Saturday, July 30, 2005
Budgeting for schoolsrequires spirit of cooperation
Within the next two weeks, Wayne County’s commissioners and school district officials are going to get together to talk again about how they can resolve their continuing differences over the county’s budget. The school district says it needs more money...Published: Jul 30, 2005 11:14 PM Full Editorial
Friday, July 29, 2005
Fight the blight: Community can do more to protect environment
It really isn’t hard to tell that Goldsboro and Wayne County need to look a little more closely at ordinances that could force some local — and not so local — property owners to clean up their environments. There are...Published: Jul 29, 2005 11:28 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Voting matters: Ballot machine reliability only part of the problem
The North Carolina Legislature, like lots of other legislatures across the country, is very worried about making sure voting machines are going to work properly come this November. And most, like North Carolina’s governing body, have reason to be concerned....Published: Jul 28, 2005 12:25 PM Full Editorial
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Waste to energy: Tommy Strickland must be smiling
“Methane gas, a by-product of landfill waste, will be converted into electricity.” That’s a quote from a Monday News-Argus story written by Barbara Arntsen. It noted that the methane gas would be sold to Progress Energy and be equivalent to...Published: Jul 27, 2005 11:43 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Sacre bleu! Lance Armstrong, pedaler of pride
They are saying that Lance Armstrong worked a miracle. He did. Who else could have forced the playing of “The Star Spangled Banner” on the Champs Elysees? But, of course, that isn’t the miracle that most people are talking about....Published: Jul 26, 2005 10:56 AM Full Editorial
Monday, July 25, 2005
A profound gift: Organ donations may offer solace amid loss
Sometimes something hits you so hard that it seems like you might never recover, never have the chance to make it right, never feel the same again. For the Hackett family, losing 6-year-old Avery was that kind of blow. Joe...Published: Jul 25, 2005 10:56 AM Full Editorial
A profound gift: Organ donations may offer solace amid loss
Sometimes something hits you so hard that it seems like you might never recover, never have the chance to make it right, never feel the same again. For the Hackett family, losing 6-year-old Avery was that kind of blow. Joe...Published: Jul 25, 2005 10:56 AM Full Editorial
A profound gift: Organ donations may offer solace amid loss
Sometimes something hits you so hard that it seems like you might never recover, never have the chance to make it right, never feel the same again. For the Hackett family, losing 6-year-old Avery was that kind of blow. Joe...Published: Jul 25, 2005 10:56 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Schumer’s ploy: Senate hopes to throw nomination off the trail
It is said that in old England, fugitives or poachers would confound pursuing hounds by rubbing a red herring across a trail. The herring had been turned red by a curing process, and its scent was so strong that not...Published: Jul 23, 2005 11:38 PM Full Editorial
Friday, July 22, 2005
Good news: Our folks pleased
That relatively new jet passenger service between Kinston Regional Airport and Atlanta is doing well, thank you. And business appears to be improving steadily. Delta Airlines initiated the service three months ago. At last report, flights are averaging about two-thirds...Published: Jul 22, 2005 9:02 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Early start: Impressive field shapes up for governorship
Associated Press writer Gary D. Robertson recently gave readers a good preview of what North Carolina can expect in its 2008 gubernatorial race. It’s going to be a humdinger! A free-for-all between candidates in both parties, followed by a great...Published: Jul 21, 2005 11:58 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Precious: If her story saves just one life she will not have died in vain
Even though the trial is over and the verdict and sentence are in, the case against convicted child killer Eric Lane is far from completion. Since Lane has been sentenced to death, there will be appeals and arguments, not to...Published: Jul 20, 2005 10:25 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Deadly neighbors: When killers attack their own countries
That the London bombers were homegrown residents of England was chilling news indeed — not just for the British, but for other Europeans as well. Terrorists who are residents don’t have to sneak across a border to do their evil,...Published: Jul 19, 2005 10:35 AM Full Editorial
Monday, July 18, 2005
Learning to fish: Mount Olive program gives young people job skills, hope
