The election season is upon us, and with it comes new challenges and dilemmas for maintaining the most balanced coverage we can manage. This week, an election season submission led us into deep ...
H1N1 vaccine an easy decision It’s not a matter of if the next wave of H1N1 virus will resurface, it’s simply a matter of when, according to Tommy Jarrell, the Richmond County health director. Yet to date perhaps only one in 1...
My late mom and the Secretary of Commerce Last year, when Gov. Perdue selected Keith Crisco from Asheboro to serve as Secretary of Commerce in her cabinet, we had to admit that he was not exactly a household name in most of North Carolina...
This week in Washington As many of you know, protecting our seniors is one of my top priorities. I have expressed my concerns about strengthening Medicare and taking care of our seniors many times in this column. Recent...
Ethics doubts claim another From The Daily Reflector of Greenville, Sept. 22 Supporters had high hopes for N.C. Rep. Ty Harrell when he won election to the General Assembly from District 41, near Cary, in 2006. Those are gon...
Immigrants deserve an education From the Wilmington Star News, Sept. 21 A few illegal immigrants might be able to enroll in North Carolina community colleges next year – if there is room, and if they can come up with the $7,700 ...
Shoppers respond to tax-free holiday From The Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth If a merchant advertised a 7 percent sale, normally it wouldn’t get much if any response. A store has to mark down its items at least 25 percent to register...
From the Fayetteville Observer, May 6 Year after year, at several different levels of command, Spring Lake failed to address systemic problems in its Police Department. This week, that failure fin...
From The Charlotte Observer, April 29 With state tax revenues producing less income than previously expected, Gov. Bev Perdue announced April 28 that she’s taking additional steps to balance the c...
From Asheville Citizen-Times, April 15 Whether they know it or not, every creature that breathes in Western North Carolina owes Federal Judge Lacy Thornburg a big thank you. Recently, Thornburg r...
From The Fayetteville Observer, April 15 Second time’s a charm? We hope that old saying rings true for the soldiers of the 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, who are on their way to a second Iraq d...
From the Huntsville (Ala.) Times, April 15 Over a number of years, the National Rifle Association has pretty much become the National Lightning Rod Association when it comes to gun-control and gun...
From the Savannah (Ga.) Morning News, April 6 Georgians should be diligent in their responses to the 2010 Census. Field operations have begun for the 2010 U.S. Census in the Savannah area and els...
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