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News & Record Letters to the Editor RSS http://www.news-record.com/opinion/letters Recent Letters to the Editor en Submitting a Letter to the Editor http://www.news-record.com/content/info/submitting_a_letter_to_the_editor <p>Letters to the Editor must be restricted to 200 words or less; Couterpoint essays must be 400 words or less.</p><p>You must provide your real name, home street address, and a daytime phone number. Only your name and town of residence will be published.</p><p>All letters are subject to editing. We will not publish unsigned letters, and only one letter is allowed per writer every 30 days.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/info/submitting_a_letter_to_the_editor">read more</a></p> Letter to the Editor Help Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 spaschall 62919 at http://www.news-record.com High property insurance cuts out beach vacation http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/high_property_insurance_cuts_out_beach_vacation <p>State representatives have created a paradox for me. Now that my property insurance has gone up to pay insurance for beach property, I can no longer afford to rent a beach home for my family vacation. I guess I will visit the beautiful North Carolina mountains for the next few years.</p> <p><strong>Steve Forrest<br />Summer</strong><br /> </p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/high_property_insurance_cuts_out_beach_vacation#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74732 at http://www.news-record.com City Council must watch coliseum more closely http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/city_council_must_watch_coliseum_more_closely <p>When a petty dictator in a far-off country starts pushing his weight around, we send our Marines in. What do we do when a local czar, who rules our coliseum complex, embarks on a building project that’s been kept virtually secret from the taxpayers and city government?</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/city_council_must_watch_coliseum_more_closely">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/city_council_must_watch_coliseum_more_closely#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74997 at http://www.news-record.com Only good public option will help all Americans http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/only_good_public_option_will_help_all_americans <p>Americans have waited long enough for adequate health care for all. Too many people are under-insured or uninsured. This is not only a shameful reflection on the priorities of our country, but it has been proven that, in the long run, it’s even more expensive than a public health option would be.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/only_good_public_option_will_help_all_americans">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/only_good_public_option_will_help_all_americans#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74733 at http://www.news-record.com Newly elected leaders can move the city forward http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/newly_elected_leaders_can_move_the_city_forward <p>Greensboro voters let their wishes be known and now is the time to move forward. I hope the newly elected City Council will work for the good of all of Greensboro and not just the people living in certain parts of town. Hopefully, the new City Council will make decisions based on common and reasoned good sense and will not be overly influenced by activist groups, PACs and the Pulpit Forum. </p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/newly_elected_leaders_can_move_the_city_forward">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/newly_elected_leaders_can_move_the_city_forward#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74998 at http://www.news-record.com Greensboro Symphony pleases High Point crowd http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/greensboro_symphony_pleases_high_point_crowd <p>The Greensboro Symphony is a wow! High Point University enjoyed a standing-room-only audience last week when the Greensboro Symphony performed in our Arts Center. Community leaders, faculty, students and visitors from the Gate City were treated to a magnificent evening of music.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/greensboro_symphony_pleases_high_point_crowd">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/greensboro_symphony_pleases_high_point_crowd#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74999 at http://www.news-record.com Two Obama lieutenants espouse Mao’s teachings http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/two_obama_lieutenants_espouse_mao_s_teachings <p>On June 5, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn told a group of high school students that one of her favorite political philosophers and the one that she turned to the most was Mao Zedong.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/two_obama_lieutenants_espouse_mao_s_teachings">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/two_obama_lieutenants_espouse_mao_s_teachings#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74734 at http://www.news-record.com President’s leadership does not inspire trust http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/president_s_leadership_does_not_inspire_trust <p>We are in perilous times and you, News & Record, are not helping! You keep printing letters from those in favor of a public option in health care, yet more than 50 percent do not want this. We have seen what the government has done with some other programs. One I can think of that no one seems to remember is how well it has “cared for” the American Indians.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/president_s_leadership_does_not_inspire_trust">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/president_s_leadership_does_not_inspire_trust#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74736 at http://www.news-record.com Try a different detour around I-40 shutdown http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/try_a_different_detour_around_i_40_shutdown <p>Thank you for reporting on the closing of I-40 in Haywood County. While some may say, “Why bother? It’s 200 miles away,” I travel for a living and that is important information for me.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/try_a_different_detour_around_i_40_shutdown">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/try_a_different_detour_around_i_40_shutdown#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 75000 at http://www.news-record.com Private health coverage leaves terrible choices http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/private_health_coverage_leaves_terrible_choices <p>I have been with and without decent benefits, as have my college-educated and working grown children. I have a co-worker who has horrible insurance through work that is expensive, has a high deductible and only pays 60 percent of any real medical care or surgery expense. She makes $8 an hour. How can she survive like that?</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/private_health_coverage_leaves_terrible_choices">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/private_health_coverage_leaves_terrible_choices#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74737 at http://www.news-record.com Proposed amphitheater may raise noise issues http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/proposed_amphitheater_may_raise_noise_issues <p>Well, well, well. Here we go again with the making of another grand fiasco. I’m referring to the proposed coliseum amphitheater. Why can’t our elected and appointed officials communicate on the same wavelength? Or don’t they care?</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/proposed_amphitheater_may_raise_noise_issues">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/proposed_amphitheater_may_raise_noise_issues#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 75002 at http://www.news-record.com Red yeast rice facts http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/red_yeast_rice_facts <p>Your Oct. 19 article regarding red yeast rice failed to mention that on Aug. 9, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter regarding red yeast rice supplements. I suggest that your readers visit the FDA’s Web site for more information.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/red_yeast_rice_facts">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/04/article/red_yeast_rice_facts#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74738 at http://www.news-record.com Suspect’s bond set too low in hit-and-run death case http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/suspect_s_bond_set_too_low_in_hit_and_run_death_case <p>This is question for our judges and newly elected officials concerning the hit-and-run death of David Sherman: How does a driver charged with death by motor vehicle, hit and run, and driving with license revoked get a $5,000 unsecured bond? Even after a history of failure to appear in court on major driving violations.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/suspect_s_bond_set_too_low_in_hit_and_run_death_case">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/suspect_s_bond_set_too_low_in_hit_and_run_death_case#comments Letter to the Editor Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 75004 at http://www.news-record.com Photo provoked fear http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/photo_provoked_fear <p>In the current atmosphere of fear in our country around H1N1, germs and danger, I was dismayed to see the front-page picture of a UNCG student getting his shot (Oct. 30). This is not the picture I would choose if I were encouraging folks to get this vaccine. The needle is tiny and the shot is over in no time.</p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/photo_provoked_fear">read more</a></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/photo_provoked_fear#comments Letter to the Editor Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74960 at http://www.news-record.com What’s really scary http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/what_s_really_scary <p>On the front page of today’s paper was the lead-in: “Rep. Foxx says health bill scarier than terrorism,” which led me to think that, perhaps, even more scary might just be — Virginia Foxx.</p> <p><strong>Francis J. McCormack<br />Greensboro</strong></p> http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/11/06/article/what_s_really_scary#comments Letter to the Editor Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 74966 at http://www.news-record.com