The quote goes: “Give the man a fish, he will survive the day. Teach the man to fish, he will know how to survive for life.” And teaching young people to fish is exactly what is happening at ADLA Inc....Published: Jul 18, 2005 11:51 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Neighborhood meetings will be productive
Goldsboro City Manager Joe Huffman is planning a series of meetings in neighborhoods around the city this fall. Some of the sessions would be in the streets which would be blocked off for the events. Churches and other buildings might...Published: Jul 16, 2005 11:04 PM Full Editorial
Friday, July 15, 2005
Books are ‘cool’: Harry Potter tales encourage young people to read
All in good fun. That is the best way to look at tonight’s debut of the latest in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” There will be some who will question the novel’s connection to magic...Published: Jul 15, 2005 11:47 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Execution: It is too good for this mad dog
There will be endless debates over the death penalty. Some states do not allow it. North Carolina isn’t among them. In our state, juries that decide guilt or innocence in capital cases also are instructed to decide if those found...Published: Jul 14, 2005 11:33 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Introspection: A soldier’s words foreshadow his own sacrifice
You probably remember the story about U.S. Army Corp. Phillip Edmundson, even if the name doesn’t ring a bell. Cpl. Edmundson was recently honored after losing his life in service to his country in Iraq. U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield spoke...Published: Jul 13, 2005 11:27 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Nannie Price: Portrait of a joyful woman
Nannie Price wore an expression of subtle amusement as if, like Mona Lisa, she harbored some happy secret. It could have been related to her faith. Or it might have been something from her 47 years with Andrew, her husband,...Published: Jul 12, 2005 12:46 PM Full Editorial
Monday, July 11, 2005
Our Coast Guard: An expanded role, aging equipment
Those who have had the opportunity to see up close all of our uniformed services in action over the years must rank the United States Coast Guard as unsurpassed in efficiency. Part of this can be attributed to the fact...Published: Jul 11, 2005 11:39 AM Full Editorial
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Life’s lessons: With grace and determination, Olivia Whaley inspired
Olivia Whaley wasn’t the kind of person you would think of first if you were using the textbook definition of a heroine. She was beloved, but not famous; courageous, but not overtly so. She did not seek out attention. She...Published: Jul 10, 2005 12:26 AM Full Editorial
Friday, July 8, 2005
With firm resolve: Britain’s suffering equaled by its courage
It was hard to look at the pictures from the London bombings Thursday without thinking back to another day, almost four years ago, when those panicked looks and scared faces were not in the United Kingdom, but in New York...Published: Jul 8, 2005 11:54 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Safety first: This one turned out all right, but —
The tenacity of a retired school teacher and her friend have led to multiple charges against a man believed involved in a scam. The teacher had a call in the middle of the night from a person claiming to be...Published: Jul 7, 2005 11:16 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Stay focused: Budget process should center on what’s best for students
There is going to be a lot of talk over the next few weeks about the county’s budget. Who did what and who needs what seem to be the first two issues on the agenda. The talks stem from the...Published: Jul 6, 2005 11:40 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Think first: With freedom of speech comes responsibility
Try as you might, it would have been hard not to feel something Monday night as the fireworks popped and the patriotic music played. Celebrating the Fourth of July is just that way. In between the bursts of color, you...Published: Jul 5, 2005 1:20 PM Full Editorial
Saturday, July 2, 2005
Countless sacrifices make our celebrations possible
Monday will be a day when Americans will pull out the grill, don a swimsuit and sit back and enjoy an extra day off from work. They will probably enjoy fireworks at the beach or simply a few sparklers in...Published: Jul 2, 2005 11:18 PM Full Editorial
Friday, July 1, 2005
Get ’em! Internet exploiters of kids targeted
Many of today’s youngsters are proficient users of the Internet. For some, it seems to be almost as addictive as television. It should not have been surprising that sexual predators were quick to seize on the Internet as a...Published: Jul 1, 2005 10:39 AM Full Editorial