Pick of the day: A time for prayer


Today brings no limit of options for those who love meetings. Among them are a Vance County budget presentation at 5 p.m. at the old courthouse and a Henderson budget unveiling at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building, a session that has the bonuses of a health insurance debate and a question-and-answer period with the city’s auditor. And we’d still love to be flies on the wall for the 5:30 p.m. meeting of the murky but powerful and private Henderson-Vance Economic Partnership. But with so much going on, and with the Vance County Coalition Against Violence taking a Thursday off, the best place to be today might be the noon crossdenominational prayer meeting at West Hills Presbyterian Church on Ruin Creek Road. It’s the one meeting you can be certain won’t have any bad effects.