OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

This is a terrible time to bring this up, especially since we've all been enjoying almost picture-perfect October weather.
October is perhaps my favorite month. The weather is great, there are lots of festivals and other events outdoors and, by the end of the month around here, the scenery has taken on red, orange and yellow hues that signal major changes in the offing.
But one of those changes just ain't no fun -- but there may be ways to help mitigate its effects.

Breast cancer is one of the leading cancers afflicting women worldwide.
But it's important to underscore the fact that it is not a disease that affects only women because husbands, boyfriends, children, grandchildren and many, many others feel the effects of the dreaded diagnosis.

When it rains, well, you know ...
Still left wobbly by Hurricane Florence, which stomped its way through eastern and southern North Carolina, bringing tons of rain and disaster, residents there are now looking Hurricane Michael squarely in the face.
The storm was expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds on Wednesday.

Dear editor:
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, our country will once again have the opportunity to select the next group of elected officials who will lead our country in Washington, D.C., our state capital and right here in our local communities.