It is with deep sadness that I report that Linda Perry, founder of the Camden Charitable Foundation and the wife of retired Camden Sheriff Tony Perry, passed away this week at her home surrounded by her family. Linda had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for the past six years.

After reading a frequent local contributor’s list of reasons to be thankful for Donald Trump, I was amazed that he neglected to mention some of the most noteworthy.

The season of Lent is here for Christians. Christians usually "give something up" for Lent. The best thing we can give up is our ego!

The worst racists around are the blind followers of the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and the now long gone-Golden Frinks, whom I knew very well back in Edenton in the 1950s.

I’d like to say “thank you” to President Donald Trump for standing up to China and showing us that we don’t need to be under their thumb economically, or any other way. I’d also like to say “thank you” for the strongest economy in my lifetime.

I truly believe that former President Donald Trump did something great. He shook things up, as my older brother, now dead, would say.

If you have received Meals on Wheels or services from Food Bank of the Albemarle, the American Red Cross; adopted a dog or cat from the SPCA; watched Green Saves Green sample local water quality; contributed to the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle program; or applied for a Habitat for Humanity ho…

You've heard it said that the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. So with that in mind consider this:

We are a nation of laws. The law protects us and our rights.

Representatives — Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Tom Rice of South Carolina, Dan Newhouse and Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Peter Meijer and Fred Upton of Michigan, John Katko of New York and David Valadao of California — caved in to liber…

Now that former President Donald Trump has been found not guilty by the U.S. Senate what’s next for him?

According to those meddling scientists, our minds create the blueness of the skies, the touch of a loved one, the buzz of bees, the sound we think the tree makes when it falls in a forest, the repulsive smell of excrement, the delicious taste of your favorite food, the love of our friends an…

I was very glad when I read that the Pasquotank County Confederate monument could possibly be relocated to a county resident’s private property. On Feb. 1, the Pasquotank Board of Commissioners’ Special Projects Committee voted unanimously to strongly consider a proposal from Warren Weidrick…

On May 19, 2016, then Vice President Joe Biden proudly told the National Urban League’s legislative policy conference he was worried about facing retirement because he had never held a private-sector job.

It should come as no surprise that former President Donald Trump reacted to losing the Nov. 3 election with a “sore loser” attitude.

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I’ve stated many times that failure and incompetence are resume enhancers in the Democratic Party.

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A frequent letter-writer apparently likes using the term "acolytes" to describe those with whom he disagrees.