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Avoid the rush, start conserving

Conservation efforts needed now to cope with the drought. Published: Jul. 1, 2008 1:22 PM | Full story

Signing for your freedom

North Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence roots differ, though represented the state in the Continental Congress. Published: Jul. 1, 2008 1:30 PM | Full story

Tax hikes a necessary cost of living

Residents need to help write their towns' budgets by coming to budget sessions. Published: Jun. 24, 2008 2:05 PM | Full story

Sports Briefs: June 25-July 2

Check out upcoming opportunities in the local area. Published: Jun. 24, 2008 2:03 PM | Full story

TV offers us slim pickings

Television leaves us wanting shows of yesteryear. Published: Jun. 24, 2008 1:57 PM | Full story

Don't forget the insurance

Today, insurance companies — not our doctors — determine what kind of health care we receive. Published: Jun. 10, 2008 11:05 AM | Full story

The pictures that don't make the paper

The heat brings last summer to mind we dealt not only with unusally high temperatures, but a long dry spell. Published: Jun. 10, 2008 11:08 AM | Full story

Listening when people speak

Some 200 people sign a petition asking town leaders to reconsider plans to cut almost $200,000 from Wendell's budget for sidewalk improvements. Published: Jun. 3, 2008 10:42 AM | Full story

Graduation a time for celebration

Ever since that day 10 or 12 years ago, graduation has been a much anticipated event in my annual schedule. Published: Jun. 3, 2008 10:39 AM | Full story

Something to brag about

In no year, save for possibly the first, have the organizers of the East Wake Relay For Life faced as many hurdles as they had to clear this year. Published: May. 27, 2008 10:51 AM | Full story

Graduation sparks new realizations

There is something about the end of high school that makes me feel as if a chapter of my life is ending. Published: May. 27, 2008 10:56 AM | Full story

Knee-jerk reaction no way to legislate

If you want to observe a case study of how a bad law is made, rush down to the Legislative Building right now. Published: May. 27, 2008 10:46 AM | Full story

A time to lead, a time to follow

There’s a fine line between taking responsibility and hiding from it. Published: May. 20, 2008 10:43 AM | Full story

Relay For Life retains its old familiarity

This year’s Relay For Life was different, to be sure. Published: May. 20, 2008 10:41 AM | Full story

Get out and walk for a cure

East Wake Relay For Life is nearly ready to get down to some serious fund-raising. Published: May. 13, 2008 10:29 AM | Full story

Does it matter who the president is?

We wondered aloud if any of the three remaining candidates have enough persuasive power to make any changes in Washington that would truly impact our lives. Published: May. 13, 2008 10:26 AM | Full story

Dismissal times two

We are disappointed, to say the least, in the forced resignation of Lamont Watkins as head of the Zebulon Boys & Girls Club. Published: Apr. 29, 2008 4:53 PM | Full story

Power of words worth protecting

The idea that language and culture determine how a person thinks and behaves explains both history and how people act today. Published: Apr. 29, 2008 4:50 PM | Full story

Turning ground marks the start of better things

One down more to go. And that's good news for eastern Wake County. Published: Apr. 22, 2008 12:17 PM | Full story

Nobel winner makes science fun

Leave it to a Nobe laureate to make science fascinating. Published: Apr. 22, 2008 12:22 PM | Full story

Mutually exclusive?

We worry that a staunch position on business development will have detrimental effects on efforts to preserve the town’s history. Published: Apr. 15, 2008 10:59 AM | Full story

Column: Macho man avoids fate

Now imagine, if you will, (and I was) the embarrassment a macho man like myself would feel if I had to report failure and a broken window. Published: Apr. 15, 2008 11:05 AM | Full story

A better way

To assure equal representation on Wake County School Board, voters should be able to vote for county-wide for those who represent them. But those seats should be drawn according to geographic districts. Published: Apr. 8, 2008 2:39 PM | Full story

Talking numbers in a way that matters

Reporting on the budget should reflect residents' concerns. Published: Apr. 8, 2008 2:44 PM | Full story

Managing change

Securing a General Aviation Airport in eastern Wake is a change worth making. Published: Apr. 1, 2008 10:52 AM | Full story

Column: Spring blossoms are around the corner

Recent rains will bring a relief of color. Published: Apr. 1, 2008 10:56 AM | Full story

A good way to meet the public

East Wake TV's broadcasts of local government meetings is the next best thing to being there. Published: Mar. 26, 2008 9:57 AM | Full story

Column: Homeschooling broadening education

Homeschooling provides untraditional opportunities that can't be found in the classroom. Published: Mar. 26, 2008 10:04 AM | Full story

Open government works best for all

What’s needed is an overhaul of the state’s open records laws that leaves no room for government officials to twist or misinterpret the intent of elected officials to be public about what they’ve done. Published: Mar. 18, 2008 12:06 PM | Full story

Bus service still a long way off

What transportation officials will likely find is that the figures aren’t high enough to justify the cost of sending buses to the hinterlands of Wake County. Published: Mar. 18, 2008 12:02 PM | Full story


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