Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Optimism: Soaring consumer confidence bodes well for U.S. economy
Consumer confidence hit its highest peak this month since June 2001, the AP reported Tuesday. That means we are buying more today than at any other time in the last 16 years, and given the economic crisis of 2008 and...Published: Aug 30, 2017 10:42 PM Full Editorial
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Answering the call: Retiring chaplain earned faith of police and the community
Some people just know. They have an innate sense, often early in life, that they are called to do a certain thing. For some it's athletics, for others it is serving in the military or in law enforcement, perhaps the...Published: Aug 29, 2017 10:50 PM Full Editorial
Monday, August 28, 2017
Always prepare: In any dangerous weather, information saves lives
It has been 10 months since Hurricane Matthew dumped more than 16 inches of rain over Wayne County. The recovery continues and now, as we look to Texas -- as well out of our own windows today -- we are...Published: Aug 28, 2017 10:48 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, August 27, 2017
A blind eye: Perpetrators of human trafficking count on us to turn away
There is a difference between not seeing something and choosing to ignore a thing. But turning a blind eye has never been a solution to a problem. In fact, more so than continuing to enable an ongoing scourge, ignoring a...Published: Aug 27, 2017 10:47 PM Full Editorial
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Going without: Poverty is the determining factor in many students' outlook
Wayne County Board of Education member Raymond Smith Jr. got it right last week with his comments to one of our reporters who has been following the school system's redistricting plans very closely. We have a unique opportunity here, he...Published: Aug 26, 2017 9:40 PM Full Editorial
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Home souls: Love for a rescue pet grows both ways
Maybe it's a cold, wet nose finding the back of our legs as you shuffle toward the kitchen. Or it's that patch of warm fur that rises up under our palm as our arm hangs off the end of the...Published: Aug 24, 2017 10:58 PM Full Editorial
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
A man and his horse: Give councilman credit for quest to know before he votes
We hope the irony isn't lost on Councilman Bevan Foster ---- now that he knows who Don Quixote is. Foster held up a vote by a day on approving a piece of art for the downtown area while three other...Published: Aug 23, 2017 10:55 PM Full Editorial
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The dance floor: Nobody puts education in a corner
There is nothing dirty about asking some of Wayne County's more prominent figures to dance, not when it is for a charitable cause. The annual Dancing Stars of Wayne County fundraiser is back and with an all new cast of...Published: Aug 22, 2017 10:49 PM Full Editorial
Monday, August 21, 2017
An intent to win: U.S. strategy in Afghanistan isn't working. Trump vows to change that.
President Trump took to prime-time television Monday night before a nation weary of a drawn-out war with no end in sight and all but guaranteed a victory in Afghanistan. And while deliberately giving no target-end date for the conflict, he...Published: Aug 21, 2017 11:16 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Totality: Celestial event offers a needed perspective
It should be clear today when the moon blots out the sun. Many who live in or near the path of totality will stop everything, even putting their phones down momentarily to look up, or down at a piece of...Published: Aug 20, 2017 10:03 PM Full Editorial
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
UPS delivers: Generosity means school's pupils can start term well-supplied
Sometimes a need goes unnoticed. Or it can be assumed other agencies or services are doing as much as can be done. But once in a while a person or group catches wind of something in the community in which...Published: Aug 16, 2017 9:34 PM Full Editorial
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
No waiting: On domestic terrorism, a leader must not waste words -- or time
We endorsed Donald Trump and have supported much of his agenda despite the feeding frenzy that has come to encircle the president wherever he goes. Some days it is harder than others to defend him. Many of our readers have...Published: Aug 15, 2017 11:13 PM Full Editorial
No oversight: County elections board graciously opts not to add to confusion
Doug Wiggins, Jimmy Hull and Bridget Cowan deserve this county's gratitude. All three have volunteered to stay on as members of the Wayne County Board of Elections and are working toward facilitating the upcoming municipal and sanitary districts elections. Why...Published: Aug 15, 2017 4:14 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Side by side: A meaningful education has to include diversity
Years of allowing transfers from one district to another only account for some of what is facing the Wayne County Public Schools system as it gears up to tackle redistricting. Other contributing factors are no doubt economic, academic and geographic....Published: Aug 13, 2017 10:32 PM Full Editorial
Saturday, August 12, 2017
For what? As demonstration turns deadly, the only winner is intolerance
Once again the eyes of this nation's people are forced to look upon, and then away from, a city where a gathering of its own people seeking to exercise their rights has descended into violence. Too often in hindsight we...Published: Aug 12, 2017 9:10 PM Full Editorial
Thursday, August 10, 2017
The back burner: Market stumbles as Trump's war of words with North Korea heats up
A wise man once said that to win a war, strike where the enemy isn't. Perhaps that was Sun Tzu in "The Art of War," or maybe it was Jamie Lannister in a recent episode of "Game of Thrones." Either...Published: Aug 10, 2017 10:35 PM Full Editorial
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Too fiery, too furious: The president's comments to North Korea incite rather than deter
Donald Trump's comments from behind a conference table at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, put the world, and more notably their intended target -- North Korea -- on high alert Tuesday night. The president cautioned the nuclear-capable nation...Published: Aug 8, 2017 10:22 PM Full Editorial
Monday, August 7, 2017
Sunday brunch: Council's decision on alcohol allows consumers a choice
We believe in free enterprise. Business ought to be as free from regulation as is responsible, save for when it comes to the reasonable protection of consumers, workers and the environment. Yet, we understand the philosophical and moral differences surrounding...Published: Aug 7, 2017 10:45 PM Full Editorial
Sunday, August 6, 2017
A fight: Melee outside a store leaves questions for a community to grapple with
By now, many of you will have seen the Facebook Live video circulating on the web displaying a brawl outside the Circle K on Wayne Memorial Drive early Saturday morning. It was even shared on our Facebook page a couple...Published: Aug 6, 2017 10:58 PM Full Editorial
Saturday, August 5, 2017
White House needs a break: Vacation not an evasive maneuver
Respite? Yes. Relief? Perhaps. Retreat? Not at all. Donald Trump's 17-day vacation coinciding with Congress' summer recess is not to be seen as a dodge by the president. An AP report out Friday said the entire White House staff needed...Published: Aug 5, 2017 8:49 PM Full Editorial
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Sound investment: College aid for veterans helps all
Congress sent a bill to President Trump Wednesday with two key points of emphasis for veterans -- a boost to the GI Bill and allowing Purple Heart recipients to receive college aid regardless of their time in service. We can't...Published: Aug 3, 2017 10:09 PM Full Editorial
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
A Night Out: Strengthening our community
It is refreshing to see young children and their parents interacting with law enforcement in a positive setting. Social media today is filled with videos and articles depicting the opposite. That is why events like Tuesday's National Night Out are...Published: Aug 2, 2017 9:49 PM Full Editorial
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Firm fist: Kelly signals he intends to get White House in order
It would appear that some much needed order is finally being implemented inside 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Enter retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly. The decision to ax Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci just 10 days into his tenure after he --...Published: Aug 1, 2017 10:17 PM Full Editorial