Non-discrimination laws protect rights of all races; Mebane has upheld that principle despite...
Mebane city council members must surely being growing tired of hearing from Omega Wilson, a local self-appointed activist with the West End Revitalization Association.
Wilson...
The people’s right to know & government secrecy do battle (again)
Alamance County commissioner chairman John Paisley, Jr. is about the last person we would have imagined to be short-tempered, autocratic, and disrespectful.
Paisley, who presides...
Commissioners’ procedure for firing county attorney was flagrantly illegal. It’ll probably land them...
Well, when county commissioners decide to ignore the law, they can really go whole hog.
In addition to the board chairman’s attempt to shut down...
Situation normal: school system wastes time, effort, and money
We wonder, do the Academy Awards, or even the Emmys, give an award for the most serious performance in a silly role?
If so, we’d...
Practice has made asst. D.A. a modern-day David
We think it’s only fitting that after having expressed our doubts and concerns earlier this year over the job he was doing in prosecuting...
Personal Reflections on the loss of Jeanne Swanner Robertson
This newspaper joins in mourning the sudden death of Jeanne Swanner Robertson, who died at her Burlington home this week at age 77.
Jeanne –...
Does anyone even know the actual meaning of “incentive” anymore?
Apparently, Alamance County has a number of public officials who have decided to revise the meaning of the word “incentives.”
According to the traditional dictionary...
ABSS didn’t even ask parents, public what they might want
Local government bodies are forever having public hearings, allowing members of the public to weigh in on a host of issues – everything from...
County government appears broken, mismanaged, extravagant – or all of the above
Something’s wrong with Alamance County government.
That’s the inescapable conclusion we’ve come to after the latest meeting of the county’s board of commissioners.
We’re not quite...
ACC: suck it up
The audacity of some public officials never ceases to amaze us.
Alamance Community College, which enjoys widespread support throughout the county, was rewarded by voters...
