Category: Commentary

For Goldsboro’s champion, a thank you … and a call to action
March 16, 2021 4 Responses

For Goldsboro’s champion, a thank you … and a call to action

Mayor Chuck Allen has always been a lightning rod. He has been part of big plans, important meetings and great ideas. And he has had his challenges as well. There have been a lot of people who have lobbed grenades...
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This Christmas, help us help the United Way reach its goal
December 19, 2020 No Responses

This Christmas, help us help the United Way reach its goal

A little over a week ago, we challenged you to shop small, to support your hometown businesses as the COVID-19 crisis continues to wreak havoc on their livelihoods. We asked you to find at least one gift here in Wayne...
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Check your list twice, right here at home
December 9, 2020 No Responses

Check your list twice, right here at home

I have been on a secret mission for the past couple of weeks. I, like all of you, have been watching the toll the pandemic has been taking on local, small businesses. Many of them are struggling to keep their...
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Is the School Board about to make another bad decision?
December 3, 2020 10 Responses

Is the School Board about to make another bad decision?

Sometimes, you just can’t wait and see what is going to happen. Sometimes, you have to speak up before the deed goes down — just in case you can talk some sense into someone. And that is the case when...
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Sweeping change on local boards isn’t coming, but we can still send a message
November 2, 2020 No Responses

Sweeping change on local boards isn’t coming, but we can still send a message

When Wayne County’s remaining registered voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will not have the opportunity to bring sweeping change to the dynamics of local boards. Unlike last year, when the outcome of races for the Goldsboro City Council...
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A low-profile contest could speak volumes about who we are
October 13, 2020 3 Responses

A low-profile contest could speak volumes about who we are

All too often, it seems as though our nation is stuck in neutral — that a refusal, from those on both sides of the political aisle, to break from party lines is preventing progress. We ignore bad behavior by those...
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Stop spinning and start planning, before it’s too late
October 5, 2020 No Responses

Stop spinning and start planning, before it’s too late

In January 2012, then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta proposed a round of military base closures, arguing that the Pentagon needed to consolidate to save money. And while Congress did not ultimately authorize the measure — the result, many believe, of politic...
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Merrill is about to drop another budget bombshell
September 16, 2020 6 Responses

Merrill is about to drop another budget bombshell

Twenty-four hours after the Wayne County Board of Commissioners roasted the Board of Education for what they characterized as years of financial inattention and mismanagement — and marveled at the board’s incredibly poor decisions regarding contracts, Inte...
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$1.5 million WCPS attorney failed to prevent repeated policy violations
September 13, 2020 4 Responses

$1.5 million WCPS attorney failed to prevent repeated policy violations

Despite all the money local taxpayers have coughed up to a firm that specializes in education law, a recent review of its stint in Wayne County has left us with one conclusion: It’s time for the Wayne County Board of...
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Council members fail to achieve censure for censor
August 18, 2020 6 Responses

Council members fail to achieve censure for censor

The Goldsboro City Council meeting ended with a touch of drama Monday, as three council members voted to censure Mayor Chuck Allen. Well, at least we think that’s what they wanted to do. It was, in reality, somewhat confusing —...
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