting untraceable weapons?
In her latest What keeps you up at night? podcast, columnist Lynn Schmidt shares her concerns over Project 2025 and the current state of America's politics.
Anyone receiving, buying, selling product from East India Company will be deemed enemy
Barney Fife stole a few minutes of my time. Again.
"It was to be a party of special magnificence!" — JRR Tolkien
If you spend enough time watching cable news, scrolling social media or listening to political consultants, you could be forgiven for believing Americans agree on almost nothing. Every debate seems to reinforce the same message: The country is hopelessly polarized along partisan lines.
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The following letter from Marion resident Kay House was sent to N.C. Reps. Dudley Greene and Jake Johnson and N.C. Sen. Warren Daniel. It is about legislation HB: 437 that she says could affect people who are homeless. Kay House has also shared it with the readers of The McDowell News.
"This is not about partisanship for me. It is about making sure every eligible voter in McDowell County has a fair opportunity to participate in our democracy."
"I feel thankful and blessed to have crossed paths with this wonderful lady."
Letters to the editor are the opinion of the author.