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October 29, 2009

Editorial: Highway's choke point

Interstate 40 takes traffic from North Carolina to California, except when Haywood County landslides block it. The state must keep this artery open. Read More

Editorial: A better way to pick a judge

A judicial election was held in Greensboro Tuesday, and all the voters were well-informed. Which made it a rarity. Read More

October 28, 2009

Editorial: Targeting corruption

The State Board of Elections plays an important role in investigating political wrongdoing, as it's showing during this week's Mike Easley hearings. Read More

Editorial: Evaluating magnet programs hasn't proved to be easy task

Success in measuring Guilford County Schools' extensive magnet school program may well come down to relevance and cost. Once again, school officials, with input from parents, students and faculty, will try to determine if the spotty academic results... Read More

Doug Clark: Governor puts everything on the line

A few weeks from now: The governor calls a meeting of her top advisers -- in the Wake County jail. "I brought you a cake," one of them says, holding a bakery box. "Does it have a file under the icing?" "Governor, breaking out of... Read More

Leonard Pitts Jr.: A plague on both political parties

You figure the White House is probably feeling pretty good about itself right now.After spending much of the summer as a punching bag for conservatives, Team Obama has begun throwing punches of its own. It has unleashed its marquee figures to tee off on h... Read More

October 27, 2009

Editorial: Bev bars the door

Gov. Perdue orders 20 violent offenders due for release to stay in prison until newly discovered, 26-year-old legal issues are resolved. It's a bold move. Read More

Editorial: A careless and shameless act

The SUV that struck a Summerfield bicyclist late Saturday afternoon hit him with such force that it instantly killed 55-year-old David Sherman. Adding shamelessness to tragedy, the silver Dodge Durango then made a U-turn at the scene of the crash on... Read More