Lee Raynor, the storied former editor of The Free Press, could be, let’s just say, taxing to work for. Admittedly sometimes, I was also a challenge, and we didn’t always see eye to eye. Or eye to toe. Or eye to “hey, I think she’s in the back room.”
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Danny Rice: Get in the way
When you reach the age of full retirement, you have a lot of time for retrospection and introspection. Heavy on my heart recently has been the current status and future of our special community.
Former Kinston Free Press Managing Editor Blasts KFP's Efforts for Kinston
Hurricanes are the most important stories you'll ever have in Kinston, not just because of their scope, but because people's lives are literally depending on the information you provide. By the time you decide in New Bern that maybe you ought to send a reporter up there, it will be too late.
Letter to the Editor: Lenoir County citizens deserve dedicated 24/7 animal control officers
Enough is enough. Lenoir County citizens deserve dedicated 24/7 animal control officers to protect the public from the wild dogs who terrorize our communities, kill our beloved pets and attack residents landing them in the hospital.
Vicki Kennedy: Techno Service
Yesterday I spent over 30 minutes making a doctor's appointment. When I went online to get the phone number (who has a yellow pages anymore?), I was prompted to contact the appointment clerk with a quick email. Several hours later, the clerk texted a response that included her phone number.
Letter to the Editor: Call for awareness of violence in our hospitals
As a nurse leader at our local hospital, I feel compelled to call your and your readers' attention to the unacceptable volume of violence toward nurses and other healthcare workers. Patient violence toward healthcare workers, also known as Type 2 Workplace Violence, is increasingly prevalent in the healthcare setting, especially in Emergency Departments.
Letter to the Editor: Mary Alphin, Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court
It is my honor and privilege to serve you over the next four years as the Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court. I appreciate you for entrusting me with this crucial role and I promise you that I do not take that responsibility lightly.
Letter to the editor: Vote Jonathan Britt, Lenoir County Board of Education
As a retired educator and former Chairperson of the Lenoir County Board of Education and retired physician of Obstetrics and Gynecology who both care deeply about our community and Lenoir County Public Schools (LCPS), it is with great hope and a clear vision for the future of our schools that we are asking you to vote for Jonathan Britt for Lenoir County Board of Education - District 5.
Letter to the Editor: Taylor Black Cemetery - Culture, Heritage, Identity - A story of Restoration
Over 100 years of history buried in one area and no one barely even remembers it or knows it is there. As a community it is our job, nay, our responsibility to look after our own heritage because if we won’t do it, then how can we charge the task to someone else and expect satisfactory results.
Letter to the Editor: Loose and wild dog problem in Lenoir County and in particular La Grange
Dear Mr. Mayor and Town Council: I am writing in regard to the loose/wild dog problem in Lenoir County and in particular La Grange. About 2 weeks ago, my neighbor’s cat was mauled by 2 dogs we believe are owned by people who live down the street. These 2 dogs ran across my back deck late one night and nearly killed my neighbor’s cat which I tried to stop from happening
Letter to the Editor: Councilman Suggs has right concerns, wrong solutions
On the day City Council Member Chris Suggs’ Op-Ed appeared in Neuse News, I received no less than a dozen calls or texts from people upset about his suggestions on what the city should do with our grant money. I told them Mr. Suggs identified the right needs, but he believes in the wrong solutions.
Letter to the editor: Hedge Funds Help Support Retired Police Officers
As a retired North Carolina State Trooper with 30 years of service, I know that law enforcement careers are rewarding — but also dangerous and challenging at times. That’s one of the reasons it’s critical to provide those going into law enforcement with the peace of mind that comes with financial security when they retire. One somewhat surprising source of that financial security comes through hedge funds.
Letter to the editor: Voter ID, confidence in Democracy
I’ve been concerned by what I believe many on both sides of the political spectrum would view as the loss of confidence in institutions at all levels of society. This loss of confidence applies to two definitions of the word; “The quality or state of being certain,” and “Faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, or effective way.”
Letter to the editor: Between the lines, top high schools
One of the major factors in choosing where to live in the United States is the educational reputation. Many parents want academics while others select a school based on athletic history.
Letter to the Editor: We are fed up with crime
The people of Kinston/Lenoir county are fed up with crime and random shootings that haunt this city.