Taxpayers, beware; an enormous property tax hike is coming your way
County commissioners continue to flail about on next year’s county budget. They keep having a series of special meetings, all ostensibly to hear and...
Frittering away tax dollars without any public input
Leave it to politicians to fritter away money – whether tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions – and, in some cases, to...
Sheriff should stick to his job; he’s not an expert on budgets or taxes
We continue to believe that sheriff Terry Johnson is one of the most competent and effective law enforcement officers anywhere in the state.
His commitment...
ABSS: More mediocrity, guaranteed
Well, we see that the current members of the Alamance-Burlington school board are just as committed to mediocrity as their predecessors had been.
The first...
Just how gullible does Burlington’s council think Burlington voters are?
Burlington voters must be collectively scratching their heads, wondering just how gullible Burlington’s city council thinks they are.
The council seems to be plowing ahead...
Making zoning applicants lie in order to have their requests approved
We don’t often offer much commentary on zoning issues within local municipalities, but several recent cases in Burlington have piqued our concern.
The latest fad,...
No reason public meetings shouldn’t be broadcast; they should at least be recorded
We don’t know what must be in the water that appears to be causing grown adults who are ostensibly “public officials” to think they...
Social drinking district could spread to Mebane, where it would be a particularly...
We recognize that we may be on the losing side, again, in warning about the downside, even dangers, attendant to the mass rush to...
Sesquicentennial Park, part 2
First, the good news. Graham mayor Jennifer Talley has stated, publicly and unequivocally, that she has no personal interest in ultimately buying the land...
Gibsonville’s mayor was harsh, unfair to disgruntled resident
Rarely have we seen a more high-handed treatment of the public than Gibsonville mayor Lenny Williams employed Monday night during the most recent meeting...
