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Yesterday, reader Michael Bobbitt submitted an article regarding his recent visit to an Economic Development Commission meeting.  According to his report, during the meeting Sam Watkins of the EDC board made a remark regarding our website, Home in Henderson in that we have a negative impact on growth in the area.  Perhaps I have the responsibility of responding to that. I checked our home page, and out of the 20 articles we have posted on the home page as I …

This is Deaf History Month, running from Tuesday through April 15th, including three key dates for the nation’s deaf community. The first school in America for deaf students opened its doors in 1817. In 1864, President Lincoln signed the charter of what today is Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. And this week in 1988, Gallaudet selected its first deaf president. Today in the U.S., there are 36 million disabled people. Of these, 10.2 million have some degree of hearing impairment, …

The calendar says spring is close, but it doesn’t pay to let your winter guard down.  On March 13th, 1888, New Yorkers were beginning the herculean task of digging out from one of the most devastating blizzards in East Coast history and the worst ever to hit the city, before or since.  Forty to 50 inches of snow fell, driven by winds of gale force.  The combination left drifts up to 40 feet high.  More than 400 people died, 200 …

Yesterday, the White House released a data filled look at oil prices and production in response to GOP claims Obama is to blame for near $4.00 a gallon gasoline prices.  The station at Garnett St and Raleigh Road intersection seem to always have the lowest prices in town.  But the gas prices have been this high before, under Bush’s presidency.  So I’m confused why GOP says its Obama’s fault for our current prices.  Apparently, one particular news station generally accused …

Tonight hosts  City Council, Board of Commissioners and Board of Education meetings.  Check our articles on the home page for each sessions agenda. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that should the president use offensive military force without authorization of an act of Congress, “it is the sense of Congress” that such an act would be “an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor.” “This week it was Secretary of Defense Panetta’s declaration before the Senate Armed Services …

March is Women’s History Month. The first state college for women was created this month in 1884 in Mississippi. Known as the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, classes opened in the fall of the next year on the campus of a former college in Columbus.  Now called the Mississippi University for Women, it has been ranked as one of the top schools in the annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.”  Now coed, the school has many of the buildings on its imposing …

This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods.  They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell as a snack while watching sports events, used in salads and stir-fry recipes, in cookies and, of course, ground into peanut butter.  The idea of honoring the peanut began as a special week in 1941 and has been a month long observance since 1974.  Americans eat an average of some 6-1/2 pounds of shelled peanuts a year …

In the State of the Union, President Obama introduced a basic principle: Every homeowner who is current on his or her payments ought to have a chance to refinance their mortgage at today’s historically low rates. To make that idea a reality for everyone, Congress must take action. But today, the President is taking another step to make refinancing easier for millions of Americans who have government-sponsored mortgages. He’s cutting fees — to help families save money and make refinancing …

FM radio as we know it began this month in 1941.  That’s when the first commercial FM station went on the air — W47NV in Nashville.  FM — standing for frequency modulation — was first proposed in a scientific paper written by Edwin Armstrong in 1922.  By 1934, he demonstrated how FM was unaffected by static, unlike all the radio stations then on the air, which used AM or amplitude modulation.  Critics said the idea was impractical.  World War II …

President’s Weekly Address: Taking Control of Our Energy Future – President Obama talks about how the American auto industry is back and creating cars that are better than ever — and says we need to fight for a clean energy future that is within our reach. West Wing Week: “That’s Worth Fighting For” – This week, the President honored the resurgence of the American auto industry, challenged governors to invest in education, held a dinner honoring Iraq War Veterans, hosted …

Welcome to the end of another week in Henderson. Let’s recap this weeks article contributors, be sure you take a few minutes to read and comment on them as they’ve worked hard to write these articles for your discussion. Richard Brand: Acting Like A Christian Elissa Yount: Pay Attention Henderson Gary Morgan: Pure Foreign Policy Richard Brand: What Does It Say If you’d like to contribute please email us at submit@homeinhenderson.com How’s that winter weather for ya?  Saturday will be …

Filing is done, we’d like to thank all who have filed to run for public office.  Our list is up to date as far as I know of all candidates filed in Vance County.  Some positions have only one person running, giving them a clear shot, unless there is such a thing as a write in, I’m not sure.  See the full list here: http://homeinhenderson.com/2012/02/28/candidates-filed-so-far-in-local-districts/ Next Tuesday, for the first time ever, nearly all public and charter school 11th graders …

Today is the LAST DAY to file for public office, your application must be in the board of elections hands by today at NOON.  There are 15 seats open, with the majority of those seats currently only have one person running as of Tuesday afternoon.  We have a list of people that have filed so far here.  Notice, only 2 spots have more than one name listed…  That’s 4th ward seat for the city council, and NC House District #32. …