Don’t forget that there is a winter weather advisory for black ice out there until noon today. Be safe. Here’s your open line.
Category: Quick hits
Monday’s open line
We were impressed that the city rolled a plow through our subdivision so early in the latest snow emergency. It’s a good thing, too, as we were on our last sheet of toilet paper. It’s cold outside. Here’s your open line.
Friday’s open line
We were so busy with last minute shopping that I forgot the open line. Better late than never. Enjoy.
Thursday’s open line
We see snow in the forecast for Saturday. It is legitimate weather prediction or a combination of wishful thinking and media hype? Let us know what you think on today’s open line.
Board of ed. called meeting Jan. 3
The Vance County Board of Education will hold a called meeting on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the Administrative Services Center, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. The purpose of the meeting is to approve bids for the construction of multi-purpose rooms.
Wednesday’s open line
While it is occasionally pointed out that your humble editor is not a Christian, I often find wisdom and comfort in many of its maxims. As the stresses of the holiday season pile on in the form of heavy traffic, crowded stores, fretting about finances, friction with family, cooking, cleaning, travel, and all the rest, I try to maintain the belief that the oft-quoted phrase “peace on Earth, good will towards men” should be more than a seasonal slogan, but …
Winter solstice lunar eclipse
Click image to view enlarged photograph. The moon as it emerges from eclipse at approximately 3:25 a.m.
Tuesday’s open line
We were unable to cover yesterday’s special meeting of the Henderson City Council last night, so we invite anyone who was there to offer their thoughts, observations, reflections, rants, and non-profane commentary below. On a personal note, today is a milestone for the Editor family: our daughter and eldest child is getting married this afternoon. We are very proud of her and her many accomplishments, and she exemplifies the fact that Henderson and Vance County can be as good a …
Monday’s open line
Don’t forget that the Henderson City Council is meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. to discuss issues associated with the high speed rail coming through town. They’ll meet in the Henderson Municipal Building, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina. Here’s your open line.
HiH still needs you
Home in Henderson is still trying to meet the obligations it incurred this spring and summer in contesting the subpoena served on us by now-County Commissioner Tommy Hester. Although our victory wasn’t total, fourteen out of twenty comment posters were able to protect their anonymity and preserve their First Amendment rights. Please consider helping during this season of holiday giving. Our address and contact information are available on the masthead at the top of the page, or you can contribute …
Friday/weekend open line
For every student’s jump of joy upon learning about our pre-Christmas four-day weekend, there will be an equal and opposite groan of anguish when it comes time to make those days up. And there isn’t even enough on the ground for a decent snowman. Here’s your weekend open line.
Vance County Schools closed Friday, Dec. 17
Vance County Schools will be closed on Friday, December 17, 2010 for students, staff, and faculty due to inclement weather.
Thursday’s open line
The decision to cancel school for inclement weather is like running a blog. You can’t make everybody happy. Sometimes, you can’t make anybody happy. In the final analysis, you have to do what you believe is right and safe and best for those who have the most to lose. We ask critics to remember that the decision as to whether or not to hold school in the face of inclement weather is a fairly weighty burden. The possibility of damage …
Board of ed. to hold called meeting Dec. 16
** CANCELED ** The Vance County Board of Education will hold a called meeting on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 5:15 p.m. for the purpose of an informational update on several key issues. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Services Center’s Superintendent’s Conference Room, 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.
Vance County Schools closed for Thursday, 12-16-10
Vance County Schools will be closed for students, faculty, and staff on Thursday, December 16, 2010 due to anticipated inclement weather.
Wednesday’s open line
Has there been a white Christmas within any Hendersonian’s memory? We’re starting to think that this could be the year. Here’s your open line.
HPD’s Officer of the Month
Police Officer I Ashley Morris, the Henderson Police Department’s Officer of the Month for November 2010. The Officer of the Month for the Henderson Police Department in November 2010 is Police Officer I Ashley Morris.
Tuesday’s open line
This weather is making me feel like I’m back in New York or Pennsylvania. It’s not a good feeling. Here’s your open line.
Monday’s open line
I made the mistake of going to a shopping mall on Saturday. I figured that since there’s a major recession on that there would be places to park. I was wrong. The only reason I’m still not driving around the parking lot is that I have a little car that can fit into spaces next to big cars that have parked badly. Here’s your open line.