The Downtown Development Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. in the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce on Garnett Street. No agenda was provided for the meeting.
Category: Quick hits
Weekend open line
Thunderstorms? In November? It’s a world gone mad on our weekend open line.
Friday’s open line
We heard on the radio yesterday that people with reasonably good credit are getting turned down for consumer loans in the new economic climate. Does anybody have a loan application horror story they’d like to share? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
D.C.’s longest protest
Editor’s Note: We offer this story not out of sympathy for the subject’s political position, but rather as an exploration of an extreme in the culture of protest and an exemplar of the human condition. Here are some pictures of Washington, D.C.’s longest running protest.
Thursday’s open line
What was the cure for “cooties” when you were a kid? (We ask this question in the name of science: comparative cootyology.)
Wednesday’s open line
My, it’s getting cold. Contemplate other obvious things on today’s open line.
Taking care of our heroes
Veterans’ services available in our area by Gina DeMent, Public Information Officer Five County Mental Health Authority This Veterans’ Day, we can do more than fly the flag and express our deep appreciation for sacrifices made during wartime.
Veterans’ Day open line
Today we honor all of the men and women who have given of themselves in the service of their country. Let us pay our respects.
Safe Kids car seat check Thursday at Wal-Mart
The Henderson-Vance Safe Kids Coalition will be sponsoring a free child passenger safety car seat clinic.
Monday’s open line
In case you’re wondering why the schools don’t just observe Veteran’s Day today, it’s because the law clearly stipulates that the holiday must be observed on November 11 unless it falls on a weekend. Here’s your open line. Enjoy.
Friday/weekend open line
I was watching election returns on BBC America on Tuesday and they said that the “real” South begins in South Carolina. Is that true? Let us know your thoughts on our three-day open line.
MPMC Guild Gift Gallery wins county award
The Volunteers of the Maria Parham Medical Center Guild Gift Gallery won November’s Community Hero Award from the Vance County Board of Commissioners on Monday evening.
Thursday’s open line
Any predictions on the Obama Cabinet? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.
Gas leak on Beckford Drive
** Update ** A building site on Beckford Drive (near the City Operations Center) was evacuated earlier today due to a gas leak. Traffic on Beckford Drive and parts of Dabney Drive was snarled as motorists were diverted away from the scene. At this time, the leak as been closed. Traffic has resumed a normal pattern.
Wednesday’s open line
Congratulations to to all those who won yesterday, and sympathy to all of those who lost. Now let’s get on with it. We can start by cleaning up all the signs.
Election Day open line
We here at Home in Henderson hope that no matter what the outcomes of the various elections that we can be one community within one nation. It beats the crap out of being part of a team of slaves under one whip, like so many people are in the world today.
Monday’s open line
With the election looming tomorrow, I’m not using any of my good stuff today. You’ve got one last chance to make your arguments for your candidate. (Keep in mind that there are elections going on that are close to home too.) Use it well.
Weekend open line
Don’t forget that Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. We’ll need that extra hour of sleep for watching election results on Tuesday.
Internet technical issues
Because of a contractual disagreement between Sprint and our web host’s upstream provider, Cogent, there are some connectivity issues with Home in Henderson.