This article about nurse practitioners studying diversity in care in rural North Carolina reminds me of something that happened to me a few years ago a nearby hospital:
Author: Jason Feingold
Sen. Berger’s Greetings from Raleigh
Budget negotiations to reconcile differences between the Senate and House budgets remained deadlocked as of Friday.
FAIR Committee to go to Raleigh
The City of Henderson’s FAIR (Finance and Intergovernmental Relations) Committee will travel to Raleigh tomorrow.
FAIR Committee meets today
The FAIR Committee will meet today at 12:00 p.m. in the Conference Room at City Hall.
Monday’s open line
We hear rumor after rumor of who is going to run but, alas, nothing for certain. Would anyone care to step up to the plate and announce their intentions (their, not someone else’s) on HiH? We’ll go first… We’re not running.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
The House and the Senate moved nearer to a final budget deal this week, with members of both chambers agreeing to take over the full cost of the non-federal share of Medicaid.
Municipal election filing period approaches
Just a reminder that the filing period for Henderson municipal elections begins at 12:00 p.m. on July 6 and ends on July 20 at 12:00 p.m. The election this year will be held on October 9. If a runoff is needed, it will be held on November 6.
Vance County calls special meeting
The Vance County Board of Commissioners has called a special meeting to be held Wednesday, June 27 at 5:30 p.m. in their chambers in the Vance County Administration Building (old courthouse).
Henderson City Council to meet in special session
The Henderson City Council will meet in special session on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.
Moss proposes municipal ordinance violations
At Monday’s Henderson City Council meeting, City Manager Jerry Moss proposed enacting a municipal ordinance violation program for the City of Henderson.
Congressional Black Caucus selects conference chairs
Washington, D.C. — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) today announced that Delegate Donna M. Christensen (D-V.I) and Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) will serve as co-chairs of the 37th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) to be held September 26-29, 2007.
Etheridge’s subcommittee advises on farm bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management approved proposals for the commodity and crop insurance programs for the 2007 Farm Bill Tuesday.
Butterfield boosts alternative fuel research
Washington, D.C. – Congressman G. K. Butterfield boosted funding for renewable fuel research by $30 million at six historically black land-grant universities, including North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
City of Henderson soliciting applications
The City of Henderson is currently soliciting applications for persons interested in serving on:
Friday’s open line
Voter fraud in North Carolina? And we came here to get away from all that. The open line is yours. Have at.
Von Williams vs. library nears resolution
In a correspondence dated June 18, 2007, the Henderson-Vance County Human Relations Commission reported on its investigation of the complaint made by local activist Deryl von Williams upon her being barred from the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library.
Follow-up arrest on Kittrell Street
Chief K. L. Sidwell and Sheriff Peter White report that members of the Interagency Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant on June 18, 2007.
Wednesday’s open line
We found the HRC’s report on Deryl Von Williams vs. the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library to be a thoughtful, moderate, and considered document that attempts what we so desperately need in our community: reconciliation. Imagine what we could do if we devoted the energy we normally reserve for vitriol into something more productive. Or do the animosities run so deep in Vance that I’m just having another late night pipe dream? Mull it over on today’s open line.
One critical after I-85 collision
On June 18, 2007, at 3:07 p.m., officers of the Henderson Police Department responded to Interstate 85 in reference to a motor vehicle collision.
School board to meet in special session Friday
The Vance County Board of Education will meet in special session on Friday, June 22, 2007 at 12:00 p.m. at the Administrative Services Center’s Main Conference Room at 1724 Graham Avenue.