Opinion
Editorial: COVID relief bill includes not-so-obvious expenditures
I was somewhat amused at the Facebook uproar over the recent COVID relief bill. It included a government spending plan that sent millions to overseas ...
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Opinion
Editorial: One issue doomed Dan Forest
Remember all of those pundits who said the coronavirus would be gone after the election? It isn’t. And it doesn’t matter who wins or won ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, November 19, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Don’t let pandemic stop you from honoring veterans
What do you say to Harold Frank of Cornatzer, the Davie man who went through hell in a German prisoner of war camp during World ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, November 5, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Farming is an honorable ad needed calling
I should have been a farmer. Even as a child, I loved working in the family vegetable garden. I didn’t mind using a hoe to ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, October 29, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Will politics as usual ever be the same again?
I’m beginning to agree with some advice found within a song of the late, great songwriter John Prine. The opening line of the chorus of ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Southern science helps predict the weather
Hold on tight, folks. There’s almost three months left in 2020. We all know about 2020 — the year we wish had never happened. The ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, October 8, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Board made right decision in denying gun range permit
It was better than a television drama show. When the Davie County Board of Adjustments met last week to decide whether to issue a special ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Davie always a leader in recycling
We’ve had it made here in Davie County for years. We’ve taken it for granted. And now, we’re going to have to pay the cost. ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Coronavirus proves we detest change
If nothing else, the coronavirus has proven that we aren’t prepared. And it has nothing to do with the number of respirators (remember when that ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: WWII stories ring true for many veterans
Sheek Bowden Jr. came into the office Monday morning with two short stories he wanted to share. Interesting and cute stories, sure. Stories of widespread ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, September 3, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Jim Rumley helped shape Cooleemee’s reputation
Cooleemee has been called a lot of different things over the years; and often from those who lived elsewhere, those names weren’t flattering. Those people ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, August 27, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Postal service does a good job of delivering bills
For more than 50 years, I’ve depended on the United States Postal Service. And to tell you the truth, I don’t think they’ve once let ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, August 20, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
10 to Win! Initiative aims to support Davie educators
It was an old stone building, on a side street in the sleepy little town of Mocksville. But it scared me half to death. I’m ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, August 13, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
WWII veteran Tom Ferebee a true hero
Sometimes, this job does have its perks. I’ve met presidential candidates Bob Dole and Al Gore. I’ve played golf with Patrick Duffy and Bill Smitrovich. ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:00 am
Local News
Mocksville, Clemmons fire departments take part in training
By Mike Barnhardt Davie County Enterprise Record Safety first. Jay Kimura, plant manager for The Andersons facility on Industrial Boulevard in Mocksville, stresses that every ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:41 am
Opinion
Editorial: Virus can’t stop the true joy of summer
The summer of 2020. Will we ever be able to forget it? Wearing a face mask in the sweltering heat is no fun. Heck, wearing ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, July 30, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Superintendent, school system doing their best
Kudos to Jeff Wallace and his team at the Davie County School System. Admittedly, I was skeptical when he was named superintendent. It looked like ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Police dept. in the news for wrong reason
Mocksville Town Manager Matt Settlemyer could take a lesson from Terry Bralley. Way back in the mid-1980s, Bralley, the current economic developer for Davie County, ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Humor quickly fading from coronavirus
It was easy to write a humorous column about the toilet paper shortage in early April. The shortage is still going on. It’s not funny ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, July 9, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Help the police; old buildings; and old bodies
Lock your cars at night, folks. And be aware of the goings on in your own neighborhood. Last week, several areas of Davie County and ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Missing baseball and wondering about unions
I miss baseball. To be specific, I miss watching the Atlanta Braves on television. I’m sure my Yankee friends feel the same about their team. ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Say it, white people: black lives matter
Black lives matter. There. I said it. If you’re white, you should say it, too. Out loud. Write it down and put it on your ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Pandemic just a roadblock for Class of 2020
The Class of 2020 is something special. Forty-four years from now, I bet they’ll remember waiting in their cars to get a diploma, taking classes ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, June 4, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Yearning for some more live music
So we’re in another phase of reopening the economy from the coronavirus. More businesses are open. More could open, but aren’t. We only hope it’s ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Let’s get Goss marker corrected
U.S Marine Lance Cpl. James Spurgeon Goss was a hero. The young man had a tough home life growing up in Davie County, but he ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, May 21, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial: Can staying at home cause hallucinations?
Has Roy Cooper had a haircut recently? I tend to be on the yes side. Others say he’s bushier than before in the back, and ...
by Mike Barnhardt, Thursday, May 7, 2020 12:00 am
Opinion
Editorial — Davie loses two of its finest residents
Two of the people who have made Davie County great have left us over the past couple of weeks. Both held special places in my ...