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We’re a little disappointed by the performance of our yearly flu shot, unless, of course, the intent of the shot was to facilitate contracting the flu. If that is the case, it has worked brilliantly. Coverage of yesterday’s Henderson City Council meeting may be delayed a day or two as we amuse ourselves by coughing up our lungs. Feel free to post highlights below if you were there. Today is Valentine’s Day, for those of you who are keeping score. …

The Search and Transition Committee is scheduled to meet today at 4:00 p.m. at the City Hall Conference Room. The Henderson City Council is scheduled to meet at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. There should be lots to talk about there, so have at.

The kids will be disappointed, but it looks like we’ll dodge that fluffy white bullet that some call “snow”. As we celebrate keeping the sled, shovel, and rock salt in storage, you can give us your thoughts on our weekend open line.

We remind all people of all genders that this is the last weekend before Valentine’s Day. It’s a quiet day today in terms of government, so just talk amongst yourselves.

The Public Utilities Committee will meet today at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The Clean Up Henderson Committee will hold an important seminar at 6:00 p.m. in the County Commission’s chambers in the old courthouse. There will be a presentation by Loree Adams, MSW and Sgt. Keith Garner of the Henderson Police Department on gangs in Henderson. A group from Lee County who have formed a coalition of concerned citizens to fight the gang problem …

There will be a City Council Priority-Setting Workshop at the City Operations Center beginning at 9:00 a.m. According to a memo circulated by Henderson Mayor Clem Seifert, the meeting will start by identifying what each of the issues are and then separate the issues into four categories: federal, state, county, and city. Those issues will then be prioritized. What do you think the city should present as a priority to our federal and state representative delegations? Let your voice be …

Today the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet in City Hall Council Chambers at 3:30 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. the Vance County Charter School’s board will meet in special session to hear from parents, presumably over the board’s decision not to renew the contract of its current principal, Carolyn Powell. We’ll be curious to hear about the outcome of the meeting. In any event, the floor is yours.

The Vance County Board of Commissioners will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. in their chambers in the old courthouse. The Journal Committee is to meet in the Clerk’s Office at City Hall at 11:00 a.m. and the Community Development Commission is scheduled to meet in the City Hall Council Chambers at 12:00 p.m. We feel that it is our duty to remind our readers that a scant seven days (not including today) remain until Valentine’s Day on February 14. …

We hope that all of you managed to get through yesterday’s Home in Henderson service and repair down-time without too many withdrawal symptoms. We’re grateful for your many messages of concern as we worked through our technical difficulties. Due to those technical difficulties, unfortunately, Thursday’s comments were lost. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused. As for us, we’ll be glued to the TV on Sunday awaiting our long-anticipated fifth Steeler Super Bowl victory. For those of you who …

We hope Todd Hester caught the debut of the new Survivor. Otherwise, talk amongst yourselves.

Here’s a topic from one of our frequent posters: Guns are in the hands of our young people. What gun laws are out there to prevent this, and what laws might we write locally to stop this trend? Weigh in on this or any other topic below.