And Elon wonders why it has a parking problem?
Sometimes we wonder how government survives without spending thousands and thousands of dollars on government “consultants.”
We were amused by the conversation at Elon’s town council meeting this week as...
DOT should scrap trendy roundabout
And on the topic of transportation fads, the N.C. Department of Transportation needs to scrap the roundabout that it now has planned for the intersection of East Harden and...
Graham restricts public access in the name of “security”
We’ve seen a lot of excesses, high-handedness, and downright stupid local government actions and decisions over time.
But this week we have to give the all-time award for going off...
Commissioners’ daylong retreat largely a waste of time
Monday’s so-called commissioners’ retreat was, as best we can assess, a colossal waste of time for the four (of five) county commissioners who attended. The chairman, who was absent...
Backroom shenanigans
One of the most interesting aspects of the commissioners’ retreat this week was the brazen effort by county officials – primarily through the county manager (Heidi York) and the...
Remedial lesson: new high school was to relieve overcrowding, not prolong it
We’re not sure where remedial education is needed more – among some members of the Alamance-Burlington school board or among some of the school system’s students, parents, and coaches.
We’re...
Elon town council philosophy: waste a little, waste a lot
Most people are familiar with the famous quote, usually attributed to Ben Franklin, that people should not be “pennywise and pound foolish,” which has always been understood to mean...
A textbook police chief
Two years ago, we were remiss in not commenting on the intended and announced retirement of Mebane police chief Terry Caldwell.
Fortunately, our oversight was negated when Caldwell was persuaded...
Left-wing, socialist rhetoric plentiful locally – at county’s health department
Rarely have we, the public, or local elected officials been subjected to as much left-wing tripe as we observed Monday night during Mebane’s city council meeting.
Somehow, the council agreed...
Valleyfield ethics?
Readers of this page will recognize that the newspaper has been fairly consistent, and insistent, that public officials should not be involved in issues in which they have a...
