Last Sunday, News of the World published its last issue. The 168-year old newspaper was shuttered after allegations surfaced of police bribery and hacking into the cell phones of crime and terror victimes. If this is journalism, count me out.…
Over the weekend and spilling into July 4th, I talked several people including an ex-mayor, a former NC Senate Majority leader, and school board members. All seem to have major concerns about this proposal.…
Staff has spent a lot of time trying to gather information about a potential ICE facility (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) at the Kroger near High House and Highway 55. …
I believe the newspaper did a hatchet job on one of the premiere communities in Cary.…
In closing, I would like to leave you with a quote from Robert Strauss that goes: “Success is little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t stop when you get tired - you stop when the gorilla gets tired.” …
Cary, NC – Editor’s Notes: Imagine my surprise to get an op-ed request from North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue. I immediately suspected it was the popularity of Mayor Harold Weinbrecht’s blog here on CaryCitizen. Actually, the Governor’s office sent out the op ed to newspapers across the state. Few will…
It's funny that one of our more read CaryCitizen stories was the controversy over what the Town would call our Christmas/Holiday/Community tree. The publisher insisted that I provide this update which I am doing dutifully…
Cary, NC – Today I had an “e-conversation” with Don Frantz (Cary Town Councilman District B) over the “controversy” about what we should call the coniferous green thing we cut down from the woods and put ornaments on and light up during the winter solstice. Our own Cary Citizen Publisher told me…
As Matthew Eisley wrote in the News & Observer yesterday, Wake County’s weekly early release on Wednesdays is giving a lot of parents heartburn. Turns out it’s giving student-athletes heartburn, too. As noted in the N&O, students who play sports have to hang around for an hour until the teachers…
~ The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. ~ John F. Kennedy We are all inundated with information about national elections. Pundits and reporters spout facts and opinions, and the candidates release soundbites every day. Where it hits us close to home is often…
