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Saturday, January 31, 2015

The response: City police officers deserve better from leadership

We are used to people disagreeing with us. In fact, it is something we welcome. No issue of importance is ever truly decided without a debate and a resulting compromise. So, it did not bother us at all that the...

Friday, January 30, 2015

Our star: We are proud to call Phyllis Moore one of our own

Please forgive us while we brag a little. And, please, don't tell her -- she would not want any of what happened at the Relay for Life Kickoff Banquet Thursday night to be about her. In fact, she would insist...

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Funds lost: Lottery's original promise one that should be honored

The Wayne County commissioners and the state county commissioners association are not the only ones who should hold the legislators in Raleigh responsible for the use of lottery funds in the state. The voters should, too. County leaders are...

Saturday, January 24, 2015

A solution: Special Olympics dilemma a chance to do something good

People in glass houses should not throw stones. This is a principle the county commissioners should keep in mind as they continue to navigate yet another rocky community shore. If they do, they might actually be able to avoid another...

Friday, January 23, 2015

High honor: Emily Weil's commitment to her community is unmatched

The old saying goes that behind every successful man is a woman. If you asked local businessman David Weil if that phrase applies to the 2015 Cornerstone Award recipient, he would likely say no. He would say his wife,...

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Wagons ho: Partnerships like new WCC center will set the right course

There is no question that one of this county's biggest assets is located on Wayne Memorial Drive. And now, that influence is expanding. The decision to purchase the Cooper Bussmann facility to create an advanced manufacturing center for Wayne...

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

What's next? President Obama laid it out; now we will see how it plays out

So the gauntlet has been thrown -- and while there were bits of conciliation and a hint that perhaps there might be some shared goals -- the country needs to buckle its seatbelts. It is going to be a...

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

State of Union: President's message tonight seems to be about legacy

It is an annual tradition that some see as just another chance for politicians to pontificate without actually meaning anything they say. And that goes, by the way, for both Republicans and Democrats. But the State of the Union...

Monday, January 19, 2015

Remember: Take time today to really read Dr. Martin Luther King's speech

We talk about it every year about this time. We quote some of the most famous lines from it. But how many people have really read the whole text of the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave on...

Friday, January 16, 2015

Prayer call? Unity doesn't come from force-feeding

Duke University officials might have thought they had good intentions with their decision to offer Duke Chapel for a Muslim prayer call every Friday. The idea was to spread tolerance and to encourage campus unity. Well, you see how...

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Good news: Another day, another announcement. Let's be positive.

When there is good economic news in a community, it is easy to catch yourself waiting for the other shoe to fall. But in Goldsboro in the last 12 months -- and really all over Wayne County -- there has...

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Heroes to all: Firefighters don't just put out fires, they also save lives

It might seem like a small thing to some -- a missing dog in the face of a fire that heavily damaged a family's home. But it did matter, not just to one of the women who lived there,...

Monday, January 12, 2015

Je suis Charlie: Hollywood takes stand on Freedom of Speech

There are many people mouthing the words that are resonating across the world after last week's Paris attacks. But do those who chant, "Je suis Charlie," really know what they are saying? And even during last night's Golden Globes broadcast,...

Saturday, January 10, 2015

In the real world: It's time to stop pretending we can reason with terrorists

The difference between the realities of the world and what we might like them to be are sometimes stark -- especially in an age when people desperately want to believe that there are good people in the world and...

Friday, January 9, 2015

Checkpoint: Bottom line is terrorism suspects have similar characteristics

The very definition of stupidity is to do the same thing over and over again, each time expecting a different result. So, hearing that the suspects in the Paris shootings this week all had ties to al-Qaida training camps in...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Listen first: Lawmakers meet to preview issues that are facing schools

Some members of the incoming Republican majority in the N.C. General Assembly met today to talk about education. The idea is to get a handle on the issues that are facing schools and what the state can do to...

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Warning sign: Paris attack another example of why terrorism is a threat

There are some people who think that just because we pulled out of Afghanistan and that there is not that much talk about Iraq, that there is no reason to be worried anymore about terror groups. Fast forward to...

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Health alert: There is still a need to talk about Obamacare

Obamacare is still not right. Just ask the doctors who have to navigate it and those who have lost their insurance because of it. And don't forget that there is a reckoning coming -- large numbers of people who...

Monday, January 5, 2015

A fresh start: New crop in Congress could bring new view

This is a day to be optimistic. The new Congress is set to take up business on Tuesday -- with a lot of new faces and, hopefully, a new attitude. It is not all that surprising that more than a...

Thursday, January 1, 2015

A new chance: As another year dawns, it's time for new beginnings

There will be plenty of resolutions made this week -- everything from losing weight and quitting smoking to trying to be a better person in the new year. And just as most people will try to set goals for...