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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2000
Page
5
The Gazette name appears with publisher Duane K. McCallister editor John Pea and editorial page editor Barry Bridges. This item notes the key newsroom leadership in the public notice context.
A compact reflection urges vigilant protection of civil freedoms and wary scrutiny of anyone who would edge toward curtailing the public jewel. It emphasizes constant watchfulness over rights and the danger of complacent consent to erosion of liberty.
The Gazette outlines submission rules for letters including required signature and address, daytime phone, and under 300 words. Letters may be edited for length and taste and published once per month. Longer pieces may join My Turn. mailing, fax, email options are provided. petitions about poetry or consumer complaints are not published.
Readers who write letters to the editor for Feedback section are eligible for The Gazette’s Readers’ Voice award. Each month The Gazette selects one Feedback letter or My Turn column to receive the award, with yearly eligibility in July.
Jacob Sullum analyzes the Supreme Court 6 to 3 ruling against Indianapolis drug checkpoints. The decision questions indiscriminate stops and questions if drug searches can be justified by generalized crime prevention, while noting prior allowances for immigration and sobriety checks.
A Dec 5 Freightliner article ends with reader views urging fair wages and rejecting unions. The letter also notes Judge Melissa Magee’s election loss to Angela Hoyle, praising the new Republican judges and noting neighbors voted similarly.
The Gastonia Planning Commission rejected Anna's Bail Bonds bid to relocate across from the courthouse 7-2 amid a neighborhood business district ban. The decision highlights property rights versus zoning rules, with the city council set to reconsider next month. Separately, the Gazette notes charity support remains strong, including the Empty Stocking Fund nearing a $105,000 goal, even as local thieves target the Gaston County Food Bank storeroom with 12 break-ins in four months.
The Smithsonian in Washington will display an original stretch of Route 66 in 2003 as part of America on the Move. The slabs will be reassembled in the Museum of American History, highlighting how Route 66 shaped American life from its 1920s planning through its decline by 1984.
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