The Fayetteville Observer supports the closure of Cumberland County’s public schools. Myron Pitts et al. believe the risks of Covid outweigh the benefits of in-person, public education.

The Fayetteville Observer supports the opening of Segra Stadium for “Pecktoberfest.” Myron Pitts et al. believe the risks of Covid do not outweigh the benefits of in-person, public beer festivals.

If our kids had money to spend on advertising, they might get a fair shake from their corporate-owned “local” paper. Instead, they get a double standard for the rest of 2020.

Whole host of different messages going on. Saturday’s paper had a 1A story about Ft. Bragg schools not being ready yet, but hopeful, to open K-9 schools before Christmas and a1B story about an unaffiliated high school basketball league. They left out that NC DHHS, USA Basketball, and the NCHSAA/NFHS all say basketball games in NC should not be played at this time.
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