Saturday, April 30, 2005
Gen. Eikenberry: Our community’s proud contribution
It was with great pride — and mixed emotions — that our community read of the promotion and new assignment of our own Karl W. Eikenberry. He is now a three-star general. And he has been assigned as commander of...Published: Apr 30, 2005 11:01 PM Full Editorial
Friday, April 29, 2005
Righting a wrong: Surprising act makes amends for past misdeeds
The test of a man is what he does when no one is watching and when no one will ever know that the good deed just accomplished was his. This is not a story about a man doing a...Published: Apr 29, 2005 11:00 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Information access: N.C. proposals endanger public’s right to know
Protecting freedom of information is a slippery slope. Give a little here, make a concession there, and soon the public’s right to know becomes the public’s right to know most of the story, a few of the facts, the part...Published: Apr 28, 2005 11:13 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
OLF alternates: Navy is urged to consider them
Three North Carolina congressmen have asked the Navy to consider alternate sites for locating an outlying landing field to serve F/A-18 Super Hornets at Oceana, Va., and Cherry Point. A federal judge has blocked Navy plans to locate the OLF...Published: Apr 27, 2005 10:44 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Fund the future: Education budget not the place to go for short-term gains
When budget cuts are on the minds of legislators, the first place they seem to look is schools, even though around election time, pumping up the education budget is what they all talk about most. Now, there is some...Published: Apr 26, 2005 11:34 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 25, 2005
Trouble brewing: Don’t pop the top on beer alcohol
There is revelry on the campuses over the prospect that North Carolina law may be changed to allow an unlimited amount of alcohol in beer. The proposal has been introduced in the Legislature, and it has gained considerable support. This,...Published: Apr 25, 2005 12:04 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, April 24, 2005
Anne Jeffreys, Johnny Grant exemplify true star quality
It is funny what passes for celebrity these days. A flash on MTV, one role on a television show, makes some people brilliant stars of the moment. And, another moment later, they are forgotten again. These people are famous, but...Published: Apr 24, 2005 12:20 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 22, 2005
What record? Disappearing ink leaves no trace
A Wayne County man charged with six violations was fined a total of $500 and taxed with court costs recently. It was a plea-bargain arrangement the District Attorney’s office called “a good resolution of the cases.” District Court Judge Rose...Published: Apr 22, 2005 11:07 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Pained memory: National tragedy still felt in Oklahoma and beyond
We forget sometimes that even years after a national tragedy has passed from the front page to memory that there are people who will never forget and never recover, even though they, too, have moved on with their lives. Such...Published: Apr 21, 2005 10:23 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Distinguished: Depth of commitment seen in Boy Scouts’ honoree
There were a lot of things said about Lee Borden at this year’s Boy Scout Distinguished Citizen Award banquet. Mostly, they centered around food, eating and various stages of undistinguished behavior certainly not befitting the Boy Scouts’ highest honoree for...Published: Apr 20, 2005 11:19 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Task for inmates: Roadside trash suggests way for offenders to give back
And speaking of ways for offenders to pay off their medical costs ... Take a look along North Carolina’s highways and you will see a sign that growth has its price. There are few major highways, and some not-so-major thoroughfares,...Published: Apr 19, 2005 10:33 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 18, 2005
Misplaced blame: Bill is aimed at stopping baseless, dangerous suits
A man roars down the highway on a motorcycle, slams into a car and kills someone. Who is at fault? Is it the rider? Or is it the company that manufactured the motorcycle? The cyclist, of course. It would be...Published: Apr 18, 2005 10:22 AM Full Editorial
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Sick in jail: Law enforcement budgets need help with medical costs
It is a drain on thousands of local budgets. Providing medical care to inmates at local jails is a continuous problem, with no easy answer. The care must be provided — it is mandated. It must be paid for...Published: Apr 17, 2005 12:39 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 15, 2005
Interesting: Workers’ benefits getting attention
Some interesting proposals surfaced in Raleigh recently. One, a bill introduced by Sen. David Hoyle, would make substantial changes in the state’s worker’s compensation program. For one thing, it would limit to 10 years an employer’s obligation to pay...Published: Apr 15, 2005 10:20 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Dunce vote? Did Ohio Republicans seek to keep them from the polls?
