Friday, September 30, 2016
Main Street: Goldsboro should be proud of downtown recognition
The city of Goldsboro and the Downtown Goldsboro Development Corp. have been selected as a national semifinalist in the first-ever Great American Main Street Award program. It is an honor richly deserved and one that everyone in Wayne County should...Published: Sep 30, 2016 9:57 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Voting early: Who is benefiting the most from advance ballots?
Polls show more Americans than ever are casting their votes early, and that is true in North Carolina, a key battleground state in the race for president. Political analysts with The Associated Press think the advance voting is favoring Hillary...Published: Sep 29, 2016 10:03 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Fair time: Wayne fair is a treat that comes once a year
The Wayne Regional Agricultural Fair opens Thursday, and if you aren't planning on visiting the carnival on the edge of town you are going to miss a treat. Wayne has the best local fair in the state -- proven by...Published: Sep 28, 2016 9:54 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Who won? That depends mostly on who you were pulling for
Who won the much ballyhooed debate Monday night between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton? The answer depends largely on who you were pulling for in the first place. Both candidates scored their points. She was obviously well prepared...Published: Sep 27, 2016 10:33 AM Full Editorial
Who won? That depends mostly on who you were pulling for
Who won the much ballyhooed debate Monday night between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton? The answer depends largely on who you were pulling for in the first place. Both candidates scored their points. She was obviously well prepared...Published: Sep 27, 2016 10:02 AM Full Editorial
Monday, September 26, 2016
Big Sweep: Annual cleanup campaign should be unnecessary
The annual Big Sweep campaign will be running this week and next, with volunteers collecting garbage from along highways and waterways across the county. The work the volunteers do is a great public service, but it is something that shouldn't...Published: Sep 26, 2016 10:02 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, September 24, 2016
The debate: Let's hope there is more than just mud slinging
More than 100 million people are expected to tune in Monday night to watch the first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. A lot is riding on how well each candidate performs. With Clinton's lead in...Published: Sep 24, 2016 11:37 PM Full Editorial
Friday, September 23, 2016
Fall, finally: Summer has disappeared from the landscape
It might not seem like it at first glance, but fall is upon us. The calendar marked the first day of autumn this week, and although the days might still be warm and muggy, there is no doubt but...Published: Sep 23, 2016 9:43 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Trump on the stump: Candidate delights rowdy crowd in Duplin County
Donald Trump came to Duplin County on Tuesday, and he did not disappoint the thousands of supporters who turned out to hear his message. Trump promised the largely white crowd that he would bring back jobs from overseas, tighten border...Published: Sep 21, 2016 9:57 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Trump in Duplin: GOP candidate should feel right at home in Kenansville
Donald Trump is coming to Duplin County today and likely will receive a warm welcome from the thousands of rural voters who are expected to overflow the Duplin Events Center near Kenansville. Political experts say the decision to make a...Published: Sep 20, 2016 9:47 AM Full Editorial
Monday, September 19, 2016
J.D. Evans: Late county commissioner to be honored with portrait
Everybody, it seemed, liked J.D. Evans. The late county commissioner had an outgoing personality and a congenial manner about him. It made him many friends. But Evans was more than just an affable politician. He was an educator who wanted...Published: Sep 19, 2016 9:54 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, September 17, 2016
HB2 at home: Local school officials are working on developing policy
Much has already been said about the effects of House Bill 2, the state law that requires people to use the public restroom of their natural gender and not the gender they identify themselves with. But so far the discussion...Published: Sep 17, 2016 11:35 PM Full Editorial
Friday, September 16, 2016
Helping hand: Salvation Army food pantry in need of goods
The Salvation Army is asking the Wayne County community to step up once again and help restock the shelves of its pantry, which are almost bare. We fully believe this community will come through as it has in the past....Published: Sep 16, 2016 10:16 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Sage advice: 4th Fighter Wing leader has good ideas for community
Col. Christopher Sage, commander of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, does more than just ensure that his jets are battle ready. Sage is acutely aware of the base's role in the Wayne County community, and...Published: Sep 15, 2016 9:47 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
NCAA pullout: Removal of championships is biggest test yet for HB2
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has decided to remove seven championship sporting events from North Carolina because of the state law that requires transgender people to use the restroom of their anatomical gender rather than their gender identity. The move...Published: Sep 14, 2016 10:08 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
'Deplorables': Clinton faux pas could come back to haunt her
Hillary Clinton let her guard down last week when she described half of Donald Trump's supporters as a "basket of deplorables." Trump has made the most of the faux pas, pouncing on the phrase as proof that Clinton is not...Published: Sep 13, 2016 10:03 AM Full Editorial
Monday, September 12, 2016
New elections? Democrats want special elections held next year
Lawyers for voters who successfully sued to strike down state legislative district maps said last week they want new maps drawn by January and another round of legislative elections next year. Here we go again. The aggrieved party in this...Published: Sep 12, 2016 10:14 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Fifteen years: Today we remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001
Fifteen years is not a long time when you think about it. Especially when you have something special to remember. And we remember well the events of Sept. 11, 2001 -- the horror of that day when America came under...Published: Sep 10, 2016 7:53 PM Full Editorial
Friday, September 9, 2016
Early voting: Millions expected to cast ballots before November
Well, it's finally here. Advance voting in North Carolina opens today, and people who have already made up their minds about who to support for president can ask for an absentee ballot to send in by mail. North Carolina,...Published: Sep 9, 2016 10:19 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, September 8, 2016
High rankings: Wayne Memorial Hospital gets good grades in national survey
Wayne Memorial Hospital has received high marks from U.S. News & World Report for its performance in treating patients with congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. The ratings will be published in the magazine's list of...Published: Sep 8, 2016 9:12 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Preaching to the choir: Donald Trump excites eastern N.C. supporters
You could hear the whooping and hollering for a country mile Tuesday evening when Republican Donald Trump appeared before a crowd of supporters at the Greenville Convention Center. These were Trump's kind of people, from men in business suits and...Published: Sep 7, 2016 11:22 AM Full Editorial
Monday, September 5, 2016
Freedom to be a jerk: San Francisco quarterback doesn't know what freedom is
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick has the right to not stand for the playing of the national anthem as his way of protesting what he calls the wrongs that are being perpetrated against minorities in this country. He is an...Published: Sep 5, 2016 9:36 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, September 3, 2016
School grades: Wayne County schools must improve student performance
North Carolina students recorded slight gains in math and reading proficiency, graduation rates and readiness for college careers during the past school year, the state Department of Public Instruction said late last week. Wayne County's report card mirrored that of...Published: Sep 3, 2016 11:49 PM Full Editorial
Friday, September 2, 2016
Trump's speech: Candidate modifies his stance on immigration, slightly
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said this week that he remains committed to building a wall between the United States and Mexico, but he changed his tune on deporting all illegal aliens, saying instead that he would focus on deporting...Published: Sep 2, 2016 10:00 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Leadership role: John Bell is making his mark in Raleigh
Republican John Bell of Goldsboro has been elected the new majority leader in the state House of Representatives. It is a good thing for all of Wayne County to have a representative in such a position of power. Bell is...Published: Sep 1, 2016 10:10 AM Full Editorial