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Today's Opinions

  • Sibling connection means a lifetime of shared experiences

    Be careful what you give your kids for Christmas—it might affect their whole lives.
    When my sister Anne Marie and I were kids, our parents gave us a printing press. It had wooden block letters we placed in slots and ink we poured into a container. After we arranged the letters into words, we hand-cranked paper over the blocks into a printed page.

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  • Here are a few tidbits about what happened in Vegas, baby

    I finally found out, I finally found out. I finally found out what happens in Vegas.

    The answer: pretty dang much anything you want to have happen in Vegas.

    I’m not sure I should share, since what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—unless you’re Prince Harry with his ever-present trail of stalking paparazzi and leaked cell-phone photos.

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  • Graduation and growing up can be hard on parents

    By Renee Sloan

    Staff Writer

    When my son was born, everyone told me to enjoy his childhood because it would pass too quickly.

    I’ll admit that I’ve thought about him growing up, but I didn’t really consider how I would feel about that until I watched him graduate from Pre-K last Friday. When I saw him in his little blue cap and gown, it really hit me; he’s growing up, and in less than 15 years, he’ll be graduating from high school.

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  • Thanks to those who helped us

    To the editor:
    We, Light Ministries International, would like to thank Old Shallotte Baptist Church, Liberty Tabernacle, McPie Inc. (a Great Clips franchise), Belk’s of Shallotte, Sugar Confections Bakery and Building Hope Ministries for making our GEMS (Giving Early Mother’s Support) outreach on May 18 a success. We blessed five young ladies with items they will need for their new little ones. We appreciate everyone’s efforts in helping us minister to those in need in our community.
    Carla S. White
    LMI vice president

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  • Golf carts pose traffic problems

    To the editor:
    Currently, the 45 mph limit on the causeway at Sunset Beach by itself prohibits golf carts from crossing the bridge to the island. The state imposes a 35 mph maximum speed limit for roads that allow the use of golf carts.
    The town could request a change from the state from 45 to 35 mph. This issue is on the town council agenda for Monday, June 3.

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  • Culture moving away from morality

    To the editor:
    As the current climate of our culture moves farther and farther away from morality and truth, it takes average people engaged in their area of influence to make any great strides toward change.
    We can win the culture when we live out a Christian world view and engage winsomely within our communities for their good.
    The Rev. Donna Phelps
    Building Hope Ministries/BCSTR
     

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  • CIS Big Toy Day another success

    To the editor:
    Communities In Schools of Brunswick County (CIS) would like to thank the Brunswick County Airport Commission for partnering with us for the 5th annual Big Toy Day on Saturday, May 18.
    We couldn’t have been more pleased with the turnout from the community. Local businesses and municipalities turned out with their “toys” and let the kids climb all over them. The mission of CIS is to surround students with a community of support to empower them to stay in school and achieve in life.

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  • Parking $50 for 10 minutes

    To the editor:
    My family and I were showing our visitors beautiful Sunset Beach on Saturday, May 4. The free parking area was closed for construction, so we drove to the parking area at the Sunset Beach Pier.
    There was not an attendant to collect the $5 parking fee. We parked and walked to the beach. There was one other car in the parking area. We were only there for 10 minutes because it started to rain. As we were walking back to our car, we saw an attendant bending down putting a boot on our car.

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