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...
Graham city council members planning tax hike must hope voters have amnesia
Members of Graham’s city council either have a severe case of amnesia – or they’re hoping the city’s voters do.
Because three of the council...
Secret justice undermines public confidence in judicial system
We cannot adequately convey the depth of our disappointment at the actions of superior court judge Doug Green, who this week took the unprecedented...
Graham city council set to strike out at residents, again – this time curbing...
Dozens of residents who turned out to speak at the Graham city council meeting on February 10 were, no doubt, deeply disappointed that the...
The Sesquicentennial Park ambush, 2.0
Graham’s city council has now voted, twice, to move Sesquicentennial Park from its location on the northwest corner of Court Square without its citizens...
Celebrating 151 years of local news
“We propose editing and publishing at this place a weekly newspaper, and as evidence of our intention so to do, we, to-day, introduce to...
Retreats out of the public eye pretty worthless
It would be a tough call which of two government board “retreats” this week was the more juvenile or sophomoric – to say nothing...
The Sesquicentennial Park ambush
The only thing more shocking than city councilman Jim Young’s duplicity (see above) was that the ringleader of Tuesday night’s ambush for moving the...
