Category: Quick hits

Have you made any resolutions you’d like to make public? Write them below. We at Home in Henderson wish you the best for a prosperous 2006.

As 2005 draws to a close, the issue of city management still very much up in the air. If Jerry Moss, clearly the council’s top or only pick, declines the offer, where should the council go from there? Let us know your thoughts on this or any other topic. We’re here to listen.

The City Council meets tonight at 5:00 p.m. for its special meeting. As most of you are aware by now, the council is slated to vote on the recommendation of Jerry L. Moss as Interim City Manager that will be made by the newly-created Search and Transition Committee. Let us know your feelings about this or anything else on our open line.

The Search and Transition Committee met yesterday for the purpose of discussing applications for the position of Interim City Manager. According to The Daily Dispatch, retired veteran city employee Jerry L. Moss will get the tap at Friday’s special City Council meeting for the job. Will the council approve him, or will this be yet another point of contention? Let us know your thoughts and speculations below on this or any other topic.

Will the Search and Transition Committee come to a decision today? Will there be a special City Council meeting on Friday to appoint an interim City Manager? Let us know your thoughts and speculations, or tell us whatever else is on your mind.

We hope that you had a merry Christmas. For those who celebrate Kwanzaa, you’re probably aware that it begins today. It’s also the second day of Hanukah. If we missed something, let us know.

For those of you who have just emerged from a cave, today is Christmas Eve, which means that tomorrow must be Christmas Day. Also, Hanukah begins at sundown on Sunday. Between moments of peace, love, and joy with friends and family, let us know what’s on your mind.

The kids are bouncing off of the walls in sugar-fuelled excitement, the needles are already dropping off of the tree, and Wal-Mart reminds us of Arkham Asylum from the old Batman comics. Is it more than you can stand? We’re here to help on our Friday open line.

Including today, there are three shopping days until Christmas; four if you count convenience stores on Sunday morning. If you wait that long, though, you’re probably in trouble. Vent your troubles here on our open line.

Today is the last day of school before the holiday break. All Vance County schools dismiss early today (at different times), so don’t forget to pick up the kids! Anything on your mind? Let it out here on Wednesday’s open line.

Do you have a story about someone in public safety who affected your life for the better? Tell us about it or anything else that’s on your mind.

The Henderson City Council is slated to designate a time and place for a work session to discuss “Henderson priorities”. Although these may be obvious, what should be first on the list? Or last? Or left off entirely? Let ’em know how you feel about this or anything else on our open line.

Don’t forget Cookies and Milk with Santa on Saturday, December 17, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Aycock Recreation Complex. The cookies, milk, and sing-a-long with Santa are free, but having your picture made with jolly St. Nick will cost $2.00. Otherwise, this space is for our readers to post what’s on their minds. Enjoy.

Well, the city’s Finance Department took another loss yesterday with a retirement announced to begin in two weeks. In related news, according to the Daily Dispatch, Acting City Manager Mark Warren must sign or stamp each outgoing check. Is the city getting a handle on its finances, or have the real woes only begun? This or any other topic is yours to discuss on today’s open line.

To mangle an old Chinese proverb: He who strikes the first blow [in the form of profanity and personal attack] admits that he [or she] has lost the argument. If that doesn’t suit you, try this Oscar Wilde quote: “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” What do you think?

The FAIR Committee is meeting today at 11:00 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. If you go, let us know what happened. The Daily Dispatch reported yesterday that 13 file drawers have been discovered empty since Eric Williams was removed from his post as City Manager. What do you think this means? This space is yours to speak your mind on this or any topic. Have at.

We’re well into December, and the holidays are just around the corner. Is this a time of high stress or high spirits? The floor is open to this or anything else that’s on your mind (within reason).

Stanley “Tookie” Williams, co-founder of the notorious “Crips” gang, is scheduled to be executed early Tuesday if not granted a stay of execution. To repeat a question raised at Thursday’s gang awareness seminar, can we expect a reaction here in Henderson if the execution goes on as scheduled? Or is our gang problem not as serious as that? As always, the floor is open to debate.

Between gangs, the city manager, and the usual innuendos, it looks like folks have enough to talk about. Here’s some more space to do it with. Enjoy.

A wise question at a job interview: “What happened to the last person in this position?” (If only we had asked it before taking this gig!) Now that the story of happenings in our fair city has graced the local (Raleigh) evening news, will Henderson be hard-pressed for qualified applicants to its top administrative job? You be the judge on our Friday open line.