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Category: Opinion

Water becoming unaffordable

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Staff

The vicious cycle of annual OWASA residential rate increases many times the rate of inflation is rapidly making water unaffordable. These exorbitant increases are unwarranted, reflective of poor management decisions. OWASA has set-up a vicious cycle of rate increases leading to reduction of water usage, which leads to further rate increases, leading to further usage…

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For the Record

Posted on July 30, 2009August 3, 2009 by Staff

Over the top We were a little dismayed at a recent Herald-Sun op-ed penned by Orange County Economic Development director Bradly Broadwell about Hillsborough’s exploration of a commercial building moratorium. In a departure from the usual decorum of county officials regarding municipal matters, Broadwell scolded the town for even considering the idea. We’ll give him…

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A nation still at risk

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Staff

Steve Peha It seems like ed reform has been going on forever. But it’s only been 26 years. In 1983, the landmark report “A Nation at Risk” was published, detailing many things its authors thought were terribly wrong with American schools. What interests me about the 26th anniversary of this report is that, as of…

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Ethics reform: North Carolina isn’t there yet

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Staff

Jane Pinsky About the only good thing to come out of the scandals surrounding former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black was the passage of major lobbying and ethics reforms. But it took Black’s disgraceful fall to move legislation that had been languishing in the General Assembly for many years.

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Unhealthy hyperbole

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Staff

Chris Fitzsimon In case you had any doubt that North Carolina will play a key role in the fate of national health care reform, President Obama’s scheduled appearance at Broughton High School in Raleigh this week ought to convince you. Still more evidence comes from the breathless hyperbole about health care lately from North Carolina…

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Re: Endorsement letters

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Attention candidates and supporters, last week we ran our first endorsement letter. As we do each election cycle, we plan on running a good many of them and have planned space accordingly. The rest is up to you. The rules are as follows: We ask that you keep letters in support of individual candidates to…

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Now comes the hard part

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Too often in the news business, we’re on to the next thing before the ink is dry. In the spirit of our friends in the land-and-table community who are adherents of Slow Food, this paper tries to practice its journalistic cousin, Slow News. To us, that means lots of local ingredients and fighting the urge…

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Ah, Carrboro

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Being a small-town newspaper editor has its advantages, not the least of which is that people call up and tell you when odd things happen. It’s pretty much what you might imagine: loose chickens, coyote sightings, cryptic messages, naked people and so on. The great thing about being located in Carrboro is the local twists…

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Loopholes, Big PACs and the budget crisis

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

By Bob Hall Legislators in Raleigh are struggling to piece together a budget for a state with a lot less income. Cuts for vital programs are definite. But what about cuts to the expensive tax breaks that benefit wealthy special interests who happen to be major political donors?  Programs that provide uninsured children with health…

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What’s for dinner, I’m starving

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Rosemary Summers Life has changed since “ancient times” (or so my kids call it) when I grew up. We rarely ate anywhere but in the family kitchen, where one of my fondest memories is arguing with my brother about not crossing into my side of the table, no matter what food was on “my side”…

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Center is needed

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Thank you for reporting the county’s plans to cut hours at solid waste convenience centers — a burden shared by all the rural residents. Surprisingly, after your reports quoted our commissioners expressing their concern for the rural community, they decided to close the Bradshaw Quarry Solid Waste Convenience Center. This is a blow to many rural residents who do not have trash…

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Letter: Cuts risk too much

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Staff

Like most states these days, North Carolina is in deep financial trouble and it’s time to make some tough choices. That said, cutting programs that are proven to benefit children and the state’s economy, like Smart Start and N.C. Health Choice, just doesn’t make economic sense. Gov. Perdue and other state leaders have begun calling…

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Health care comes home

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Staff

Conventional wisdom puts the political epicenter of the fight for health care reform somewhere near the marbled halls of the U.S. Senate, but in reality the shaking and quaking is a lot closer to the place we call home. Most families are familiar with what a health care crisis looks like, and for them it…

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So long, Papa

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Staff

Antonio Marimpietri passed away this week. If you’re from the Ironwoods neighborhood, you probably knew him as Papa Tony, and not many days have gone by in the past several years when he did not make his rounds through the neighborhood. With an outgoing, congenial personality, Papa Tony made a lot of friends. Not all…

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Making sure checkpoints and traffic stops are fair to all state residents

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Staff

Sarah Preston In recent years, North Carolina has witnessed a number of unfortunate incidents in which law enforcement roadblocks and traffic stops have resulted in unfair or unjust treatment of persons of color, especially persons of Latino origin. Now the General Assembly may be doing something about it.

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