We who live in Orange County have been lucky to have Lindy Pendergrass serving as our sheriff for all these many years.
Category: Opinion
He never quit
Seems to be a season for the loss of giants. On that near-perfect first day of spring just passed, a couple of hundred of us gathered at Carol Woods to remember Pearson Stewart and celebrate his life.
The day after the passage of reform
The racial epithets, anti-gay slurs and comparisons of President Obama to Hitler by opponents of health care reform have stopped in Washington, at least for now.
Medicaid: Eliminate waste and fraud but keep necessary services
Few issues loom larger on the state public-policy agenda than Medicaid – the critically important public health insurance program for low-income children, seniors and people with disabilities (as certified by a doctor).
A solid foundation for our children
Debates on health care, the economy and several other important issues continue at both a local and national level.
Endorsement Letter: Coffey for school board
I have known Donna Coffey personally for a number of years and truly believe in her ability to best represent us on the Orange County Board of Education.
Changes afoot
You may have noticed it already, but you’ll be starting to see a certain byline a little more frequently — mine.
Only 101 years to go.. . .
I have under my care two community newspapers. The Citizen is one of them, and the other is The News-Journal, which tells the story of Raeford and Hoke County in southeastern NC, where …
The life-threatening budget cuts
The state budget crisis has turned into a matter of life and death for more than 200 people in North Carolina living with HIV/AIDS. The state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program …
The transition initiative
So what the heck is “transition,†anyway? Well, this guy from the UK, Rob Hopkins, found that his “design†work with permaculture consistently showed our current energy use in the modern world to be unsustainable. One of the primary reasons is that we’re addicted to oil. With oil as the energy component of most processes…
Whose right?
In addressing Paige Johnson’s column, there is no issue in the world more complex than that of abortion. The issue is framed by two powerful yet succinct rally cries: freedom of choice and the right to life. I have always and will always be a proponent of the freedom of choice. However, after 50 years…
Time out on Bolin Creek
The first thing to keep in mind about the now very hot issue of a proposed greenway along northern stretches of Bolin Creek is that we are several years away from seeing funding and approval for anything. The second thing is that good people on both sides have strongly held views and detailed reasons to…
The inconsistent rhetoric of Blue Cross
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Vice President Genie Komives and lobbyist Mark Fleming both appeared recently before a legislative study committee to oppose legislation that would require insurance companies to cover more comprehensive treatments and therapies for children with autism.
A political conspiracy to endanger women’s health
Paige Johnson It seems like a conspiracy plot straight out of a Margaret Atwood novel. Within the course of two weeks, mostly behind closed doors, politicians, bureaucrats and trustees strip reproductive health coverage from insurance plans covering thousands of female employees. It sounds like fantasy fiction, but the assault on reproductive health care coverage in…
Creek debate reveals divide
James Carnahan A comment by Chris Bond on The Carrboro Citizen website about Dave Otto’s recent column regarding Bolin Creek Greenway (“The façade of saving Bolin Creek,†2/25/10) sums up a larger issue that divides our community: “Instead of using ‘increasingly urban environment’ as justification for paving the forests, use it as justification to stop…