Should North Carolina bar undocumented aliens from enrolling in community colleges or universities and paying out-of-state tuition that covers more than the cost of instruction?
Sen. Hillary Clinton's win in the West Virginia primary seems to have strengthened her commitment to stay in the race for the Democrats' presidential nomination, though if the remaining primaries go as expected she'll finish in second place in committed delegates and superdelegates, too. Some Obama backers are saying she should close shop and endorse him.
In response to "Racial fear loses grip on N.C." and "Voters seeking a full-blooded American" (both May 15 Viewpoint):As Derrick Z. Jackson points out, the people of North Carolina "get it" far more than folks such as Kathleen Parker.
Molly Yandle, 13, Providence Day School, Charlotte: If I could have legally voted in the North Carolina primary, I think that I would have voted for Obama. I agree with his policies on the Iraq war and education. Additionally, he has a more persistent attitude than the other candidates which will most likely lead him to success. Hillary Clinton should drop out of the race at this point because our state played a huge factor in the campaign, and she suffered quite a loss in our state.
Short and snappy comments by anonymous Observer readers on the issues of the day
From Mac Barnhardt of Mooresville: In response to "Who pays N.C. taxes" (May 9 For The Record), readers should know that the author, Meg Gray Wiehe, left out some very important information and distorted the truth by using fuzzy math. Her point was that the poorest taxpayers pay the highest share of their incomes in state and local taxes and the wealthiest taxpayers pay the least.
The next American president will inherit many foreign policy challenges, but surely one of the biggest will be the Cold War. Yes, the next president is going to be a Cold War president -- but this Cold War is with Iran.
Twelve countries ban HIV-positive visitors, nonimmigrants and immigrants from their territory: Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan and ... the United States. China recently removed its ban on HIV-positive visitors because it feared embarrassment ahead of the Olympics. But America's ban remains.
Right now, people in this community might be in the mood to talk about alternatives to arresting and locking up some folks who break the law.
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Right now, people in this community might be in the mood to talk about alternatives to arresting and locking up some folks who break the law.
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Loyd Dillon of Charlotte asks the question that's on a lot of minds: If Hillary Clinton were president, what would Bill do? Here's his take:
