Thought for Today on substitutes and slogans
A Thought for Today attributed to Eric Bentley critiques modern discourse. It laments substitutes for language with jargon principles with slogans and genuine ideas with bright suggestions, reflecting on time and intellectual honesty.
Big hearts highlight Christmas generosity in Gaston County
Our Views celebrates wide giving across Gaston County during a tough year. Volunteers at East Baptist Church served 18 hours straight, feeding 2,200 people and distributing $10,000 in groceries clothing and toys. Terry Usery plans a Ukraine mission with his Tryon Elementary School team. The Gazette’s Christmas Wishes and Empty Stocking Fund totals show deeper charity, with $126 000 raised this year. National data place the U S among the world’s top givers as Americans donate time money and gifts.
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What You Don't Know Would Fill More Books
Opinion piece critiquing know it all attitudes and liberal intolerance. It argues political correctness fuels division, questions fiscal cliff negotiations, and critiques ignorance in public life. The author cites Adam Smith, comments on Obama Netanyahu talks, and references Jonestown and assault weapons debates. Thomas Sowell is noted as a source.
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Change comes from inner light not external law
Larry Shull of Kings Mountain argues that evil stems from absence of good and that free will requires choosing light over darkness. He urges personal transformation as the path to national change, warning that politics cannot fix morality without inward reform.
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