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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2011
Page
2
Publisher Julie Moreno and Editor Hunter Bretzius outline a philosophy of personal liberty. The piece asserts all people are equally endowed by a Creator with the right to life and property, and warns that freedom comes from self-control rather than government power.
Lawmakers push House Bill 24 to replace partisan district drawing with a nonpartisan commission after the 2020 census. The measure, modeled on Iowa practice, would have legislators vote on proposals while the commission handles district creation for the next decade, potentially removing politics from redraws.
The NC governor vetoed the $19.9 billion General Fund budget despite a GOP override path. She argues the plan misreads public opinion and risks education funding, while lawmakers counter with a midrange $19.5 billion deal. Polls show divergent views, with PPP and Civitas reporting starkly different results. Hood of the John Locke Foundation adds context.
Nancy Manning of Gastonia objects to limits on public prayer at graduation and asserts that prayer is a free exercise under the Constitution. She contends taxpayers who pray should not be silent and cites the ACLU and Freedom From Religion Foundation in defense of those rights.
A reader expresses mixed views on protests and publicity. They urge prayer for a young man's funeral and call for awareness to form a protective human shield for the family, noting surprisingly few people know who the protesters are or their motives.
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