There has been a lot of attention this past week from the printed and TV media on the demise of two celebrities, Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson’s lifestyle of self-destruction was certainly a major cause for his death.
Category: Opinion
Opinion: Failure to plan means failure
by Elissa Yount My father attended Clark Street Elementary School in the 20’s, and my children attended in the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Wednesday’s open line
My dreams of Ed McMahon appearing at my door with a great big novelty check are permanently dashed as his death was announced yesterday. It all reminds me of how much I miss Johnny Carson. Insomnia hasn’t been the same since he left. Here’s your open line.
Tuesday’s open line
I suppose it’s not a surprise that no angry anti-Henderson Police Department press conferences were held at City Hall yesterday evening as promised by a select few comment posters. I will also go so far as to say that I bet no one will be surprised when I say that subsequent posts of the same ilk will be deleted at will in the absence of credible evidence. Blog on.
To the editor: It’s time to care
After appearing before the Henderson City Council and reading into the public record a letter that detailed my objections to the proposed FY 2009/2010 budget for the City of Henderson, I participated in a discussion with Bobby Gupton and ex-mayor [Robert G.] Chic Young.
Opinion: Real double-dipping
by Elissa Yount Henderson’s problems of blighted neighborhoods, rutted and overgrown streets, water line failures, cracked and jagged sidewalks, antiquated sewage treatment, crime, litter, and general trashy conditions seem to be far more prevalent than in Oxford, Warrenton, Franklinton, Louisburg, or South Hill.
Monday’s open line
As we discuss issues of ethnicity and race, please let us remember to keep our discourse civil and, hopefully, factual. We here at Home in Henderson still believe that the things that bind us together as Americans are better, truer, and stronger than our differences can ever be. We challenge our readers to hold to this ideal as the conversation moves forward.
Thursday’s open line
I was informed by an unnamed source that it takes about two weeks after the end of the school year for parents to start calling to ask when school starts up again. That’s about how long it takes for my kids to start aggravating me, too. Sometimes I almost miss teaching summer school. Almost. Here’s your open line.
Opinion: Taking D-Day to heart
by Elissa Yount On the 65th anniversary of D-Day, the television was full of great movies and documentaries about the valiant and heroic actions of our courageous veterans.
Tuesday’s open line
If you haven’t read the emails that preceded the hiring of Mary Easley into her recently former NC State University position, they’re worth a look. Some teachers get all the glory and all of the perks. Some just get pay cuts. Here’s your open line.
To the editor: Trends in city job cuts
Headlines of The Daily Dispatch on Tuesday, June 02, 2009, read “City bites bullet, reaches budget”.
Friday/weekend open line
We sadly say goodbye to David Carradine. We will remember him fondly from his character in Kung Fu, and Kill Bill Vol. I and Kill Bill Vol. II. Most of all, we will remember him for his role as Frankenstein in Deathrace 2000, one of the many bad, bad movies that made me into the warped editor I am today.
To the editor: Sorry…
I like to think that I am as quick to accept criticism as I am to offer it.
Opinion: Pick your hazard
by Elissa Yount By now we know that federal stimulus money is not going to rain down on Henderson.
Tuesday’s open line
Kudos to the Vance County Board of Commissioners for passing a resolution asking the U.S. Congress to extend veteran’s benefits to merchant marines who served during World War II. My grandfather was in the Navy during the war, but he served on a merchant ship and told frequent stories of the dangers he and his crewmates faced in the south Pacific. He told me once he shot down a kamikaze, but he was prone to exaggeration…
Yount replies to today’s Dispatch editorial
by Elissa Yount Glen, you need to check the facts in your editorial.
HiH review: Night at the Museum 2
by Claire Ramsey As an amateur movie reviewer, I find it interesting what movies other reviewers like and dislike.
Friday/weekend open line
Information coming from the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) suggests that a 10% cut in salary for state employees, including teachers, is on the table. I assume that if World War III starts sometimes soon that I won’t really care. If it doesn’t, I’ll just have to cut some more family members from the household budget. Here’s your open line.