School board going astray chasing money for athletic trainers
Hope springs eternal that Alamance-Burlington school board members and the officials they oversee will some day prioritize academic achievement.
Alas, that seemingly fundamental purpose is...
Why such an obsession to keep LGBTQ books in school libraries?
And if the other flaws in the school system aren’t bad enough, now some school board members apparently want to prevent regular citizens from...
Musical chairs for ABSS teacher staffing
Well, we hate to unload on the school system all at once, but school officials invite public scrutiny and ridicule with some of their...
How should Graham spend its windfall of federal dollars?
Graham city council members have met for four hours last week, trying to decide how they should designate projects to be paid with about...
“Whack-a-mole” in Elon
Sometimes with local governments and their elected officials – and the need to hold them to the state’s requirements for open government – we...
Well, now it’s obvious – Officials: “we don’t care what you think”
Rarely does the public get such a close and first-hand look at the dismissive attitude some officials have toward the public they ostensibly serve.
But...
Backroom deals are never a good idea in local government
Backroom deals are never a good idea in local government
We’ve tried over many years to hold local public bodies to the open government (and...
Thousands for bureaucrats but not a penny for taxpayers
We were disheartened by the latest rhetoric at this week’s county commissioners meeting as commissioners began wringing their hands about not having enough money...
Burlington looking to fritter away surplus that should go to taxpayers
It’s not just county taxpayers who are getting the short end of the budget stick (see editorial comments above).
Burlington city councilmen are contemplating how...
Haw River shows self-serving philosophy from manager to council members
We always hate to see politicians and other public officials feather their own nests with taxpayer dollars.
No where is that phenomenon more repugnant than...
