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A4 I NOVEMBER 15,2017 BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Opinion Letters to the Editor High school football game review needed To the Editor: I If only there was review in high school | football, especially games that go into over- | time. Bertie’s football family was robbed | of a potential victory at Currituck Friday night. A side judge (referee) seemed predeter mined to play a major role in the outcome of this crucial conference match up with tremendous playoff credentials. Possibly crossing the goal line on the third down the professional referee immediately deemed Bertie was short of paydirt, pointing to a spot. I was standing within eight yards of the goal line. But he did the same on a Bertie fourth down run when the Falcon player simulta neously stretched his arm and the football clearly across the scoring line as his knee scuffed the soil. Currituck fans nearby conceded a score and I was hoping for the magical two-point conversion (because Bertie never kicks the point after.) “No” the referee said and again pointed to the same previous point and hurriedly went to the ten-yard line pointing first down for the home knights. Currituck got down to the inch line fol lowing an offside’s penalty. This same referee went across the field to his other side judge and told him to raise his arms up first and he would follow when Currituck scored on the fourth down. It all came true. The Falcons were a part of the “home cooking” and nothing can be done. I was mad, sad and put out at the same time. It became the worst overtime I have ever witnessed in many years of being an avid sports fan. I usually respect officials but not any more. Bertie’s poor first half performance put them in a hole, but one side judge bur ied the Falcon spirit. J.W. “Russ” Russell Windsor Fear over intersection To the Editor: There is much concern, dissatisfaction and fear for those using the intersection- N.C. 11 and Hwy 308 (Governors Road) in Bertie County, Lewiston, North Carolina. To those who are able to change the traf fic pattern- hopefully you will intercede as soon as possible. Suggestion; Put a red light (stoplight) or put it back to its original status. Lauren Pierce Williammsburg, Va. Letters to the Editor The Bertie Ledger-Advance encourages Let ters to the Editor. Letters should be on topics of public interest to Bertie County, and writers must have a connection to our circulation area. Letters should have the writer’s name and hometown as well as including a telephone number for verifi cation purposes. Letters should not exceed 500 words. For a full list of criteria, please contact Editor Thadd White at rwhite@ncweeklies.com. The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 Reader Advisory Board The following individuals comprise the Reader Advisory Board membership for the Bertie Ledger- Advance. ft Naps should be for everyone ■ ■ ■ There are some mysteries in life I will never understand. For instance, toddlers and teen agers - neither have the desire to go to bed on time. I would love for someone to tell me it’s my bedtime. “It’s time to stop doing laun dry and dishes - go to bed now,” they would tell me in a perfect world. Or how about put ting toddlers down to take a nap? I would give any thing for someone in charge to make me “stop what you are doing, roll out your mat, put your head down and keep quiet.” Instead toddlers and teens both balk at the idea that rest is some thing they need. (Just wait until they are adults and they are not allowed to nap or go to bed early. They will wish they had turned in early when Deborah Griffin Famlife Wife they had the chance.) When you are old enough to fi nally appreciate a nap, it eludes you. For some weird reason, American society frowns upon adults napping on the job. In Mexico, where it is perfectly acceptable to curl up and take a siesta right in the middle of your day. I personally think we need to be more like our South of the Bor der neighbors. I imagine a world that shuts down for two hours for adult nap ping, only to be taken over by toddlers and teens. Seinfeld, a sitcom that ran in the nineties, had one episode where the program’s resident slacker builds a bed into his desk at work so he can nap undisturbed. It is really not a bad idea. My desk is the perfect length for me to curl up underneath. No one would ever suspect 1 was under there - asleep - not that 1 have ever - at all - thought about it. To this day, I cannot understand why a grumpy, sleepy toddler will not just give in to the tiredness. Instead he (or she) kicks and cries and screams at the thought of being put to bed. As a grumpy, tired adult, 1 kick and cry when I can’t go to bed. Maybe it’s a sign of getting old, although I remember many days in college, getting back to the dorm with just enough time to nap before my next class. There is nothing sweeter on a drowsy, rainy Sunday afternoon than a nap, accompanied by a football game with the volume turned down low. Sleep for many, most especially my teenagers, is underrated. They have no idea that their grumpi ness or