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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lawmakers need creative solutions to fill teaching, law enforcement vacancies and prevent jurisdictions from...
We’re not sure that Alamance County’s legislative delegation in Raleigh can pull it off, but they and other members of the General Assembly need...
A brand new $67M high school for just 238-564 students? Really?
We’re certainly glad that at least a majority of school board members demonstrated both fiscal responsibility and common sense this week.
The question was how...
How many raises are enough?
We were amused, but not particularly surprised, by this week’s newest aggrieved group, substitute teachers, who somehow figure they are entitled to some sort...
Another high-handed bureaucratic spending decision
There’s an old expression, more commonly used in northern areas with larger Jewish populations, “What am I, chopped liver,” by which the speaker questions...
