Who cares what the public wants? Graham’s city council begins the end of Sesquicentennial...
A front page editorial is a rare occurrence under current ownership here at The Alamance News. If I’m not mistaken, this is the first...
More Graham foolishness – at taxpayer expense, of course
It’s hard to know where to begin in summarizing four hours of public meeting Tuesday night by Graham’s city council. (Plus another hour behind...
AN ENCORE EDITORIAL: Public engagement? Yeah, right
One of the most sure-fire ways to know that government consultants and bureaucrats are trying to pull one over on the taxpaying public is...
Same song (and dance), different verse: Beware, again, of “advisory” municipal studies and...
Occasionally we believe we hit on some very legitimate concerns that the public would have – if they only knew about them.
We’re going to...
In Elon, small steps toward fiscal sanity
We’ve often commented on the town of Elon’s proclivity for lots of spending and high taxes.
We’ve been surprised that residents haven’t revolted over the...
“Diversity” not the goal, or purpose, for school board members
We’ve often gotten the impression when listening to public speakers commenting at certain public meetings, particularly school board meetings, that the speakers are living...
Burlington officials, and voters, hoodwinked by lowball cost estimates
Burlington officials probably need to take down a few names of consultants who have misled them. And not call on them for advice ever...
Which pocket would Burlington taxpayers rather have picked to finance wasteful Link Transit spending?
For Burlington residents, the city’s experiment with a public bus system is only getting to be a worse deal for taxpayers.
And the likelihood is...
Beer drinkers vs. families at Arts Around the Square; city council votes for beer
Graham mayor Jennifer Talley has been a consistent advocate for restoring the Arts Around the Square street festival that was a popular annual event...
Spending cheerleaders
We’re always rather amazed at how Alamance-Burlington school board members can sit with perfectly straight faces while considering some of the most outlandish ideas...
