Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, is a provocative treatment of race problems in the United States. Her book was received with appreciation by some and summarily rejected by others. A year ago, Llano County in Texas considered shutting down the public library system after a federal judge ruled that county commissioners […]
The Republicans should be mortified. In fact, by all accounts, they are. Rolling Stone featured an entire article quoting their reactions to Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s embarrassing response to the president’s State of the Union speech. Describing the speech as “feeling more like a rejected audition tape for a supporting role on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” delivered […]
The headlines coming out of the Super Tuesday primaries have got it right. Barring cataclysmic changes, Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be the Republican and Democratic nominees for president in 2024. With Nikki Haley’s withdrawal, there will be no more significantly contested primaries or caucuses ― the earliest both parties’ races have been over […]
The educational landscape is changing, so we must be innovative in how we support, recruit, and retain high quality teachers in Duplin County Schools (DCS). Our Board of Education understands the tremendous challenges that districts face, not only here in eastern North Carolina, but across the state and beyond. Even through these challenging times, as […]
In June of 1776 George Mason gave future generations some critical advice about the founding principles used to establish our Constitutional Republic. Said he, “no free government, or the blessing of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by…frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.” A fundamental principle is a principle from which other truths can […]
I am heartbroken, America is in chaos, homes are broken into, business are ransacked, schools are in lockdown, education is in the backseat. All of this is unbelievable, but even worse, what about the safety of our children and families? China is buying up our farmland, buying up our poultry industry and swine industry as […]
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