No honesty on bombing Iran

February 22, 2012 - 10:09pm

The U.S. says it doesn’t want Israel to bomb Iran. That is code talk. It means, the U.S. wants Israel to bomb Iran.

Thomas’ apology lesson in humility

February 22, 2012 - 10:09pm

I just finished reading Cal Thomas’ column in which he humbly apologizes for his comments about MSNBC host Rachel Maddow during last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

LETTER: Stop land grab for substation

February 21, 2012 - 3:41pm

Call out the National Guard! Once again the city’s land pirates are intoxicated!

EC lucky to have museum, staff

February 18, 2012 - 6:43pm

I was in Elizabeth City last weekend for the wonderful event at Museum of the Albemarle.

Unity Service step to racial harmony

February 17, 2012 - 9:24pm

The Pasquotank County-Elizabeth City Community Relations Commission’s “State of the Community” report in 2006 included the following recommendation: “The (community’s) two ministerial associations should interact and interface more so as to eliminate duplication inconsistent with racial and ethnic diversity.

Sorry Syria: No oil, no invasion

February 17, 2012 - 9:23pm

Why isn’t the U.S. intervening in the slaughter in Syria? Syria isn’t oil-rich, and Syria isn’t Israel.JERRY GILLHertford

Letter: Thanks for black history coverage

February 15, 2012 - 10:03pm

I have noticed that The Daily Advance has been doing a great job. I really appreciate the paper recognizing Black History Month, and in a big way.

Letter: Social Security ‘lock box’ a lie

February 15, 2012 - 10:02pm

Social Security is not an entitlement program. There are Ponzi schemes and there is Social Security.

Letter: Make free other preventive care

February 15, 2012 - 10:01pm

If President Obama is going to push free contraception with the assertion that it makes for good-sense preventive health care, then I must insist that he also provide for free workout facilities such as gyms, spas and running tracks.

Stop trying to tell churches what to do

February 14, 2012 - 8:55pm

Once upon a time, President Obama assured everyone that if they liked their insurance plan they would be able to keep it.

No one forced to use contraception

February 14, 2012 - 8:54pm

Isn’t it interesting that Republicans have no problem with insurance companies offering coverage for Viagra for men but are up in arms about insurance coverage for contraceptives for women?

Bloggers should sign their posts

February 14, 2012 - 8:54pm

In reading the daily blogs in The Daily Advance, I’m often humored and amazed.

Christian nation’s destructive legacy

February 14, 2012 - 8:54pm

For years I’ve been asking myself the following question: How could the United States carry on the slave trade, set out to exterminate its native peoples, drop atom bombs on Japan, burn down the Waco compound with 85 people inside, illegally and unnecessarily invade Iraq and Afghanistan, and torture numerous terrorist suspects?

Story on Ellery, Zoe heart-warming

February 14, 2012 - 8:53pm

Ellery and Zoe: what a beautiful story! Robert Kelly-Goss wrote a truly heart-warming story about two girls who were diagnosed with leukemia.

Money’s gain loss for democracy

February 10, 2012 - 9:29pm

It is absolutely disgusting the way this so-called democracy has degenerated into perpetual warfare between the socialists and plutocrats.

Learn from history or repeat mistakes

February 10, 2012 - 9:29pm

This month is African-American history month and there is a lot that we can learn from history.

LETTER: Academi faces big challenge

February 7, 2012 - 8:54pm

We will have to wait and see if the world’s most infamous mercenary company, once known as Blackwater and then Xe and now rebranded again as Academi, will, as CEO Ted Wright says, focus on “following the rules” and “be a player in the local economy.” Blackwater is known for killing 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad’s Nisour Square in 2007.

LETTER: Romney clueless about poor, poverty

February 7, 2012 - 8:49pm

Our presidential candidate, multimillionaire Mitt Romney is one weak front-runner as he comes off as a bit of a strange case.

Bud Wright: ‘Kill a Mockingbird’ still packs powerful message

February 3, 2012 - 7:40pm

Recently, the 50th anniversary of one of my favorite films quietly passed.

LETTER: Pasquotank needs voter ID law

February 3, 2012 - 7:39pm

I wholeheartedly agree with the letter to the editor voicing support for the voter photo ID bill.

LETTER: Suttons’ play talk of the town

February 3, 2012 - 7:39pm

Several days have passed since I witnessed one of the finest performances in my lifetime.

LETTER: Suttons’ play talk of the town

February 3, 2012 - 7:39pm

Several days have passed since I witnessed one of the finest performances in my lifetime.

LETTER: 'Push Comes to Shove’ delightful

February 1, 2012 - 7:22pm

I went to see a play, “When Push Comes to Shove,” performed Jan. 30 by the Suttons, my pastor’s family.

LETTER: Pet-carry choice may dog Romney

February 1, 2012 - 7:21pm

A dog tethered to the roof of your car is not the way a loving dog owner transports his beloved dog, I’d say.

LETTER: Great theater with a message

February 1, 2012 - 7:21pm

The people packing the ECSU auditorium to view “When Push Comes to Shove” were uniformly entranced by the exceptional music, song, dance and drama.