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...
Why bother asking a candidate’s position on anything? In the final analysis, they’re...
We keep wondering whether there’s any need for this newspaper to continue making the effort, and taking up the considerable space it requires, to...
Not a good look for public participation in Swepsonville
The longer we observe local governments, the more often we shake our head in disbelief at the creative ways so-called “public bodies” find to...
Yeah, it’s only Swepsonville; but small towns have to obey the law, too
We hate to “go after little towns” when they don’t comply with the North Carolina Open Meetings Law, but everyone – both small towns...
