Editorials
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THUMBS UP to Wilson County residents and all North Carolinians who are limiting their travel, practicing social distancing and taking other precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/27/20
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By staying home and avoiding nonessential travel, many Wilsonians are doing their part to contain COVID-19 and prevent the pandemic from spreading further.
They shouldn’t be stuck at home …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/24/20
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As COVID-19 cases mushroom, state officials have suspended a rule that would have prevented North Carolina hospitals from adding beds.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/20/20
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When Barton College paused classes and on-campus activities March 12 and announced that several members of its campus community had been screened for the coronavirus, The Wilson Times was there to …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/19/20
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THUMBS UP to Wilson Mayor Carlton Stevens for showing leadership by sharing facts, fighting misinformation and uniting the community in the effort to halt the spread of coronavirus through his daily …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/17/20
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Want to know how much your police chief and school principal are paid? How about a full rundown of your city council’s spending during that out-of-state conference? The information’s yours for …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/13/20
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Fifty-four middle school students stepped up to the microphone and put their knowledge to the test at the 32nd annual Wilson County Spelling Bee at Barton College’s Hardy Alumni Hall this week. …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/12/20
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THUMBS UP to Wilson County’s public and private agencies working to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading by sharing a common-sense prevention message without stoking fear.
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/10/20
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A Wilson County man’s recent brush with the law has brought a little-known dog ownership restriction in the town of Sharpsburg to light.
Gregory Cherry of Lincoln Street is due in court Tuesday …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/6/20
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Journalists and lawmakers don’t always see eye to eye. But three state legislators agree that North Carolina needs a free and independent press to hold elected officials and …
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A Wilson Times editorial
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3/5/20
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Gun rights supporters plan to ask Wilson County commissioners for a Second Amendment sanctuary resolution during Monday’s meeting. But commissioners may have already made up their minds.
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A Wilson Times editorial
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2/28/20
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Wilsonians who want to watch their representatives in action can tune in to Channel 8, Greenlight Community Broadband’s government access channel. But if you want to hear what fellow residents have …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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2/21/20
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Will Bernie Sanders surge to victory in North Carolina, besting early favorite Joe Biden?
Which conservative candidate has the best chance of giving U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield a run for his money …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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2/14/20
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Designating Wilson County a Second Amendment sanctuary won’t override any gun laws, but as part of a movement sweeping the state, it could stop new gun control efforts in their tracks.
More than …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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2/7/20
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A Republican state Senate candidate is making headlines throughout North Carolina for all the wrong reasons.
Dennis Nielsen was served with a domestic violence protective order after wife Karen …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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1/24/20
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One of the affinities this region feels for Martin Luther King Jr. is that he was a Southerner. He was Georgia-born and educated, a top Baptist seminarian who went on to guide congregations in …
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A Times archive editorial
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1/19/20
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Eight decades after the anti-pot propaganda film “Reefer Madness” stirred a moral panic over marijuana, cops and prosecutors in North Carolina are bending the truth to bind hemp to its infamous …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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1/10/20
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As a Senate impeachment trial and the partisan spectacle of a presidential election cast long shadows over the New Year, Wilsonians can take solace that, at least on the local level, there are more …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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12/31/19
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As Wilson County enters a new decade, a modern animal shelter on N.C. 42 East will replace the crumbling eyesore on Airport Drive. And it took earnest efforts from Wilson County stakeholders to bring …
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A Wilson Times Co. editorial
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12/27/19
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Editor’s note: It is, perhaps, the most well-known and beloved newspaper editorial of all time. On Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun answered 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s earnest question …
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12/23/19
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