As a prisoner, I can see that N.C. leaders ignored prison staffs’ cries for help

Prisoners like me see issues N.C. ignored

The writer is an N.C. prison inmate.

If N.C. leaders had been listening for years to their prison staffs’ desperate cry for help, the unnecessary incidents happening at Pasquotank and Bertie prisons could have been prevented.

Having done time in five different states – N.Y., Conn., N.H., Ga., and N.C. – I’m used to having rules to follow while in prison that are enforced by prison staff.

Rules may be in place here in N.C. prisons, however, how can the rules be enforced by the under-staffed and untrained prison staff that state leaders have knowingly understaffed and under-trained?

Public isn’t buying GOP tax plan spin

Once again, congressional Republicans have cooked up a wildly unpopular bill.

This one masquerades as a middle-class tax cut, but is in fact a huge giveaway to the wealthy and corporations while actually raising taxes on an estimated 36 million people and taking health insurance away from 13 million.

A Quinnipiac University poll reports that 52 percent disapprove of this tax proposal, and only 25 percent approve. Sixty-one percent believe the wealthy would mainly benefit, while just 24 percent believe the middle-class would mainly benefit.

Here we go, further down the political-spin rabbit hole. Let’s say “No thanks!”

Timing of Moore accusation troubling

After 39 years, ascertaining with certainty what really happened with that young girl and Judge Roy Moore would be murky at best.

What is far more telling is the timing of the accusation. There has been great consternation over the alleged meddling of the Russians in our 2016 election. Not much has been found so far.

I see the Washington Post’s timing on the release of the Moore story as an obvious attempt to impact an election.

If the story had come out three months ago, a year ago, or 10 years ago you could call it investigative journalism. Instead, you have outside meddling in an election.

Flawed ideology again in Alabama

No morality or logic, only a deeply entrenched flawed ideology described as Christian. Some things never change.

Horrified by repeal of trophy hunting ban

Killing elephants for any reason is no different than smashing a baby’s head against the wall.

It horrifies me that as a civilization we still continue to kill these incredible beings. The fact that our administration has made it legal to bring back their body parts is horrifying. Filthy humans.

Collaboration with Duke failed mightily

“Cozy,” indeed. If the intent of professors Bill Langley and John Daniels and their patrons at Duke Energy was to minimize concerns about Duke’s coal ash policies, their collaboration has failed mightily.

A cynic’s-eye view of city’s new logo

This story was originally published November 18, 2017 at 12:00 PM with the headline "As a prisoner, I can see that N.C. leaders ignored prison staffs’ cries for help."