Some years back, when I was pondering the pros and cons of running for office, I knew I had an advantage that not everyone in this community enjoyed: I was not beholden to anyone but God, my family, and the State Employees Credit Union.
Category: Opinion
Tuesday’s open line
Although we’re not delighted that this legal entanglement will continue into next month, we are heartened by the recognition by all parties involved that actual evidence of defamation should be presented before anyone (namely, me) is forced to give up possibily identifying information on otherwise anonymous comment posters. Carry on.
Monday’s open line
Home in Henderson continues to need your help in meeting its latest challenge. Please consider donating to the HiH Legal Defense Fund by using the PayPal button in the right margin of the page. Thank you for your support! Here’s your open line.
Friday/weekend open line
We are humbled by the support and generosity that members of our community have shown during this latest challenge. We are confident that in the end justice will be served. Here’s your open line.
Thursday’s open line
We read yesterday’s editorial in The Daily Dispatch regarding the city’s need for a special projects manager with great interest. Without stating an opinion on whether or not the position is needed, we wonder why Henderson only need half of a special projects manager, with the Embassy Foundation paying for and getting the other half. If the position is that important to the city, should it not have the position all to itself? And if only a part-time position is …
Monday’s open line
We were shocked, shocked to discover that Henderson City Council members aren’t using their city email for city business in yesterday’s Daily Dispatch, especially in the wake of former Gov. Mike Easley’s email woes. Here’s your open line.
Elissa Yount: Library Labyrinth
Editor’s Note: I forgot to run this on Wednesday for two weeks in a row. Once again, my apologies. Better late than never? Could the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library be opened more hours with the money they are given?
Tuesday’s open line
Okay, this is just ridiculous. Yesterday, I got a postcard in the mail from, you guessed it, the U.S. Census Bureau reminding me to return the census form I got in the mail the previous week. This is in addition, of course, to the letter I got the week before last telling me that I was going to get a census form in the mail next week. There should be a line item deduction on the 1040 for “sheer bureaucratic …
A weakened watchdog for open government
by Connie Ledoux Book, Ph.D. Elon University School of Communications In the last several weeks we’ve learned in sworn testimony from staffers working for former Gov. Mike Easley that he maintained a secret e-mail account, had staff delete e-mails and ordered the firing of those who complied with the state’s public records laws.
Friday/weekend open line
When my students bicker, it’s not exactly an intellectual debate:
Elissa Yount: Lack of interest in HSR unfortunate
The Southeast High Speed Rail (HSR) Project Meeting with property owners in Henderson and South Henderson Industrial Historic Districts provided first hand information about HSR at a meeting hosted by the Kerr-Tar Council of Governments headquarters on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday’s open line
I got a letter in the mail on Tuesday from the US Census Bureau informing me that I would be receiving a census form next week. Although I question the necessity and the cost of sending me a letter telling me that I’m going to get a letter, I do not question the need for all Vance County residents and all North Carolinians to complete this decade’s head count. As you probably already know, our portion of federal dollars and …
Feingold’s response to EDC letter
Editor’s Note: The following letter was received from Economic Development Commission (EDC) Chairman Sam M. Watkins, Jr. by Home in Henderson yesterday.
Elissa Yount: If you’re happy and you know it…
Editor’s Note: We simply forgot to run this yesterday. Apologies are offered to those who feel the need for an apology. The children’s song goes like this: “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands…”
Wednesday’s open line
We were very disturbed and disappointed yesterday to learn that President Barack Obama supported the mass firing of teachers in Rhode Island that occurred recently. Blaming teachers for all the problems in education is like blaming soldiers for losing a war. There’s a heck of a lot more to the system than teachers, and the teachers I’ve seen are doing their very best in circumstances in which Oliver Twist would feel right at home. Here’s your open line.
EDC: HiH “key strategic challenge”
Home in Henderson obtained a draft copy of the Economic Development Commission’s (EDC) Strategic Plan for 2010-2014 as part of the Vance County Commission’s March meeting paperwork.