Elected officials, not advisory boards, should determine who’s appointed, reappointed to advisory boards
County commissioners need to take a look at the way they make appointments to some of what are supposed to be, ostensibly at least,...
Commendations to judge Andy Hanford
We want to take moment to commend senior resident superior court judge Andrew “Andy” Hanford who took the all too infrequent occasion this week...
Not the county’s best hour, to be sure
As Ricky Ricardo used to tell Lucy occasionally, “Someone’s got some ‘splaining to do.”
That’s our reaction to this week’s convoluted unfolding of the situation...
New commissioner starts with a cloud over her head – although not one...
We outlined at some length last week our concerns about local Republican Party chairman Kathy Page’s plans to hold the meeting of her party’s...
GOP should be open in its selection process for next county commissioner
We were disappointed by the initial decision of Alamance County Republican Party chairman Kathy Page to plan for a secretive gathering of the party’s...
No wonder Graham doesn’t have any money
Sometimes, when we watch local governments in action, we just shake our head in disbelief.
It’s no wonder some local governments don’t have any money...
Eliminating noncitizen eligibility for any role in N.C. elections significant
Even many North Carolinians who supported last week’s constitutional amendment on banning noncitizens from voting in any elections in the state may not have...
Most deceptive, and ineffective, political advertising of 2024
We have to give the dubious distinction of most deceptive advertising during the 2024 campaign season to Alamance County’s Democratic Party for a series...
Bring partisanship out of the shadows at ABSS
We think the time may have come to eliminate the non-partisan charade of the Alamance-Burlington school board and move toward having partisan elections.
Historically, across...
Judge replacements should maintain same partisan caste as predecessors
We didn’t want to make some of these comments and observations prior to the election, but we think they should be made now.
Our first...
