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Weekend open line
A long-time reader suggests this weekend family activity in honor of Mrs. Flannagan: The Great Backyard Bird Count. We’re told that the cedar wax wings and the woodpeckers are really out now. Make Mrs. Flannagan proud. When you come in to get warm, tell us what you saw on our open line.
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
Work at the General Assembly picked up substantially this week following Speaker Hackney’s announcement on Monday night of the 44 House committees and subcommittees, which will meet during the 2007-08 session.
Time for Congress to balance the books
A guest column by Representative Bob Etheridge In my first few weeks as a new member of the House Budget Committee, I have already learned some important lessons.
Friday’s open line
Trying to get rid of that old…whatever it is? Don’t forget HiH Classifieds, the easy and inexpensive alternative for your household advertising needs. With that, we give you your Friday’s open line, suitable for whatever you like.
A note on comment posts
As I keep trying to explain, sometimes comment posts go into the moderation queue for reasons that have nothing to do with their content, which in some cases can be quite innocent. When I review the moderation queue, I take such comments out and put them into the conversational threads to which they were intended by their authors. If I delete a comment of yours, I will generally send an email explaining why, assuming that you have used a genuine …
Relay for Life Team Captains to meet
There will be a Relay for Life Team Captains’ meeting Thursday, February 15, in the Senior Center downtown at 6:30 p.m.
Wray to chair subcommittee on community colleges
Speaker of the House Joe Hackney and Representative Michael Wray Wray will also serve on Agriculture, Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources, Transportation and Wildlife Resources Committees during the 2007-08 session Raleigh —- On Monday night, NC House Speaker Joe Hackney announced the House committees, which will meet during the 2007-08 session of the General Assembly. Rep. Michael H. Wray, D-Northampton, was appointed as the chairman of the House Education Subcommittee on Community Colleges.
Thursday’s open line
We invite readers to take a look at this article from the political blog Facing South on the recent events concerning former Speaker of the North Carolina House Jim Black. We found it to be both insightful and cautionary. In George Orwell’s seminal classic 1984, O’Brien tells Winston Smith as he is tortured in the Ministry of Love that power is not a means, but an end in itself. Is this something that politicians and voters alike are cynical enough …
Eight teachers honored
Eight teachers were recently selected to represent their regions as regional Teachers of the Year and will now compete for the title of 2007-08 North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Resident protests city vehicle ordinance
Henderson resident Lowell West told the Henderson City Council on Monday night that “someone” decided that his car is junk because it has a dent in the door during the public comment portion of the Council’s regular meeting.
Valentine’s Day open line
Just in case you forgot, it’s time to stampede to the florist. For those of you who don’t care, the Public Safety Committee is meeting today at 8:30 a.m. in the City Hall Conference Room. One hot item of discussion will be the Youth Protection Ordinance. Will Friday and Saturday curfew remain at 11:00 p.m.? Should it? You be the judge on today’s open line of love.
Etheridge statement on Iraq troop escalation
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) was scheduled to deliver the following statement on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday during debate on House Concurrent Resolution 63, declaring support for U.S. troops and opposing the President’s plan to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq.
Tuesday’s open line
Can the Armory be saved? Is it worth saving? Does Dabney Drive need another strip mall? Let your thoughts be known on this, our open line.
Awards for attendance, Shining Moments
Two awards were presented at the Vance County Board of Education meeting Monday evening.
Council resolves to sell Armory and old library
In two separate resolutions, the Henderson City Council passed resolutions to sell the old H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library on Rose Avenue and the Henderson-Vance Armory.
Monday’s open line
Members of the Henderson City Council will be meeting with Representatives Crawford and Wray today at 11:00 a.m. to talk about Henderson’s legislative priorities. Is there anything that they ought to mention in that face-to-face? Let ’em know fast on our open line.
Council to consider Youth Protection Ordinance
Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s regular meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the R.G. (Chick) Young Council Chambers in City Hall:
School board supports statewide bond referendum
Here is the agenda for the Vance County Board of Education meeting that will take place at the Administrative Services Center at 7:00 p.m. on Graham Avenue:
Rep. Wray’s Raleigh report
Legislators have been working in Raleigh for slightly over two weeks and our to-do list continues to grow.