Home in Henderson will have a weekly thread for political issues, including this thread, counting down the 8 weeks until November 6th, 2012, election day. Discuss as you please, keep it civil and respectful. Next Tuesday will be 6 Week Countdown and so forth. (I hope I got the week count right.) You are free to comment on political issues anywhere else on the site as well, but it might be easier to carry about long discussions in specified threads …
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White House: Team USA Visits the White House
Today, the President and First Lady welcomed the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House to honor their participation and success in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London. At an event on the South Lawn, Mrs. Obama told the athletes that she was impressed not only by the 200-plus medals they brought home, but also by their dedication and hard work leading up to the games. I want you to know how inspired we are …
Tuesday Open Line
Newspapers on this date in 1908 reported on aviation’s first fatality the day before, and the serious injury of the airplane’s co-inventor. Orville Wright had been demonstrating an aircraft for the Army at Fort Myer, Virginia. With Orville at the controls, Army Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge went up as a passenger, as a test of possible military use of the airplane by the Army Signal Corps. Four minutes into the flight, the plane crashed, killing Selfridge and seriously injuring Orville Wright. …
Vance County NC Cooperative Extension Updates
BEEF REFERENDUMNorth Carolina Cattle Industry Assessment Referendum Vote is set for October 4, 2012. You may vote at your Warren or Vance County Cooperative Extension office on that day from 8:30 am to 5 pm (other Cooperative Extension offices may have different hours, so call first). Absentee ballots are available upon request. SMART PHONES FOR FARMERSHave you ever considered buying a smart phone, but were overwhelmed by the choices? Or you have one but would like to know more about …
NC State Fair: Bumper Crop of Fun October 11th – 21st, 2012
RALEIGH — With so many activities, entertainers and exhibits to see, it is no surprise that many happy family memories and traditions are made at the annual N.C. State Fair. In fact, a number of families return year after year to eat at their favorite food stands, see the racing pigs or check to see if they won a ribbon in a competition. If you don’t have your favorite stops already planned, here are some free, fun family-friendly activities to …
N.C. Forest Service named 2011 Natural Resources Agency of the Year by Wildlife Federation
RALEIGH: The N.C. Forest Service has received the 2011 Natural Resources Agency of the Year award from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. State Forester Wib Owen accepts the Natural Resources Agency of the Year Award at the N.C. Wildlife Federation’s awards banquet Sept. 8. “Last year was historic for the N.C. Forest Service as the staff responded to emergencies around the state and nation, including tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires in Texas, and a significant number of large wildfires across the state,” …
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers: Remaining Vigilant as We Reflect on 9/11
This Tuesday, we remembered another Tuesday morning eleven years ago when terrorists perpetrated the deadliest attack on U.S. soil in our nation’s history. My statement on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks can be found on my website. By Wednesday morning, we had received news of the attacks on our embassies in Cairo, Egypt and Benghazi, Libya. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of Ambassador Stevens and the other brave Americans killed in Libya. Flags over the …
This Weeks Contest: 2 Tickets to the NC State Fair! Drawing September 24th
Beginning at this posting, which will be about 12:02am Monday morning, September 17th, Home in Henderson will hold our latest contest. The lucky winner receives 2 general admission tickets to the NC State Fair. To enter, simply make a comment on ANY ARTICLE on our website during the contest time frame of September 17th to September 24th. On Monday, September 24th at 9:00am the contest will close and a random commenter will be drawn that morning. The winner will be …
White House Weekly Address: Carrying on the Work of Our Fallen Heroes
President Obama speaks about the tragic loss of four of our fellow Americans who were serving in our diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. These Americans represented the best of our country; without people like them, we could not sustain our freedoms or security, or provide the leadership that the entire world depends on. During this time of turmoil in many different countries, the President makes it clear that the United States has a profound respect for people of all faiths, but …
Monday Open Line
When dark days in U.S. history are remembered, they usually include Pearl Harbor and the September 11 terrorist attacks, which killed about 2,400 and 3,000 people, respectively. But the single bloodiest day in American history occurred 150 years ago today, in the Civil War battle of Antietam, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Forces of Union General George McClellan and the Confederate troops of General Robert E. Lee met in a daylong pitched battle. By its end, more than 23,000 soldiers had been …
Richard Brand: Better Off?