John Kerry says he would have gotten the idiot vote in Ohio if it hadn’t been for the dirty tricks pulled by those mean old Republicans last year. There is no real reason to believe that Ohio has any more...Published: Apr 14, 2005 11:39 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Be squeaky now: Citizens can have big impact on base-closing decisions
You might not hear about it in the news every day. After all, there are other, more immediate concerns to talk about right now. But if you think that there is nothing to discuss yet about the soon-to-be-released list of...Published: Apr 13, 2005 9:56 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Illegal aliens: In-state tuition would be inducement
Some touching stories have been written about the plight of the children of illegal immigrants. Some are about Latino youngsters who were slipped across the border and are growing up in Eastern North Carolina where their parents are engaged in...Published: Apr 12, 2005 12:06 PM Full Editorial
Monday, April 11, 2005
A poor legacy: State House says yes to gambling scheme
“This is big — big, big, big, big,” crowed a deliriously happy Kevin Howell. What tickled him so was the narrow vote in the state House of Representatives in favor of a state lottery in North Carolina. Howell is...Published: Apr 11, 2005 11:30 AM Full Editorial
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Meg Scott Phipps: Perhaps it’s time to send her home
Many of North Carolina’s citizens were surprised — but not at all outraged — when former commissioner of agriculture Meg Scott Phipps was sentenced to four years in a federal prison. She had been convicted of accepting illegal campaign contributions,...Published: Apr 10, 2005 12:09 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 8, 2005
Providence? Seemingly miraculous events transpired in John Paul II’s papacy
The hand of Providence cannot always been seen in unlikely occurrences, but Karol Wojtyla was involved in so many of them that his whole life seems miraculous. He was born in a small town in Poland in 1920, survived being...Published: Apr 8, 2005 10:47 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 7, 2005
120 years on: Principles that guided newspaper in 1885 still apply today
Exactly 120 years ago today, The Goldsboro News-Argus printed its first edition. Front-page news was a little different in 1885: One of the lead stories discussed the latest rage, horse and buggy riding. The first reporters and editors also covered...Published: Apr 7, 2005 11:39 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Lost innocence: Society cannot afford to miss indicators of teen violence
It used to be that when a 14-year-old made a statement that sounded like a threat, the adults in charge dismissed his or her ramblings as teenage mischief or an unfortunate slip of the tongue. We gave our young people...Published: Apr 6, 2005 11:20 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
Sabotage: Senator won't allow BRAC to work as it was intended
Sen. Trent Lott just doesn’t get it. The idea is to keep politics out of the selection of military bases that should be closed. Lott seems unable to go along. He is trying to throw a hammer into the...Published: Apr 5, 2005 9:15 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 4, 2005
Learn from Terri: Her life, circumstances provide lessons for us all
Forget the circumstances of her death. Forget the bitter words, the long court battles. Even, for a moment, forget how you stand on artificial means of sustaining life, and who should decide when enough is enough. Think about the issues...Published: Apr 4, 2005 11:09 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, April 2, 2005
Ambitious plan to rebuild theater will reward community
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do what needs to be done when you know that is what is best for your community. And that is exactly how the Paramount Theater Committee is starting its work to...Published: Apr 2, 2005 11:47 PM Full Editorial
Friday, April 1, 2005
A personal note: Making way for the future
Renee Carey seems to be a right smart young lady. That is to say, she agrees with me a lot. We always admire the intelligence and excellent judgment of someone who reaches the same conclusions that we do, even if...Published: Apr 1, 2005 8:43 AM Full Editorial