Guest columns
Column – Lockboxes would undermine the election
Sadly, in the dark of the night, this governor’s administration is trying to undermine our democracy as we know it. Last week, the Department of ...
Frank Ruff, Author at The Charlotte Gazette
Columns
Column – Death rates for virus are very low
We have been inundated with data about the Coronavirus since March. The news media has covered the issue relentlessly for more than five months, giving ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, August 3, 2020 11:42 am
Guest columns
Column – Trying to stay positive
All of us have been challenged by the events in the news this year. It was heartbreaking enough when our lives were flipped on end ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 27, 2020 10:31 pm
Guest columns
COLUMN — State senator has questions about school reopening plans
Let me begin with this statement — we all should be cautious during this period of COVID-19. We should all wear masks when we are ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 20, 2020 12:57 pm
Columns
School plan comes with many challenges
Business is not the only thing that has changed this year because of the COVID-19 issues. In mid-March, Gov. Ralph Northam made the decision to ...
by Frank Ruff, Monday, July 13, 2020 11:11 am
Guest columns
COLUMN – Every facet of life has changed
In a normal year, we should be celebrating July 4 together. This is not a normal year. The lead up to this year’s holiday has ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, July 2, 2020 5:04 pm
Guest columns
‘Thin blue line’ will get thinner
The term “thin blue line” is used to refer to those law enforcement officers who are assigned the task of keeping society from descending into ...
by Frank Ruff, Thursday, June 18, 2020 2:29 pm
Guest columns
Attempts to eradicate instead of contextualizing history invariably fail
Regrettably, when someone lacks a strong belief in values, they tend to flap this way and that like a flag in a breeze. This is ...
by Frank Ruff, Saturday, June 13, 2020 11:55 am
Guest columns
Senator questions Northam’s decisions
We all grew up being told more, bigger, and better is good. Such phrases as “keeping up with the Joneses” was the mantra of the ...
by Frank Ruff, Saturday, June 6, 2020 8:58 am
Guest columns
We have much to mourn
This is a time for mourning. We began the week as we have traditionally done with Memorial Day, mourning for those that we have lost ...