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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2001
Page
5
Duane K McCallister serves as editor while John Pea holds editorial page editor duties with Barry Bridges contributing to the staff. The note lists key editors and their roles on the newspaper's editorial team.
A civic pamphlet asserts that true freedom comes from self-control and individual rights, arguing that people are endowed by their Creator with life, property, and freedom not granted by government. It emphasizes equal status and the duty to preserve and expand personal liberty.
A succinct aphorism states freedom resides in the choice to desire it. The remark emphasizes personal agency as the kernel of liberty, suggesting that free will ignites when an individual resolves to seek it.
The Gazette outlines letter submission rules including required signature address and daytime phone number. Letters must be 300 words or less with possible length edits and one letter per month. Some content like poetry or consumer complaints is not published and submissions may be mailed faxed or emailed to the Gastonia office.
Directory list of U S senators with Washington and local office addresses phone numbers and websites for John Edwards Jesse Helms Strom Thurmond and Ernest Hollings includes district, city and state details and contact points for outreach letters and electronic correspondence.
Walter Williams critiques media and white liberals for applying double standards to Black leaders and racial issues. He cites Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton controversies, NAACP ads, and media bias, arguing paternalism harms Black Americans more than overt racism. He calls for whites to abandon guilt and adopt accountability.
The piece argues the PGA failed to support Casey Martin in his bid to use a golf cart on tour, calling for empathy and a level playing field. It contrasts the PGA's stance with the Senior Tour's cart rules and praises Martin's perseverance while criticizing the association's priority of image over compassion.
Our opinion argues that CaroMont Health's board unanimously ended the practice of taping open meetings, a policy never used since its 1995 vote. The piece notes Melvin Parent led the measure, opposed taping in 1995, and has pushed for closed meetings, raising questions about the hospital’s commitment to public records and transparency.
A retrospective look at President Bushs European tour finds mixed outcomes. While he avoided major missteps and drew cautious praise from European leaders, critics highlighted gaps on missile defense and the Kyoto treaty. The trip underlined Putin as a guarded ally whose regime suppresses dissent. Bush favored a Reaganesque pace, needing rest and restraint for future missions.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters to the editor for the Feedback section. Each month a Letter or My Turn column is chosen for the award, with a yearly July prize. Winners should be concise, well written, with a reasonable message and no personal attacks, following the guidelines on the page.
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