Category: Quick hits

Well, the party’s over. We hope all of the candidates will now go and pull up their signs. With that, we give you the open line.

Well, the big day is here. Will Henderson vote for a “New Direction”, or will it stay the course (and Council members) already in place? Whatever Hendersonians decide, it’s going to be a big day. Good luck to all. Let the sniping commence.

Due to technical difficulties, mainly, the Editor not being able to put a plug into a receptacle properly, the meeting is divided into two video sections with a substantial portion missing.

Since there’s nothing in today’s Dispatch to rant and rave about, we’ll just leave you to your own devices. Play nice.

Sorry to get the open line up so late, but we’ve been in hibernation after an exhausting week. What do you think of the last-ads and the last-minute editorial in today’s Daily Dispatch? There’s lots to talk about, so don’t let us hold you up by reading this.

For those of you who watch the video of the forum held last night at the City Operations Center, I’d just like to remind you that in my case the camera adds ten pounds. There were at least fifty cameras in the room, if you count cell phones. With that, we give you the open line.

Here’s a way to get quick demographic data sent to us by our old friend Julian Oliver: Zipskinny. Just plug in a zip code and it’ll give you the “skinny” on where you are and where you might be going. With that, we give you the open line.

The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet tonight at 6:00 p.m. in their chambers in the old courthouse. We wonder if they will come with the plans for building new schools on the land they just acquired.

Okay, what are the “real issues” in Henderson’s municipal election? Happy hunting on today’s open line.

Here it is. Have at.

We got an email yesterday on a discussion that may be apropos to Henderson’s current situation: Local Democracy Under Siege: Activism, Public Interest and Private Politics at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh will be held today, Thursday, September 27, at 7:00 p.m. Is democracy under siege? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.

We’ll write about it in more detail later, but last night the Henderson City Council decried the number of firearms in the hands of our youth. What would you do to curb the problem? Let us know your thoughts on today’s open line.

At the time of writing, we’ve had seven candidates respond to HiH reader questions. I’ll give the PO box one last check before I finalize the article. With that, we give you the open line.