Candidate Mitt Romney keeps focusing on the question, in a number of ads on TV, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” That is a very interesting question and one I think that has a number of different answers. Do you think that Mitt Romney is better today than he was four years ago? He will not show us his tax returns, but my suspicion would be that his net worth today is significantly higher than …
East Cost Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion 2012, October 19,20 & 21
The East Cost Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion 2012, October 19,20 & 21 in Downtown Henderson, NC. Garnett Street will be closed Saturday and Sunday for the event in which the public can come view all of the cars on show. Thousands of people come to this each year to see classic and custom sports cars from local and afar. www.eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame.com Download the flyer here with schedule and attendee information. 20120914_eastcoastdragtimeshalloffame_flyer Garnett Street will close at 5am on Saturday …
Vance County Senior Center: Volunteers Needed as Tax-Aide Program Returns
The nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service for low and moderate income taxpayers will return to the Vance County Senior Center for the 2012 tax season, and additional volunteers are need to help continue this valuable service. During the 2011 tax season, over 100 taxpayers in Vance County received assistance from trained volunteers with preparing and filing tax returns, all at no cost. Lois Waugh, the Vance County Tax-Aide Local Coordinator says, “An IRS Taxpayer Usage Study reported …
Farrington Foundation gifts create new VGCC Scholarships
The Farrington Foundation, based in Warrenton, N.C. and Delray Beach, Florida, recently endowed two new scholarships for students at Vance-Granville Community College. In August, VGCC President Dr. Stelfanie Williams formally accepted the contributions establishing the scholarships from the foundation’s trustee, Nick Bagshawe, an attorney with the Warrenton law firm of Williams & Bagshawe. The foundation was established by Bagshawe’s grandmother, the late Ethel Farrington. Bagshawe recalled that in the 1920s, when very few women earned college degrees, Mrs. Farrington graduated …
VGCC Automotive program receives National Accreditation
The Automotive Systems Technology program at Vance-Granville Community College has once again received accreditation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). This year, VGCC’s Automotive program was accredited for meeting high standards of quality in all eight NATEF training areas: Automatic Transmission & Transaxle; Brakes; Electrical/Electronic Systems; Engine Performance; Engine Repair; Heating & Air Conditioning; Manual Drive Train & Axles; and Suspension & Steering. When VGCC was most recently recertified …
Representative Michael H. Wray’s Raleigh Report
The General Assembly continues to move closer to the 2013 session and I have been busy preparing for our return by meeting with constituents and interest groups. My focus remains job creation and economic development and the required systems such as education and infrastructure improvements needed to support our economy. I welcome your ideas about how we can put people back to work in our community, even as more of our teachers and other vital public servants continue to be …
VGCC names Ferguson to Industry Services post
Vance-Granville Community College recently named Eddie Ferguson of Oxford as the college’s new Director of Industry Services and Emerging Technologies. Ferguson joins VGCC after many years as a business executive. From 1982 until 1995, Ferguson served as vice-president of Medic Computer Systems, a Raleigh-based medical software company he helped start. In 1995, he founded Hunt Investments, LLC, an investment and real estate development firm based in Oxford. Ferguson has been involved in a number of economic and community development projects …
VGCC to pilot new program aimed at combating Childhood Obesity
Vance-Granville Community College has been selected as one of a few North Carolina community colleges to launch a program, in partnership with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, to train child day care providers in how to promote healthier children. The “Kids Eat Smart Move More” initiative, supported by federal funding through the Child and Adult Care Food Program, will begin as a pilot project at up to ten community colleges before expanding statewide. The goals of KESMM …
White House: Open Government, Open Data, Open Source
Earlier this year, the President launched an initiative to build a 21st century platform for government. It requires federal agencies to make key services available to mobile users and to release important government data in ways that will allow citizen developers and entrepreneurs to turn them into new products, services, and jobs. “I want us to ask ourselves every day,” he said, “how are we using technology to make a real difference in people’s lives.” Here at the White House, …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
All summer long, millions of Americans have been enjoying ice cream cones. The exact origin of the cone is a subject of controversy. This month in 1903, an Italian immigrant in New York City — Italo Marchiony — filed a patent for a waffle-like pastry cup to hold ice cream. But he later lost court cases against makers of devices, which produced cone-shaped holders for ice cream. Whoever actually invented the ice cream cone, the first ones were hand rolled. …