OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

We dodged another one!
That tropical mess that dumped a lot of rain in several areas missed us, not by much but enough that Franklin County didn't suffer any significant damage.
As storms go, the one over the weekend wasn't all that around here but as we've learned in the past, even relatively small-seeming storms can ramp up quickly and leave a lot of damage in their path.

During a recent disc golf outing to Clayton, some friends and I decided on our way back to check out a new-to-us course in Knightdale.
And, let me tell you, and this is no shade, but driving through Knightdale and its palatial estates is not a whole lot like driving through some parts of Franklin County.
According to Data USA, the median household income in Franklin County was $71,386 in 2023.

Dear editor: I hope no one has missed a recent milestone achievement in the campaign to Make America Great Again. It can be hard to keep up amidst the onslaught of chaos being flung in all directions by this administration.
I'm talking about the grand opening of Alligator Alcatraz, America's newest concentration camp in the middle of the Florida Everglades. Trump was on hand to celebrate the occasion, along with Kristi Noem and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.