Granite is good to John Burbridge, and he returns the favor. Inside his StoneTop warehouse on East Broadway Avenue in the shadow of a U.S. 301 bridge, Burgridge can't help but admire the finished product, shiny and splashed with colorful mineral grain, beveled, shaped and ready to be shipped. He shrugs off persistent rumors of deadly radon gas being emitted from the granite countertops. ...more

July 25, 2008

I think most Americans feel a little zing of pride when a Nobel Prize goes to an American. Kind of like when your favorite reporter wins a Pulitzer or our athletes win gold at the Olympics. Therefore, I was struck at the negative coverage of Al Gore becoming a laureate. Suddenly the Nobel committee has ulterior motives and an anti Bush agenda. Your paper published three editorial cartoons on the same day ridiculing the award and Mr. Gore, sandwiched between two over the top columns debunking global warming claims and Mr. Gore's involvement. Whether one believes that global warming is a crises or snake oil, the point is that this accomplished American embittered by losing an election picked himself up and became the front man for a cause. He took his message to the world, friend and foe alike, and the world listened, even though America's image has been shattered by other events in recent years. ...more

October 26, 2007