Me And My Elderly Friends In a just a few short weeks, I will turn 81 years old. That milestone places me with most of my friends, "the elderly." We are a group that are witnesses to a world that no longer exists. We are the last generation to remember a time before computer screens and instant connections. Our lives span one of the most remarkable transformations in human history. We grew up without computers and smartphones, and now live fully in a digital world. Today’s

True Meaning of Separation of Church and State The phrase “separation of church and state” is consistently being misunderstood and misused. This phrase does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, it originated from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 to a Baptist group concerned about government interference in religion. Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptist Association introduced the comparison of a “wall of separation between church and state.” J

NC Senate District 26: Sam Page/Phil Berber Recount The race for North Carolina's Senate District 26 Republican primary remains undecided after voter tabulator machine recounts in Guilford and Rockingham Counties confirmed a razor-thin 23-vote lead for Sam Page over Phil Berger, the President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate. After the initial count, Sam Page held a narrow lead of 23 votes. Voter machine recounts in the two key counties have upheld this margin, showin