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An inspirational story plays out on the baseball field
For those who aren't Major League Baseball fans, I completely understand. However, a few interesting things surfaced during the recent All-Star break that transcend the game itself. The most inspiring story came with the emergence of Josh Hamilton, an...
Greens plan to shock us all into their utopia
RALEIGH - I recently wrote that political debates would improve greatly if participants said what they meant. I used health insurance as an example. Please allow me to offer another: energy conservation. Environmental extremists are currently pressuring...
America founded on special principles
Despite an awful flaw at the start (slavery), America began as a country founded on special, radical principles. More importantly, these principles are true - they aren't merely myths or superstitions men and women held for a period of time. That we all...
Cute fish quickly became a nightmare
More than a decade ago, I bought a cute little fish at a pet store. The store labeled it a red snakehead. It was a unique looking fish, fairly inexpensive - and kind of cute. He (actually I don't really know what sex it was) had an unusually healthy appetite,...
Leadership more than good speeches
If I were to tell you that I intend to develop vaccine for cancer, you would quite rightly question it. My background gives no hint that I could possibly develop such a cure.When Jessie Jackson or Al Sharpton was running for president, we saw them on...
Alarmists’ predictions have not come true
It must be a bitter disappointment to those in the media and in politics who have been dying to use the word "recession" that, for the second quarter in a row, there has been no downturn in the economy, though growth has been slow.Alarmists have been...
In big and small ways, county shows its heart
When we received the information on the United Way of Cleveland County's great successes in fundraising, it really struck a nerve with me - and I hope others. Personally, it helped define what a community is all about. There are many different ways to...
Is low voter turnout worth expense?
Seven weeks ago, the political interest of the nation focused on North Carolina. The Democratic presidential campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was well under way. We also had big primaries for governor and U.S. Senate. Excitement was...
J.A. West, a retired attorney, writes a weekly column for The Star.
Al Gore trumpeted that he had arrived at the ultimate truth on the subject of global warming. And he was determined to share that truth with the world. Even though a lot of his figures have had to be revised, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his...
Terrorized by the Supreme Court
A lot of people who strongly believe in the war on terror are not above sowing a little terror of their own. From the reaction to last week's Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo, you would think the detainees were all going to be trained, armed and set...
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