Why not counsel in civil cases too?

For a half-century, the justices of our highest courts have reiterated that "the right to be heard would be of little avail" if it did not comprehend the "right to be heard by counsel." Even the intelligent and educated layman, the courts ...

Veterans Day parade

Thank you for publishing photos of the 29th Veterans Day Parade (held Nov. 8 this year). It is important for me to point out that although the parade took place in Raleigh, the sponsor of the parade was the Wake County Veterans Council. T...

Youth work

President Obama plans a White House "Forum on Jobs" next month, and here's an item that ought to be on the agenda: summer jobs for young people. Teenage unemployment is running at about 25 percent nationwide, against the background of the...

Shop friendly

So, the holiday season is officially here. Just turn on your TV and count how many commercials aren't about the holidays. And now that the shopping season is here, I'd like to throw this request out to everyone: please be nice to the peopl...

When in doubt...

The White House made a prudent decision to dampen the brush fire that erupted last week when a federal task force recommended new standards on breast cancer screening. Those recommendations suggested that most women should not start gettin...

Beyond distractions

Bruce Siceloff's Nov. 17 column "Corn at the pump" was, like the fuels described, a blend of content varying in significance. Underlying tales of inattentive pumpers is an enormously more significant story: North Carolinians will soon gai...

Army maneuvers

T he arrival of Salvation Army bell-ringers and their red kettles is a grand way to introduce the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, for it gives parents a chance to demonstrate charity for their kids, to explain that there are those no...

Gallery

Here's the harm

In her Nov. 17 column, Ruth Sheehan showed a lack of understanding of the subtleties of medical screenings and the harms. What could be harmful about self-breast exams? Nothing in and of themselves, but when they come with the authoritativ...

One not enough

Your Nov. 16 article about the Wildlife Commission noted that Gene Price, its longest-serving member, did not contribute to any politicians. Price came to Sen. Marc Basnight's attention years ago after writing a complimentary editorial. Wh...