Good questions, but we didn’t write them
This newspaper’s publisher certainly wishes he could have been present at last week’s Graham city council meeting, particularly during one of the public comments.
Eric...
Gibsonville board’s self-serving pay raise provides vivid illustration of why public has become...
If anyone is wondering why the public has become so cynical about politicians, all one has to do is look at Gibsonville’s board of...
How best to start Mebane council meetings: moment of silence or prayer? David White:...
By MEBANE RESIDENT DAVID WHITE,
COMMENTS MADE DURING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEBANE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
My purpose tonight is not simply to speak on...
How best to start Mebane council meetings: moment of silence or prayer? Patty Philipps:...
By MEBANE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PATTY PHILIPPS,
COMMENTS MADE DURING JANUARY 3, 2022 MEBANE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The summary of the current legal opinions...
Good news of great joy
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to...
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE...
Scrooge – Part 2: how many raises are enough for public employees?
While we’re on the subject of disparities between government and the private sector, we also have to observe that another dimension of dissimilar treatment...
Scrooge – Part 1: how many days off are enough at Christmas?
Well, we hate to bring up the specter of Ebenezer Scrooge, but we do have to question the strikingly different experiences of private sector...
Hip hip hooray to new school board leadership
Our heartfelt congratulations to the new leadership of the Alamance-Burlington school board: new chairman Sandy Ellington-Graves and vice chairman Patsy Simpson.
And our thanks to...
Religion ambushed in Mebane
We’ve recently noted our view that the spontaneous decision by Graham’s city council to act on one member’s proposed change in policy (a new...
