Gaston Gazette Opinion Voice From Local Readers
Lucy C Talley publishes and Hunter Bretzius edits the Gaston Gazette opinion section inviting readers to share views at GastonGazette.com/opinion. The notice emphasizes community voices and public discourse in a local journalism context.
Back to School 2016 in Gaston County
Editorial wishing 32,000 students in Gaston County public schools a safe successful year. Encourages focus on learning, parental support, and high expectations. Reminds drivers to stop for buses and to boost students with praise and encouragement for a positive school year.
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Gaston County
Gaston and
Beyond
Gastonia Man Wins 3.25 Million Settlement for Wrongful Conviction
On Facebook reactions reach a mix of sympathy and calls for harsher penalties for prosecutions as a Gastonia man receives 3.25 million after 24 years wrongly spent in jail. Comments highlight lost years, justice delayed, and calls for accountability across prosecutors and investigators.
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Gastonia
Barbara Evans Bloyer
Lynn Owens
Tatum Bourque
Constitutional text on religious liberty and rights
The passage presents the First Amendment clause safeguarding religion, speech, press, peaceful assembly, and petition. It asserts Congress shall make no law respecting establishment or prohibiting free exercise, and protects citizens’ rights to petition and seek redress.
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Congress
Celebrate Gaston County Schools year opens with new campuses
Gaston County welcomes about 32 000 students on the first day of the 2016 17 school year under the Celebrate Gaston County Schools theme. New facilities include an elementary near Pleasant Ridge and a middle school in Stanley, with 112 000 and 135 000 square feet respectively, readiness for 2017 18. The district expands BYOD to 27 schools and moves toward a 1 1.7 student to computer ratio with Chromebooks.
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Gaston County
North Carolina
Gastonia
Stanley
Pleasant Ridge
Stanley Middle School
Hawks Nest
Hawks Nest Steam Academy
Robbie Cavnar
South Point High School
White House
N.C
Gaston College
Hunter Huss High School
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