Dueling Moral Imperatives
by Bill Crawford W e are at the pinnacle of a long-building culture war, which comes every few generations. Like the rather severe one leading up to 1860, the value sets on both sides are so far apart that they ...
All Politics are Local
by Bill Crawford All politics is local, sayeth the late Speaker Tip O’Neill. In fact, this has been a reality for all of our history. There are issues that resonate locally during every election cycle, but occasionally they connect to ...
Why Elect Republicans?
by Terry Schmidt, Chair of the Chatham County Republican Party Thomas Jefferson, one of our Founding Fathers, wisely said “We do not have a government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate”. Chatham County historically ...
Why Elect Democrats?
Democrats see the glass as half full, with room for new opportunities and better lives for all. Republicans see that glass as half empty, with limitations and shortages — a view that allows only a few to prosper. Democrats believe ...