Opinion
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ESSAY: Grief and the Faceless Nature of Facebook
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. The message arrived September 23,…
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OPINION: HB 64 Puts Historic Access to Government Records in Reach
When the 2021 session of the General Assembly began, passage of legislation to advance public access to records of disciplinary…
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OPINION: Ableism and Accessibility in a Post-COVID World
Since the beginning of time, accessibility has been a major issue for disabled people. Disabled people have trouble finding or…
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OPINION: The Charlotte NDO – Third Time’s the Charm
Charlotte has passed a non-discrimination ordinance (NDO) – again. It has been five years since the first successful vote to…
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OPINION: It’s the U.S. Senate’s Turn to Act on LGBTQ Nondiscrimination
I haven’t always agreed with North Carolina’s U.S. senators, but I appreciated a recent opportunity to meet with Senator Thom…
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OPINION: SB711 Is a Step Backward for Marijuana Legalization in NC
On June 30, 2021, a milestone for marijuana legalization in NC was reached as the Compassionate Care Act, SB711, advanced…
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OPINION: CMS Must Reimagine Its Board of Education
If we know anything, it’s that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) Board of Education has a penchant for drama (just ask…
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OPINION: Charlotte Needs More Non-Alcoholic Options
Many moons ago when I was newly sober, my poodle Ziggy was recruited for a magazine photoshoot at a new-but-since-closed,…
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OPINION: The State Should Be Supporting Harm-Reduction Programs, Not Trying To Kill Them
If you were an injection drug user in Plaza Midwood before 2015 — before syringe service programs (SSPs) were legal…
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OPINION: Why I Support the Cherry Community Organization’s Fight for Morgan School
In 2018 I moved to Cherry. I needed more space for my kids, and a beautiful almost-new house on the…
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OPINION: A Spectacle of Unity Followed the UNC Charlotte Shooting
One day after a former student opened fire in a UNC Charlotte classroom, killing two students and injuring four others,…
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OPINION: Open the Door to LGBTQ Equality in North Carolina
This spring marks five years since North Carolina sprang into the national spotlight because of a statewide conversation about LGBTQ…
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Editor’s Note: Cherry’s Longtime Leaders Are Not for the Disrespect
Barbara Rainey has seen a lot of change in Cherry over her 70 years. Having lived the first 33 years…
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OPINION: When Black Siding Replaces Black Lives
When the house flippers show up in west Charlotte, they move out the Black people, but they bring in black…
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Viral Video Highlights Barriers for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
In mid-February, a video of an Oxnard college professor berating a hard-of-hearing student in front of their entire Zoom class…
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OPINION: Duke Energy Plan Leaves Vulnerable Communities Behind
We know climate change is already affecting us here in the Charlotte region, where Duke Energy keeps a tight grasp…
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