To the Editor:

I would like to voice my concerns about the recent superintendent salary [approval], along with the proposed 20 percent pay cut for our city council and our awesome Mayor Olive.

To the Editor:

What has happened to ME? No, I don't mean me, personally, but what has happened to the use of the word "me?"

THUMBS UP: Quiz Bowl

Congratulations to Dr. Kelly Faulk, Wayne Staton and Jordan Minter, the top three finishers in the North Carolina Quiz Bowl program held this week at First Presbyterian Church.

With diplomas and degrees already being distributed, graduation season is upon us.

North Carolina developed its current system of taxation during the revenue reforms of the Great Depression, seeking to keep state government afloat at a time of widespread hardship. It depended — and still depends — on a relatively high income tax rate and was designed to reflect an economic system driven by agriculture and manufacturing, textiles and furniture.

They are the fixers, the multi-taskers and the forces to be reckoned with when it comes to protecting their young.

North Carolina improved its atmosphere for small businesses more than any other state between 2012 and 2013, according to California-based business thumbtack.com, an internet marketplace which also conducts an annual business survey.

THUMBS DOWN: Vote-buying

Whispers of vote-buying in Lee County have been around for a long, long time. The Lee County Board of Elections held a hearing this past week on the subject following a complaint filed by Lee County Commissioner Jim Womack

It is possible to have a gem in your very midst and not realize it.

To the Editor:

Legislation introduced in the N.C. House several weeks ago has saltwater recreational anglers cheering while in-shore commercial fishermen are booing the solons in Raleigh.

Congratulations are in order for Patrice McNeill, a sixth-grade language arts teacher at SanLee Middle School, who was named Lee County’s Teacher of the Year in an impressive ceremony on Tuesday.

To the Editor:

A local company has gone out of its way to help me, and I wanted to let the town of Sanford know about it.

To the Editor:

What is the typical opinion in our society today about the rehabilitation of people who have been convicted of a crime?

A special ceremony — paying tribute to those who gave their lives in the line of duty, was held yesterday at Village Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

THUMBS UP: Caterpillar program

How can the jobs picture be gloomy for both prospective employees and prospective employers?

Once again, Central Carolina is set for a glorious weekend of events that is sure to please locals and visitors alike.

Today is the National Day of Prayer.