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Dear editor, After reading Lynn Thacker’s March 26 letter in the News, I could see many readers saying, “climate change is a hoax, as a ‘highly respected MIT scientist’ says so.” How many readers, however, would bother to check Dr. Richard Lindzen’s credentials? I did, and when the second source on the search was titled “Climate Misinformation by Source – Richard Lindzen,” it immediately caught my attention. After further reading, I found that Dr. Lindzen is frequently described as a “contrarian,” meaning he takes a side in opposition to others. That doesn’t mean he’...

ARRESTS The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given: Jacoreyian Dreshawn McLendon, 25, of 215 Dorothy St., High Point, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, $15,000 secured bond, March 24. Severen Trique Singleton, 21, of 1009 Garrison St., High Point, was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, $15,000 secured bond March 24. Rod...

Letter: Should there be limits on expression in public spaces? Poll Yes Dear editor, Cash Moore’s Jan. 21 opinion piece starts off with, and Lynn Thacker’s letter underscores, a reasonable point. If privately held sites are acting as town halls they should not have the freedom to arbitrarily curtail certain voices. Does this mean, though, that they should never employ restrictions? Mr. Moore avoids that question. In order to skirt it, he mislabels the events of Jan. 6 as a protest. Many attending that day were indeed mere protesters. The crowd also included a large number of people who st...

Letter: Freedom of speech for all Poll Too strict Dear editor, I enjoyed Mr. Moore’s article as well, but apparently for totally different reasons than Mr. Mueller claims to. Cash Moore’s fear is that powerful, unbridled, monopolistic tech giants like Twitter, Facebook and Google now have the power to stifle the political news and views of half the population as they clearly did in the latest U.S. election. Totalitarian governments have always attempted to suppress free speech for their benefit, but would be envious of today’s handful of Silicon Valley billionaire tyrants who have unche...