Author: Reporter

Including today, there are three shopping days until Christmas; four if you count convenience stores on Sunday morning. If you wait that long, though, you’re probably in trouble. Vent your troubles here on our open line.

Today is the last day of school before the holiday break. All Vance County schools dismiss early today (at different times), so don’t forget to pick up the kids! Anything on your mind? Let it out here on Wednesday’s open line.

Do you have a story about someone in public safety who affected your life for the better? Tell us about it or anything else that’s on your mind.

The Henderson City Council is slated to designate a time and place for a work session to discuss “Henderson priorities”. Although these may be obvious, what should be first on the list? Or last? Or left off entirely? Let ’em know how you feel about this or anything else on our open line.

Don’t forget Cookies and Milk with Santa on Saturday, December 17, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Aycock Recreation Complex. The cookies, milk, and sing-a-long with Santa are free, but having your picture made with jolly St. Nick will cost $2.00. Otherwise, this space is for our readers to post what’s on their minds. Enjoy.

Well, the city’s Finance Department took another loss yesterday with a retirement announced to begin in two weeks. In related news, according to the Daily Dispatch, Acting City Manager Mark Warren must sign or stamp each outgoing check. Is the city getting a handle on its finances, or have the real woes only begun? This or any other topic is yours to discuss on today’s open line.

To mangle an old Chinese proverb: He who strikes the first blow [in the form of profanity and personal attack] admits that he [or she] has lost the argument. If that doesn’t suit you, try this Oscar Wilde quote: “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” What do you think?

The FAIR Committee is meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. If you go, let us know what happened. The Daily Dispatch reported yesterday that 13 file drawers have been discovered empty since Eric Williams was removed from his post as City Manager. What do you think this means? This space is yours to speak your mind on this or any topic. Have at.

We’re well into December, and the holidays are just around the corner. Is this a time of high stress or high spirits? The floor is open to this or anything else that’s on your mind (within reason).

Stanley “Tookie” Williams, co-founder of the notorious “Crips” gang, is scheduled to be executed early Tuesday if not granted a stay of execution. To repeat a question raised at Thursday’s gang awareness seminar, can we expect a reaction here in Henderson if the execution goes on as scheduled? Or is our gang problem not as serious as that? As always, the floor is open to debate.

Between gangs, the city manager, and the usual innuendos, it looks like folks have enough to talk about. Here’s some more space to do it with. Enjoy.

A wise question at a job interview: “What happened to the last person in this position?” (If only we had asked it before taking this gig!) Now that the story of happenings in our fair city has graced the local (Raleigh) evening news, will Henderson be hard-pressed for qualified applicants to its top administrative job? You be the judge on our Friday open line.