Tuesday, August 31, 2010 —
It is the mission of any credible journalist or newspaper to report the facts, and the facts only. We must be, in the words of Washington Post Reporter and Editor Bob Woodward, “the best obtainable version of the truth.”
It is not only our goal to present the facts as they happen, but to also be accurate, fair and unbiased. That means we must not only be certain that what we print is the truth, it must report the details as they occurred while representing all sides of an issue, and it must not include our personal opinions. That is what columns and the editorial page are for. It is our job to present the details as they happened and let the readers form their own opinions.
As we at The Stanly News and Press move forward in our coverage of the relicensing of the dams along the Yadkin River, we will not deviate from this mission. While it is easy to discern that this issue has a deep impact on this county and the state as a whole, it is important for us, as your Stanly County news source, to present to you the facts and nothing more.
Though many may already have formed opinions of the issue, favoring one side over the other, it is not the job of our reporters or the newspaper as a whole, to direct those opinions in any way.
Opinion
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President often tied to economy
“It’s the economy, stupid”
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Have fun, but take appropriate safety measures
It seems that every year we have at least one accident on the Stanly County lakes.
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425 years apart, two real estate promoters pick the same spot
What does a resort real estate sales brochure have to do with Sir Walter Raleigh and with the Lost Colony that disappeared from North Carolina’s coastland 425 years ago?
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Dem party chair resigns
Being a native North Carolinian, it’s understandable that David Parker might not be a fan of William Tecumseh Sherman.
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Is the tide turning?
Stanly County should be applauded for the work of its residents during the past couple weeks.
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Bertha Whitley
Bertha Campbell Whitley, 95, of Albemarle, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012.
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How did God vote on Amendment One?
Where was God in all this, really?
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At UNC, a growing company of rogues
No one has come up with a better line about the scandal surrounding UNC-Chapel Hill’s football program than history professor Jay Smith.
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You decide: Is government getting bigger or smaller?
A recent headline in a major national newspaper caught my eye. The headline read, “Government Getting Smaller in the U.S.”
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Advice on starting a nonprofit organization
Are you thinking of starting a nonprofit?
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