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Politics du jour all week long

As of this writing, the outcome of this week's Wake County school board race is still not known. Political junkies have targeted Oct. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

The smart way to grow

Zebulon Mayor Bob Matheny put the brakes on a project nearly a year ago that would have brought utility service to a significant swath of land that is beginning to see development. Published: Oct. 7, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

A wise decision to reassess

We applaud the town of Knightdale's decision to reappraise property it is considering purchasing for a park. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Campaign money hurts pensions

Anyone who believes that the large sums of money infecting political campaigns these days don't cause real harm to real people hasn't been paying attention to the pay-to-play scandals involving public pension funds around the country. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Get out and vote in this election

Before the next edition of this newspaper hits your driveway, we will have chosen new members of the Board of Education. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

A time when smaller was better

As children, we all make the assumption our parents are just plain old. It's a relative thing, of course, but when you're eight, well, 32 is old. Real old. Published: Sep. 30, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Moore's resignation a loss

The Sept. 16 Eastern Wake News article about Knightdale's finance director may have given readers an incorrect impression about former finance employee Donna Moore. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Losing track of the judicial system

If some pollster asked voters for their opinion of North Carolina's judges, I suspect that the men and women in black robes would fare better than Gov. Beverly Perdue or state legislators. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Paving the way for growth

If it seems a little like inside baseball, well it probably is. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Lack of explanation disheartening

On its face, the forced resignation of Knightdale Finance Director Ren Wiles is perplexing at best. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Fall brings with it festival season

Its festival season in eastern Wake County. Hundreds turned out Saturday for the International Food Festival in Wendell. Ditto for Knightdale Community Day. Published: Sep. 23, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Wakelon valedictorian looks back

On April 22, 2009, fellow Friends of Wakelon Inc. board member Ann Liles and I were treated to one of the most delightful afternoons in recent memory. Published: Sep. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Other planks, please

Voters go to the polls in just a few short weeks to determine who will fill four seats on the Wake County Board of Education. Published: Sep. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Keeping up with priorities

You'd be hard-pressed to find a father who loves his daughters more than your intrepid columnist. But I would be less than honest if I didn't tell you I was disappointed we didn't end up with at least one boy in the family. Published: Sep. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

A win-win

Local elected officials have been understandably concerned about nearly every dollar that goes out of their town's coffers. In times of fiscal constraint, the importance of managing money is paramount. Published: Sep. 16, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Well-deserved accolade

We've gushed in this space before about the fine job everyone did to turn Wakelon School into a municipal complex. Published: Sep. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Making a better town step by step

It sounds so quaint. Published: Sep. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Misplaced priorities

Those concerned with crowded classrooms should understand they are just the resulting rash from the interior cancer. Published: Sep. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Court ruling defies common sense

Sometimes you just have to wonder whether the state's judiciary has gone completely mad. Published: Sep. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Optimism springs eternal

The reactions of parents to budget cuts at schools was a bit more upbeat than we expected. Published: Sep. 9, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Ready to ride

Eastern Wake County has always played the poor card. We even did so in the editorial printed above this one. Published: Sep. 2, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

A long uphill battle looms

One of the real surprises for people first visiting a state legislature is how bills aren't simply put up for debate, amended and then voted on. Published: Sep. 2, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Sidewalks take a step forward

For a few years now, sidewalks have been a topic of keen interest in Wendell. Published: Sep. 2, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

What Miller didn't hear

On his visit to Zebulon's Eastern Regional Center, Congressman Brad Miller got a chance to view some of the services provided at the center for residents of eastern Wake County. Published: Sep. 2, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

The downside of forced diversity

The naïveté you exposed in your opinion article of Aug. 26 is the same argument we have all heard since school integration was made law of the land. The old adage, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink," is reinforced. Published: Sep. 2, 2009 2:00 AM | Full story

Column: It’s taken forever, but football season has finally arrived

Saturday was a glorious day. Published: Aug. 4, 2009 9:45 AM | Full story

Editorial: Farmer’s market proves worthy

Good ideas are worth waiting for. Count the Wendell Farmer’s Market among those ideas. Published: Aug. 4, 2009 9:43 AM | Full story

Column: Tobacco nearly ready to barn, too bad the charm is gone

In just a few weeks I suspect I could make the same trip and the bottom row of leaves will likely be missing. At the risk of sounding too nostalgic, I miss the old tobacco tradition that was so important to this community. Published: Jul. 28, 2009 1:33 PM | Full story

Editorial: Don’t sweat the small stuff

Questions were raised recently about a $790 line item in the town of Wendell’s budget. Published: Jul. 28, 2009 1:31 PM | Full story

Editorial: Economic growth begins downtown

Encouraging growth in any county or town is a complicated, multi-faceted effort that tests government’s ability to bring together the public and the private sector. Published: Jul. 21, 2009 10:18 AM | Full story

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