After 34 years of excellent Christian columns, R.I.P. Stephen Crotts
We join with countless readers, friends, and former congregants in mourning the death this week of long-time Alamance News columnist Stephen Crotts.
We’ve tried to...
Bonnie Whitaker’s “facts”
Printed nearby is a transcript of Graham council member Bonnie Whitaker’s statement during Tuesday night’s Graham city council meeting. We want to give...
Graham councilman’s idea: spend more for less – by boycotting The Alamance News
We continue to underestimate the disdain, annoyance, even vitriol expressed by some Graham city councilmen aimed at their constituents, now including this newspaper.
It’s clear...
A shift away from facts to narratives
By Graham city council member Bonnie Whitaker
Last month for the first time in four years on this council, I was accused of being disrespectful,...
How much should Mebane tax for essential vs. non-essential services?
We often feel like a broken record, as this newspaper’s publisher repeatedly questions public officials about the lack of transparency in some of their...
Delusions of growth and grandeur
It’s hard to know where to start in assessing the delusions of the current school board and school administration. (We’ll save an examination of...
Will commissioners disrepect Alamance County voters – again?
We keep hearing vibes from some of Alamance County commissioners that they want to schedule another vote on a 1/4-cent sales tax referendum for...
When is a public hearing not a public hearing?
We often give the caveat that this newspaper’s publisher is not an attorney.
But in most cases, one doesn’t have to have a law degree...
Smoking keyboards
In the old days, the public was understandably upset when politicians resorted to huddling in smoke-filled backrooms to strike deals with one another and...
Graham travel boondoggles
Now we would be among the last to defend tax-paid travel boondoggles that all too many public officials take.
But it also find it mildly...
