Two men meet in a diner. One man agrees to buy the other man's farm. They shake hands on the price and agree to let the lawyers draw up the paperwork.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Local governments are beginning to wade into the annual budget process.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Police says gangs are less prevalent in Wake County than they have been in recent years.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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Why can't our president have the integrity to admit the obvious?
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
We have an election coming soon for the N.C. House of Representatives District 39. I feel that this is a very important election, and plan on voting in this election.
Published: Mar. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Recent reports indicate that the Wake County school board is simply acting recklessly as it races ahead with changes it says voters mandated when they swept four new school board members into office last fall.
Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Beginning this month, people will begin receiving U.S. Census forms in this area.
Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Those 5-11 ACC marks collected by N.C. State and North Carolina on the hardcourts this season are now collectively lying in the dustbins of our minds.
Published: Mar. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
We were heartened by the favorable reception given to the N.C. Main Street program by a committee created by the Wendell town board.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Like many other merger communities, the town of Zebulon is facing a financing crunch as it works to pay off obligations related to the merger of its water and sewer system with Raleigh.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Avoiding the doctor's office is a famously manly thing to do.
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
It is alleged that open meetings with public transparency would "put too much pressure on land owners to sell their property." I wonder if, in these closed meetings, the specter of higher taxes may have been threatened?
Published: Mar. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: It should now be very clear to every parent and taxpayer who has taken the time to attend and speak at one of the many WCPSS meetings that your words have meant nothing.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Zebulon town commissioners agreed earlier this year to impose a $25 fee on those people who wish to appeal civil citations they receive from the Zebulon police department.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
By the time you read this, Wake County schools superintendent Del Burns may be in the unemployment line. At the very least he will be on a very short leash with school board members John Tedesco and Ron Margiotta jerking on the other end.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
When Zebulon World War II ace Barrie Davis met his Romanian counterpart in Bucharest last month, the moment was captured by a huge bank of photographers. The historic meeting graced the front pages of newspapers all over the Romanian capital.
Published: Feb. 24, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
It should come as no real surprise that members of the Wake County school board's new majority are pulling back a bit on the reins.
Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Letter: To hear Professor Obama tell it, America's panacea is healthcare reform and higher education.
Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
So which is it?
Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
There are some great surveys done for The Family Feud, that television game show where families try to guess the top answers to a survey without getting three strikes.
Published: Feb. 17, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Much has been made in recent weeks, particularly by Wendell Commissioner Sid Baynes, about the need to be inclusive when it comes to making local government decisions.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
About this time last year in this space, we worried openly about the future of the Wendell library in the face of possible budget-cutting efforts by Wake County officials.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Whether your team won or lost Sunday night, Super Bowl XLIV (that's 44) turned out to be a pretty good contest that wasn't decided until the final minutes. I figure that's the way all championship games should be.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
The pain of the death of a grandchild only now after four weeks of grieving allows me to share Gavin's gifts with you.
Published: Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
For a century now, young boys have become men through their adventures in Scouting.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Incurring debt is never an easy decision. And it shouldn't be. Especially for a local government who is pledging the power of a purse that belongs to its citizens.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
On Saturday, I drove around Wendell looking for signs of people coming out to explore the new white environment.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Some of my neighbors assume incorrectly that we can re-direct the millions of dollars that are spent yearly on busing for diversity to ensure equal quality of education in all of our neighborhood schools.
Published: Feb. 3, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
Candidates often campaign from the right or left. But they most often govern in the middle.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
It has been suggested that the new Wendell town board needs some time to find its way as new power brokers take control of the body.
Published: Jan. 27, 2010 2:00 AM | Full story
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