Letters to the Editor
Bill Massey: Heroic teachers
Once again, as was the heroic case at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., public school teachers at Briarwood and Plaza Towers elementary schools in Moore, Okla., placed their bodies in harm’s way to shield, protect and save the lives of many of their students at a time of life-threatening...
Letters to the Editor
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Adam Goldstein: Very little research, clarity on e-cigarettes
Regarding the May 20 Point of View piece “Safer e-cigarettes can solve dilemma”: Everyone welcomes innovative efforts to reduce death and disease caused by smoking and other tobacco use. However, to ensure that public health efforts are real and not just a new gimmick by the tobacco...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Tim Niles: What is ‘lifestyle’?
The last line of Steve Ruinsky’s May 17 column “ ‘Tolerance’ isn’t good enough,” is, “Words matter.” And it is the most important part.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Don Prush: Obama not being open
With all the major crises enveloping our nation during the second term of President Obama, his attempts to avoid discussing or admitting direct White House involvement have led me to believe this country is turning into a police state where fear, intimidation and secrecy are the norm.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mary Storms: Practice what they preach
Thank you to Guilford County Rep. John Blust for his advice in the May 21 article “Chants, arrests continue in Raleigh.” Blunt said: “People have the right to voice their opinions, but they don’t have the right to force them on others.” I only wish that Blunt and...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
David Williamson: Moeser avoided trouble
Regarding the May 21 article “Ex-chancellor criticizes coverage of UNC scandal”: In retirement, former UNC chancellor James Moeser appears to have taken up cooking, but his efforts so far have fallen short. His view that reporters intentionally targeted UNC while covering the recent...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Linda Medure: ‘A recipe for disaster’
Build a nuclear power plant (Shearon Harris) two miles from a fault line (Jonesboro). Run it by a company (Duke Energy Progress) that takes a full year to analyze data indicating there is a crack in the nuclear vessel. Store the largest repository in the country of nuclear control rods in the lake...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jon Gibson: Moeser doesn’t get it
Regarding the May 21 article (“Ex-chancellor Moeser criticizes coverage of UNC scandal”: Someone needs to remind James Moeser that UNC’s ivory tower collapsed under its own weight nearly three years ago, media or no media.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Chris Lyerly: School can’t talk about pranks
I can’t really believe that Barry Saunders did any work before writing his May 21 column “On school pranks and punishment” on Enloe High School regarding arrests of students.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Michael Jacobs: Defending Tesla
Regarding the May 10 article “N.C. dealers move to block online Tesla sales in state”: During a lecture last year by the editor of the Wall Street Journal at UNC, Alan Murray was asked what made him bullish on America’s future. His response: Tesla Motors. He said that company...


