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Our Opinion: Booze bureaucrats censor beer labels, drown free speech
While local liquor boards try to make the case that bureaucrats can do a better job than private businesses when it comes to managing the sale of alcoholic beverages, some small-minded censors at the … more
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Our Opinion: City, county boards have a reason to fix police bodycam law
Local government leaders who lobbied to make police body camera video confidential might lack the stomach for secrecy when loose lips could land them behind bars. In a fascinating legal twist, … more
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Our Opinion | Save our strays: New shelter can increase adoption
It’s no exaggeration to call state Sen. Rick Horner a saver of four-legged lives. The Bailey Republican and Senate Education Committee co-chairman secured a $200,000 appropriation in the state … more
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N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Jack Clark makes contact with the driver of a minivan pulled over along Interstate 95 in May 2013.
Our Opinion: Muddled middle finger ruling calls for another appeal
In a constitutional Catch-22, a divided N.C. Court of Appeals panel agrees motorists have a First Amendment right to flip the bird, but contends traffic cops can detain you for it anyway. Shawn … more
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Our Opinion: FCC ‘viewpoint diversity’ study threatens speech
Helping women and minorities find their place behind the microphone and camera as broadcasters is commendable, but telling bureaucrats to monitor radio and television stations’ political leanings … more
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Community and organizational leaders were recognized Tuesday during the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson's annual grant announcements. The foundation gave out nearly $700,000 in grants to organizations to help create a healthier Wilson for all.
Our Opinion: Health foundation helps local agencies invest in well-being
THUMBS UP to the Healthcare Foundation of Wilson, which awarded nearly $700,000 in grants split between a dozen Wilson County nonprofits and public agencies. The money will pay dividends in our … more
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Mueller hearings take impeachment off Congress’ table
Congressional hearings with former Special Counsel Robert Mueller have come and gone. If there is one takeaway, it is that Donald Trump will not be removed from office by way of impeachment. Many … more
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Price-gouging on public records disrespects public
For those who have not followed the reporting in recent weeks by this newspaper regarding our request for public emails and texts from the town of Youngsville pertaining to the sudden retirement of … more
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Our Opinion: Hope for hemp, with a side order of state secrecy
Lawmakers reversed course on a heavy-handed and unnecessary bid to ban smokable hemp this week, but they preserved a provision in the state’s 2019 farm bill that could cloak public records about … more
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A supporter holds up a Trump 2020 campaign sign during President Donald Trump's July 17 campaign rally at East Carolina University's Minges Coliseum.
Our Opinion: 'Shut them up’ no better than ‘Send her back’
President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Greenville last week showed extreme positions on the right and left continue to edge away from the fringes and creep toward the center. Swift … more
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Lawmakers wise to reform state’s school grade scale
Good for the state Senate for — finally — joining the N.C. House of Representatives in efforts to change the state’s unfair grading system for public schools. For several years, the House … more
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Our Opinion: Men walk on moon, talk to men on earth
Editor’s Note: To celebrate the moon landing’s 50th anniversary, we are reprinting the editorial about this historic feat that was published in The Wilson Daily Times on July 21, 1969. The … more
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Our Opinion: Tech academy needs new building to train Wilson’s workforce
Wilson County education leaders are asking the state for $15 million in school construction funding to expand an innovative early college concept that could be a model for similar programs statewide. … more
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Border Patrol agents’ Facebook comments show deeper problem
Border Patrol agents with Customs and Border Protection, an agency already under scrutiny for how it treats migrants trying to receive asylum in the United States, gave the agency a major black eye … more
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Chris Flippo, one of a handful of certified hemp growers in Wilson County, is busy raising young seedlings to sell to other certified growers.
Our Opinion: Don’t hobble hemp over shoddy science in law enforcement
State lawmakers might hamstring North Carolina’s ascendant hemp farming industry because police can’t yet reliably tell the difference between hemp and marijuana. The 2019 farm bill has been … more
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Wilson Mayor C. Bruce Rose, right, along with City Councilman James M. Johnson III, were the first to file for re-election July 5 at the Wilson County Board of Elections office. Johnson currently holds the city's District 4 seat and serves as mayor pro-tem.
Our Opinion: Throw your hat into the ring for city, town boards
Before it became a cliché, it was an apt metaphor, and before that, a literal means of challenging a top-ranked boxer to a bout. In the early 19th century, contenders would indeed throw their … more
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Legislators’ hot air puts brakes on wind farms
Counties in northeastern North Carolina are making real progress in developing wind energy. Unfortunately, the Republicans who control the state legislature are doing all they can to put the brakes … more
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Charles Ray Finch leaves the Greene Correctional Institution in a wheelchair after being released May 23. He was accompanied by lawyers who helped secure his release after Finch spent more than 40 years in state prison.
Our Opinion: City, county boards should show support for Ray Finch pardon
Usually they are ceremonial. Occasionally they’re controversial. And once in a blue moon, they can move mountains with an appeal to the human conscience that cries out for justice. Resolutions … more
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Our Opinion: Sunlight required when public boards pay private lobbies
If your tax dollars are paying to lobby North Carolina lawmakers on its behalf, the Wilson County Board of Education wants to make sure you’re seeing a return on the investment. In a special … more
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Our Opinion: Don’t lose sight of July Fourth’s true significance
On this 243rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Americans will celebrate with hardly a thought for the risks and sacrifices of their forefathers. A little patriotic music, perhaps, some … more
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