Some commentators have talked about an issue in Harnett County regarding a zoning issue for a new landfill. At their Monday night meeting, the county Board of Adjustment held six hearings and heard 26 hours of testimony on the issue before voting 3-2 Monday night to reject the company’s application for a special-use permit for the landfill. You can read the whole story here.
The recent attack at J.C. Penny against a Virginia leader has prompted discussion at the city council, and a higher than normal reward for information leading to the arrest of those involved. Our local Crime Stoppers organization offers $1000 for information on arrests on crimes, however private donors have increased that for this particular case to an now $6,000 reward. Debra Smiley is a member of the Mecklenburg County school board in Virginia.
Does it take an attack of an elected official and $6,000 for people in Henderson to start a discussion of safety issues around town? There are numerous such attacks nearly every day. People have said for years they feel unsafe going around the local Wal-Mart at night. The Wal-Mart / J.C. Penney area is a chart topper on crime in Henderson, pretty much every day there are numerous shoplifting incidents there.
Discuss and more on today’s Open Lines!
Governor Perdue “jokes” about suspending elections.:
http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_suggests_suspending_congressional_elections_for_two_years_was_she_serious
interesting comments.
please contact her office via phone or email to voice your opposition.
GOVERNOR PERDUE “JOKES” ABOUT SUSPENDING 2012 ELECTION:
http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/perdue_suggests_suspending_congressional_elections_for_two_years_was_she_serious
I don’t believe for a minute that she was joking.
This is an outrage.
Much ado about nothing, Sure she was joking, Poor choice of words.
I’m going with joking as well. I seriously considered for quite a while yesterday if I should put it in the open lines or not. I think her comment was just that, a comment about the state of things and taken as serious something that should not have been. I didn’t want to induce any more attention to it as media hype. The front page of other national news sites was quite enough. I do the same thing myself, say something to the extreme just to give an example to show a point.
Perdue was not joking.
And it’s still Penney.
She was joking? Yeah right — I’ve never even seen her crack a smile ever.
I think it speaks very poorly of Gov. Perdue either way. As I said, she was not joking; several Democrats have floated this idea of late, or variations on this theme.
But just for ‘kicks,’ let’s say she was joking. What does that say about her — an elected representative — making a joke about suspending elections for any reason in the United States of America?
Absolutely agree Lucy
Sheet’s opens in the morning. May this be the beginning of the end of Sam’s control on fuel.
You are either from out of town or a fool to be anywhere within the city limits of Henderson after sun down.
Governor Perdue was not joking.
The video/audio has been released…no laughter, no pause for laughter.
It’s clear she wasn’t joking.
As Lucy Van Pelt posted, she is not the only prominant Democrat wwho has suggested similar sentiments.
One suggested that maybe American Democracy would work better if there was a little less democracy..
Henderson made the TV news again..people who were in the parking lot at J.C. Penney were interviewed, as well as a few city officials.