OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

Now that Easter is a few days behind us, I trust that everyone -- except maybe some of the kids who reaped a huge harvest at egg hunts -- is coming down off their sugar high!
This year, even more than most, there seemed to be an abundance of Easter egg hunts -- and the youngsters had a ball. I'd love to know just how much candy was distributed but I'd bet the total would be astounding!

Fictional Jerry Seinfeld once famously said: 'Boy, I miss the days they made toys that could kill a kid.'
I don't always need a reason to quote "Seinfeld," and this one is a bit of a stretch, but bear with me.
When I was a kid, they made cartoons that, well, maybe they didn't kill a kid, but they made every kid want to run outside, grab a stick, pretend it was the Sword of Omens, He-Man's Power Sword, a Star Wars lightsaber or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle nunchucks and whack their friends upside the head with them.

Dear editor: As a breast cancer survivor, I'm aware more than most of how important it is to have a strong healthcare program like Medicare Advantage (MA) supporting us in times of medical crisis.
Our leaders must ensure Medicare Advantage remains a stable healthcare option for North Carolina's seniors.

Dear editor: I am writing to express a growing concern shared by many families and residents of Franklin County: the absence of a public community pool and a full-service community center.
Do you all remember the Strategic Plan document from 2020? This was a plan supported and published by many of the same individuals now sitting on our county commission. Yet five years later, our community is still waiting for meaningful action.

Dear editor: In recent editions of The Franklin Times, the topic of a public pool and community center has come up once again. I am 56 years old, and for as long as I can remember, this has been a recurring conversation--something the public has long supported and advocated for, yet it has never become a reality.
Neighboring counties like Vance have managed to fund and build an aquatic/community center, and many Franklin County residents now travel there to use their facilities.

Dear editor: When I was in high school and had my first job with Social Security withheld from my pay envelope, politicians were predicting that Social Security would be eliminated. I was upset that this money was taken out and the program would be over before my retirement.
That was in the 1960s and I have grown weary of one party or the other providing scare tactics for political gain.
Elon Musk was correct when he said that the program is a Ponzi scheme.