Saturday, April 30, 2016
Golden State: California near the end of a long primary road
The primary season is nearing its end, and the golden prize awaits -- delegate-rich California. California has long been a study in contrasts: on one hand a stronghold of liberal sentiment, on the other a bastion of conservatism that...Published: Apr 30, 2016 11:47 PM Full Editorial
Friday, April 29, 2016
Priorities: Governor deserves credit for emphasis on teacher pay
Gov. Pat McCrory released his budget proposal for 2016-2017 this week, and it included pay raises for state employees. It was not met with universal applause, however. That's because the budget plan would give public school teachers more of...Published: Apr 29, 2016 12:01 PM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 28, 2016
The right thing: City Council should base cemetery decision on facts, not fear
A number of Muslim residents of Goldsboro are asking the City Council for permission to create a cemetery to bury their dead relatives. It has caused quite a stir in the community, with neighbors vigorously opposing the proposal. They...Published: Apr 28, 2016 11:22 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Final stretch: This week's primaries give Clinton, Trump more of what they need
With the race for the presidential nominations entering the clubhouse turn, there are two distinctly different battles going on. Tuesday's results gave both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton what they had hoped for -- clear-cut decisions in their favor....Published: Apr 27, 2016 11:01 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Tax cuts? This time, put some real relief into ordinary taxpayers' budgets
The General Assembly reconvened Monday to tweak the state budget and with this being an election year, lawmakers have indicated they will be looking at cutting taxes. Let's hope they are true to their word and consider making income...Published: Apr 26, 2016 11:34 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 25, 2016
Wrong door: Donald Trump may have flushed his chances around here
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came out last week and said he believes that North Carolina's new law requiring people to use the public restroom of their gender anatomy, rather than their gender identity, is wrong and should be...Published: Apr 25, 2016 10:52 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 22, 2016
Stick to our guns: Intimidation should not rewrite bathroom legislation
State Senate leader Phil Berger said this week that the North Carolina General Assembly has no plans in the upcoming session to change the new transgender restroom law that was approved during a recent special session. We applaud Sen. Berger's...Published: Apr 22, 2016 11:34 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Road nearly done: New U.S. 70 will improve the flow of both traffic and local economy
Work on the long awaited U.S. 70 bypass is nearly finished. More than a quarter century has passed since the idea of a new U.S. 70 bypass to replace the congested, stoplight-filled existing one first came up, and it...Published: Apr 20, 2016 10:45 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Big Apple: Voters in New York will go a long way toward determining nominees
Millions of New Yorkers will go to the polls today in the state's hugely important primary for president. On the Republican side, Donald Trump should emerge as the easy winner, picking up plenty of delegates to help him in his...Published: Apr 19, 2016 10:54 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 18, 2016
Teachers' rights: Court ruling keeps North Carolina true to its word on promised protection
The state Supreme Court ruled last week that the General Assembly violated the state Constitution by taking away protections veteran teachers had been promised for decades. The measure had been pushed by Republicans in the statehouse who believed tenure kept...Published: Apr 18, 2016 11:55 AM Full Editorial
Saturday, April 16, 2016
A rare breed: Goldsboro and all of North Carolina suffer the loss of Lindsay Warren
They couldn't say enough good things about him. Every person contacted by The News-Argus last week about the death of attorney Lindsay Warren praised him as a man of great intelligence, wit, character and faith. "We have lost another...Published: Apr 16, 2016 11:40 PM Full Editorial
Friday, April 15, 2016
Duel in Brooklyn: Aggressive debate reflects how much is at stake for Democrats in New York
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders squared off Thursday night in a sometimes testy debate on the eve of the all-important New York Democratic primary. The showdown came at a crucial point in the campaign, with Clinton leading in the...Published: Apr 15, 2016 10:54 AM Full Editorial
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Trump vs. GOP? Party's front-runner sets the stage for a walkout
As the Republican national convention draws closer and it looks more and more as if front-runner Donald Trump will not have enough delegates locked up to automatically secure the nomination, the bitter infighting within the party has turned to open...Published: Apr 14, 2016 10:45 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Old Foster Center: To save aging structure, community would have to step up
With the new W.A. Foster Center at Mina Weil Park up and running, the question turns to what to do with the old Foster Center at the corner of Leslie and Corney streets. The structure, built in 1938, is...Published: Apr 13, 2016 11:41 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Sorry, Bruce: The Boss has his principles. So do we.
Bruce Springsteen has canceled his planned concert in Greensboro, North Carolina. A lot of fans are disappointed. His publicist said it was because he disapproves of the recent law approved by the state General Assembly prohibiting transgender people from...Published: Apr 12, 2016 10:51 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 11, 2016
Heroin high: Use of the deadly drug has increased in Wayne in past week
The headline was both sad and disturbing. "Cases of heroin overdoses spike." Wayne County law enforcement officials say they have recently seen an increase in the number of overdoses of the drug show up at Wayne Memorial Hospital. It...Published: Apr 11, 2016 10:53 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 8, 2016
Goodbye, Merle: It wasn't just talent -- it was authenticity that made him a legend
America lost one of its truly great voices this week with the passing of country music icon Merle Haggard. Unlike most of today's so-called country music stars, Haggard lived the life he sang about and carried that background with...Published: Apr 8, 2016 10:52 AM Full Editorial
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Cruz cruises: Ted Cruz earns important victory in Wisconsin primary
Sen. Ted Cruz swept the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, handily defeating rivals Donald Trump and John Kasich and throwing another hurdle in the way of Trump's drive toward the Republican nomination for president before the national convention this summer. Trump...Published: Apr 6, 2016 11:26 AM Full Editorial
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
So close: Defeat tough to swallow for fans of UNC basketball
For fans of the University of North Carolina basketball team, Monday night's NCAA championship game will live forever. In infamy. In what was no doubt one of the most exciting finishes in the history of the tournament, the Tar...Published: Apr 5, 2016 11:14 AM Full Editorial
Monday, April 4, 2016
A new era: At threshold of a bright future, W.A. Foster Center honors a legacy
For decades, the old W.A. Foster Center served as the heartbeat of the Webbtown portion of Goldsboro. It not only was where youth learned how to shoot their first jump shot, it was where they learned life's lessons from...Published: Apr 4, 2016 12:01 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Pat and Roy: Contest for N.C. governor likely to be among nation's most riveting
National attention has focused on the race for president and the heat it already has generated, even before the primaries are completed. But here in North Carolina we have the makings of a race just as competitive and compelling...Published: Apr 3, 2016 12:27 AM Full Editorial
Friday, April 1, 2016
Let 'em sue: Law on bathroom accommodations stands on its own merits
It didn't take long for advocates of transgender folks' rights to sue the state over the recent law approved by the General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory that prevents local cities and towns from passing laws allowing people to use...Published: Apr 1, 2016 11:20 AM Full Editorial
Poetic turn: Wayne County Reads selection emphasizes poetry in our language
Mention poetry and most people's eyes glaze over. That would be a mistake this coming month as the annual Wayne County Reads campaign kicks into gear. This year's selection is a compilation of poems, "Poetry 180: A Turning Back...Published: Apr 1, 2016 7:46 AM Full Editorial