Editorial Team Heads McCallister Pea and Bridges
Duane K McCallister serves as editor while John Pea takes editorial page duties and Barry Bridges joins the team. The trio guides the newspaper's opinion voice and content strategy.
The Gaston Gazette in Gastonia, North Carolina
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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 2001
Page
5
Philosophy of freedom and self rule in a creed
A public domain statement extols natural rights and self control as the core of freedom. It argues all people are endowed by a Creator with rights to life and property, urging readers to promote liberty and preserve it for themselves and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Herbert G. Gutman
Harlem
Thoughts on Freedom and Liberty Safeguards
A reflection on liberty noting that dangers to freedom come not only from open oppositions but also from those who profess belief in liberty yet ignore its safeguards for their purposes.
Gazette Letters Guidelines and Submission Details
The Gazette lists letter rules including required signature, address, and daytime phone number. Letters must be under 300 words unless chosen for My Turn. Only one letter published per month. No poetry or consumer complaints. Submit in person, by mail, fax, or email to the Gastonia office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
E. Franklin Blvd
Gastonia
Gastongazette
Freedom.com
How to Reach State and Federal Offices
Contact numbers for FBI U S. Marshal U S. Attorney ATF OSHA State Attorney DMV Driver's License ALE SBI list the agencies and phone lines with no context or narrative. The data appears as a directory style snippet intended to guide readers to key offices and hotlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
U.S. Attorney
ATF
OSHA
North Carolina DPI contact details for public instruction
The notice lists the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and its superintendent Mike Ward along with State Board of Education Chairman Phil Kirk. It provides the address 301 N. Wilmington St. Raleigh NC 27601, phone number 919 807 3300, and the DPI website.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Ward
State Board of Education
Phil Kirk
North Carolina
Calls for Slavery Reparations Growing Louder
Walter Williams questions reparations arguments tying modern social problems to slavery. He notes data on black family structures and challenges the feasibility and fairness of a reparations program, arguing a fund with discretionary payouts resembles a political hustle rather than a moral remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cates
Leroy
Walter Williamis
George Mason University
Fairfax, Va
c/o Creators Syndicate
W. Century Blvd
Los Angeles
Feedback on Phil Hinely removal and county officials actions
The reader thanks Phil Hinely for 20 years of service and praises county commissioners for dismissing him privately. They defend the bureaucratic department model, oppose tax raises, and commend officials for pursuing real estate sales and other steps to cut costs amid criticism from special interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Phil Hinely
Mr. Hinely
Power party switch and GOP peril in Senate stalemate
James Jeffords switch to the Democrats cripples Bush's agenda amid partisan gridlock. The piece accuses Democrats of power seeking, predicts obstacles on judicial nominations, spending cuts, and energy plans, and questions media bias and domestic policy aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jeffords
Bush
Senate
Ghost town Gastonia faces criticism from long-time resident
A longtime Gastonia resident, 47 years, calls the city a ghost town citing burnt, empty, and rundown buildings. The speaker challenges mayor and officials to inspect the town and take immediate action to improve conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Supreme Court guards privacy in Kyllo heat imaging case
The court ruled high tech heat imagining counts as a search and requires a warrant in home searches. The decision, written by Justice Scalia, emphasizes Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and affirms that intimate home details demand judicial oversight despite police convenience or device availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Florence
Ore
Danny Kyllo
Kyllo
Kylle
Supreme Court
Cato Institute
Roger Pilon
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
David Souter
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
Justice Scalia
Scalia
Thomas
Pilon
Judicial Branch
High Court
Quiet end to McVeigh federal execution controversy
Timothy McVeigh was declared dead at 8 14 a m EDT after a clinical procedure in which he received a poison loaded IV The bomber left no last words beyond a Victorian poem praising bearing up He claimed he acted as a soldier in a cause but showed little grief for the 168 people killed in the Oklahoma City attack Describes reactions of TV reporters and the guarded handling of his ashes and legacy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy McVeigh
Terre Haute
Oklahoma City
Washington
McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Readers' Voice award seeks concise letters to editors
The Gazette invites readers to submit Feedback letters or My Turn pieces for its Readers' Voice award. Each month one letter or column is chosen, with a yearly award in July for the overall winner. Submissions should be well written, concise, and avoid personal attacks, following the feedback guidelines.
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Adjoa Aiyetoro
National Coalition of Blacks For Reparations
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