Editorials

All my life, I've been able to count on Sweet N' Low being on every restaurant table, whether it be a beloved greasy spoon, a classic barbecue joint or even fancy places.
This allowed my mama and me to turn away those scowls other patrons when we did the ungodly and ordered "unsweetened" tea in public.
However, I've noticed that I can no longer take this product being available for granted.

This time of year always reminds me of a time during my childhood when my mother and I would head to a little ceramic shop near Spring Hope several nights a week to paint items for Christmas gifts.
I recall her explaining there were a lot of pretty things we could choose to paint for gifts to give others. I was 10 years-old, so you would think my mind was only in a direction of what Santa could bring to me, not what we would be working on for others.

Dear editor: I've spent most of my life fighting for communities where the nearest grocery store was miles away -- places called "food deserts," where hunger hides in plain sight.
Today, millions of Americans -- 40 million nationwide, and 1.4 million right here in North Carolina -- are wondering how they'll feed their families because Washington is playing politics with their plates of food.

This photo was pulled from The Nashville Graphic 1962 archives. Contestants for Miss and Mrs. Nash County ride in the 1962 Harvest Festival Parade. We believe these ladies are (left) Miss Jennette Bissette and (right) Mrs. H.V. Langley.