lack of focus could be re lated to lack of sleep. At least I attribute credit where credit is due. My lack of focus and general grumpiness comes from not being able to get my teenag ers to bed on time. Deborah Griffin is a Staff Writer for the Bertie Ledger-Advance. She can be reached via email at dgrif- fin@ncweeklies.com. Election results say a lot about.. Bud Lee, Perrytown R.O. Denton, Askewville Dana Cobb, Windsor John Holley, Merry Hill Jon Powell, Windsor Charles Harden, Windsor Bobbie Parker, Aulander Marshall Cherry, Lewiston Linda Speller, Windsor Taylor Wilson, Windsor An unusually contentious sea son of municipal elections has come to an end, and 2018 races for legislature and Congress are already well under way in North Carolina. Nationally, Election Day 2017 is being viewed as a huge victory for Democrats, partic ularly in states like Virginia and New Jersey where there were races for gov ernor. But it’s a bit harder to draw big conclusions from North Carolina’s election results, where hundreds of local races were mostly nonpartisan - at least technically - and involved a long list of disparate issues. What can we learn from the marquee mayoral battles and the lower-profile races across the state? Here are my takeaways; Big city Republicans are nearly extinct; While the Republican Party remains as strong as ever in the legislature, rural counties and small-to-medium towns, changing demographics make it nearly im possible for the GOP to compete in Charlotte, Raleigh and other major cities. The NCGOP bet big on Charlotte mayoral candidate Kenny Smith and incumbent Fay- COLIN Campbell Today in North Carolina etteville mayor Nat Robertson - spending heavily and using its voice to criticize the Democrats. It didn’t work. Smith’s loss, by a much wider margin than many ex pected, indicates that Pat McCro- ry might be the last Republican to ever lead Charlotte. Fayetteville had been the largest city with a Republican mayor. But with Rob ertson’s loss, that distinction will likely go to High Point, the state’s ninth largest city, where Republi can Jay Wagner had a narrow lead over his opponent. In its election night news re lease, the NCGOP didn’t even mention its Charlotte and Fayette ville candidates, instead focusing on Republican victories in Green ville and Andrews. You might not be familiar with Andrews - it’s a town of 1,800 in the far western end of the state, and not exactly politically influential. Sometimes party doesn’t mat ter; In other big cities like Ra leigh and Durham, voters had to choose between two liberals, with no Republicans on the ballot at all. Raleigh’s race was particu larly interesting this year because a registered Democrat, Charles Francis, challenged a well-liked mayor who is similarly liberal but is a registered independent. Democratic Party loyalists faced a conundrum as the Wake County party endorsed Francis. Many leading Democrats, includ ing former Gov. Jim Hunt, stood by incumbent Nancy McFarlane, while Francis supporters cried foul. McFarlane won, showing that many voters won’t always base decisions solely on party la bels. But race does matter; The N.C. Democratic Party’s African-Amer ican Caucus said party leaders’ failure to support Francis was an example of black Democrats being treated as “political share croppers.” That’s a clear signal that party leaders will need to show they’re committed to electing African- American candidates in 2018. If they don’t, African-Americans might just sit out a crucial elec tion for Democrats. Every vote actually does count; Municipal elections are great for watching democracy in action on the smallest of scales - in North Carolina’s tiniest towns. In Brook- ford, a town of 370 people near Hickory, an election for town al derman was determined by a sin gle vote. Any of the 40 voters who picked Charles Bargsley could have kept him out of office had they picked his opponent. Colin Campbell is editor of the In sider State Government News Ser vice. Follow him at NCInsider.com or @RaleighReporter. Write to him at ccampbell@ncinsider.com. Bertie Ledger-Advance The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 The Beatie Ledger-Aovance Was estabushed in 1928 through the HERtTAQE OF ThE WINDSOR LeOOER AND TmE AuLANDER ADVANCE. The NEWSPAPER traces ns history to 1832 when it was first published AS THE Windsor Herald and Bertie County Register Kyle Stephens Group PuUisher kstephens@ncweeldies.cofn Angela Harne Group Editor aharne@ncweeklies.com Thadd White Editor twhite@ncweeHies.com Deborah Griffin Staff Writer dgriifiB@ncweeklies.com Leslie Beachboard Staff Writer &eachboard@newcekIies.com Jim Green Sports Editor jgreen@ncweeklies.com Michelle Leicester Creatwe Services mleicester@ncweeHies.com Jessica Mobley Advertising Manager jmobley@ncweeHies.com Lanny Hiday Copy Editor bertienews@ncweeHies.com The Bertie Ledger-Advance (ISSN 051-700) is published each Wednesday for $26.69 (plus tax) per year (n Bertie, Hertford, Martin, Northamp ton, Chowan and Washington counties) by Cooke Communica tions North Carolina, LLC, 109 S. 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