November 21, 2009
The people at Fort Bragg are good at fighting. The Army Airborne and Special Forces troops stationed there are among the best of the best, and it is a privilege to have them on North Carolina soil. When it comes to managing an appearance by a certa...
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November 20, 2009
The circumstances of Shaniya Davis' death are horrendous and stunning. The mother of the 5-year-old girl, whose body was found in Lee County Monday, is charged with felony child abuse and human trafficking. Authorities say she offered her daughter...
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What could have possessed the man accused in the burning and beating of a 3-month-old puppy found barely alive this August in a Greensboro park? Twenty-year-old Lashawn Whitehead's reported response to his mother was a simple, "I don't know.&qu...
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Correction An editorial in Thursday's editions misstated the amount of the swim community's contribution to the new aquatics center. That amount is $250,000 toward the $17.4 million total cost.
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November 19, 2009
There is no accounting for the bad taste and horrible judgment of the adults who use Greensboro Public Library computers to watch Internet porn within the view of innocent children. But they do, and some incensed parents have rightly reported the i...
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The city's new aquatics center is still afloat, thanks to a 7-1 vote of confidence Tuesday night by the City Council. Specifically the council voted to fill a $6 million funding shortfall with certificates of participation financed by hotel-occupanc...
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November 17, 2009
Information about cancer cases around the White Street Landfill means one thing: More information is needed. A state review found about twice the expected number of pancreatic cancer cases among people who lived near the landfill in northeast Green...
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When Stanley Battle stepped down in June as chancellor at N.C. A&T after only two years in office, he didn't go off the payroll. His $273,156 annual salary continued while he took a "study leave," which began July 1 and ends Dec. 31.
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November 16, 2009
Obama pulled Edwards' hair It was more than a bad hair day for John Edwards when the story broke during his presidential run in 2007 that he was paying $400 to have his locks trimmed. The news made him a target for late-show comedians and tarnished his im...
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November 15, 2009
First, the City Council hired a new city manager. Then, voters elected a new mayor. Finally, the police chief announced he'll retire within the next year. This is really a time of changes for the city of Greensboro. Which means a time of opportuniti...
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November 14, 2009
The publicly funded swim center planned for the Greensboro Coliseum Complex is struggling to tread financial water. The project is $6 million short of the cheapest bid to build the facility, approved as part of a parks and recreation bond package in 2008.
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November 13, 2009
The city ordinance lists seven activities that indicate someone is illegally "loitering for the purpose of engaging in drug-related activity." And each one of those activities could be completely innocent, N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Rober...
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The City Council was right on the money in allocating $3.3 million to extend water and sewer service to two areas near Piedmont Triad International Airport. Guilford commissioners, however, should think twice before awarding the full $373,000 LabCor...
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November 12, 2009
Memo from the voters to the people who keep trying to inject partisan politics into City Council elections: Sit down and shut up. This time the culprits were Democrats, who funded a mailer to endorse (sort of) candidates in the nonpartisan Greensbor...
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Starting Jan. 2, it will not be business as usual for the thousands of restaurants, motels and even convenience stores in North Carolina that serve food. That's when the controversial statewide smoking ban takes effect. Given the uncertainties of wh...
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November 11, 2009
With more than 23 million surviving military vets, overlooking Veterans Day would seem like a stretch. But as World War II's warriors pass on and without a draft to fill the ranks, the military touches fewer Americans up close and personally. Ther...
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In an odd coincidence, dignitaries on Monday broke ground on two important new buildings in Guilford County. In one ceremony, state and local officials turned dirt and toasted the promise of a 100,000-square-foot Joint School of Nanoscience and Nan...
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November 10, 2009
When people quit their jobs rather than submit to a flu shot, it's evident they have a serious objection. Do they have a legal case? This fundamental question of rights versus responsibilities hasn't really been tested, but it could be as health sys...
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Staving off foreclosure benefits more than the beleaguered property owner. Neighborhoods and lenders also are much better off. But stemming the tidal wave of mortgage defaults following the real estate boom and subsequent crash has been a challenge.
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November 9, 2009
Better without Sheriff Hege The people of Davidson County should have been rid of Gerald Hege for good in 2004 when he pleaded guilty to felony attempted obstruction of justice and resigned as sheriff. Unfortunately, some apparently want him to run again...
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November 8, 2009
Bill Knight was a numbers man during his successful career as a certified public accountant. Some numbers will continue to be important as he embarks on his new career in local government, especially 8, 4 and 1. As mayor of Greensboro, he'll work wi...
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November 7, 2009
The Golden LEAF Foundation isn't officially a state agency, but it ought to be treated like one when it comes to accountability. A report issued by State Auditor Beth Wood recommends that the General Assembly tighten the reins. According to auditor...
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November 6, 2009
The more we know about the senseless hit-and-run death of a Summerfield bicyclist, the uglier it gets. We know now that the motorist involved in the incident, 48-year-old Grayson Dawson of Eden, turned herself in Monday and was charged with felony h...
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Sen. Kay Hagan was right to withdraw her recommendation of Superior Court Judge Calvin E. Murphy for an appointment to the federal bench. It was necessary to "avoid any appearance of favoritism from my office," she said in a statement. Hag...
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November 5, 2009
Former Gov. Mike Easley displayed a very casual attitude about important matters in his testimony before the State Board of Elections last week. "Well, to my knowledge I don't think I've ever seen a campaign report," Easley said in respon...
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