Category: Quick hits

Here’s a nice, safe site that should be part of any young person’s bookmark folder: www.factmonster.com. It was sent to us by a long-time reader, and I’m willing to bet you don’t have to be a kid to learn a thing or two from it. With that, we give you Friday’s open line. Live, love, and learn.

The Donald Gupton sentencing brings to mind a question that has always given us pause to consider: is prison punishment for the convicted, to protect society against those within its walls, rehabilitation, all of the above, or none? Let us know your conclusions on the week’s penultimate open line.

Any reactions to the State of the Union address last night? Post your thoughts on that or anything else on today’s open line.

The Community Development Committee, chaired by Henderson City Council member Garry Daeke, is scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. Chip Bartlett of Holland Consultants will be present to update members on the progress of the historically slow-moving David Streed CDBG project and to discuss future plans. With that, the floor is yours. Go for it.

The Henderson City Council is scheduled to go on a ride-along today at 3:00 p.m. In addition to other areas of the City, they expect to survey Rowland Street and the emergency sewer needs in that area. In that vein, the FAIR Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at City Hall to discuss emergency fund appropriations to replace the sewer line in that area. What else does the City Council need to look at as they ride through Henderson? …

The good news is that Henderson’s fund balance is improving. The bad news is that our tax collection rate is not up to snuff compared to other cities our size. What can be done? Throw in your taxable two cents on today’s open line.

The FAIR Committee is scheduled to meet at 5:00 p.m. today at City Hall. On the agenda is the audit report for fiscal year 2005-2006, a budget amendment for street resurfacing, emergency funding for the sewer line on Rowland Street, and a portable jet vac. With that, the open line is yours to do with as you will. Within reason.

The Public Works Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:00 a.m. at the City Operations Center. With the $700,000 for the Chavasse Avenue widening project, they should have something to talk about. With that, we give you the open line.

It’s reader’s choice on the open line today. Grab a keyboard and have at.

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day for those who are unaware. Unlike other holidays, there are not yet a clearly defined set of observances or rituals to celebrate the life of this great American. Hopefully, tradition will emerge as time goes on, and hopefully not in the form of department store sales. In an unrelated point, if anyone knows anything about a large rock called “Balance Rock”, please give us a shout at homeinhenderson@nc.rr.com. A former Henderson resident advised …

We were delighted to read the article on the first week of the Boys and Girls Club in The Daily Dispatch yesterday. From the teacher’s perspective, we saw the first week as a success, too. At the very least, we’re getting more homework turned in! With that, we give you the open line.

Here’s a municipal swap suggested by a long-time reader: the County gets the Rose Avenue library, the Boys and Girls Club gets the Armory, and…the County gets another 25% of the new library. Ponder that on today’s open line.