Why is there so much Dunsmore ‘didn’t know’?

Why is there so much Dunsmore ‘didn’t know’?

By now you know that there is something rotten in Denmark — that there are serious financial concerns in the Wayne County School District. And you might also have noted that at least some of those concerns involve a little...
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This is the Goldsboro we should aspire to be

This is the Goldsboro we should aspire to be

Sometimes the way to change a mind or a heart is to find common ground. In other cities, we watched violence, vandalism and hatred spill into streets and innocent people lose their livelihoods. We saw others get injured in the...
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Protest stays peaceful because cooler heads prevailed

Protest stays peaceful because cooler heads prevailed

There were times when the scene playing out in downtown Goldsboro Sunday evening was consistent with other protests that have broken out across the country since George Floyd died in the custody of members of the Minneapolis Police Department May...
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School’s out for summer? Early grade announcement is an education fail.

School’s out for summer? Early grade announcement is an education fail.

Oh boy. The state Board of Education — and the Department of Public Instruction — sure have impeccable timing, don’t they? We can’t think of a better message to send our high school students — most of whom have more...
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When the going gets tough, Wayne rises

When the going gets tough, Wayne rises

We are all uneasy and a little scared. The constant barrage of news about COVID-19 and the extreme effect it is having on our daily lives just keeps coming — and that has made us all pause a bit and...
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A dispatch from Monday’s City Council work session: Things that make you go hmmm

A dispatch from Monday’s City Council work session: Things that make you go hmmm

We were pleasantly surprised when, during the Goldsboro City Council’s recent work session, District 1 Councilman Antonio Williams stood up for public records law. Surprised because this is the same Mr. Williams who, less than a year ago, defended his...
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A critical choice at a critical moment: Allison Pridgen should be frontrunner for her late husband’s school board seat

A critical choice at a critical moment: Allison Pridgen should be frontrunner for her late husband’s school board seat

The Wayne County Board of Education has called a special meeting for Thursday to discuss a vacant spot on the board. It will not be an easy one to fill — it is the seat the late Rick Pridgen held...
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COVID-19 is likely here, but panicking isn’t the way to beat it.

COVID-19 is likely here, but panicking isn’t the way to beat it.

OK, so now we have a presumptive case of COVID-19 in Wayne County. County officials reported late Friday that the patient is under quarantine at home and is showing minor symptoms. They are waiting, they say, for official confirmation from...
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Award-winning editor comes ‘home’ to help lead New Old North

Award-winning editor comes ‘home’ to help lead New Old North

Sometimes a place just stays with you. It might be the happy memories you had there or the friends you made along the way. And because of both of those, a piece of my heart has remained in North Carolina...
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The curious campaign of Constance Coram

The curious campaign of Constance Coram

If we’re being honest as voters, we would acknowledge that some elections matter to us more than others. That’s why more people turn out when, say, it’s time to choose a governor, senator or president. But if we don’t participate...
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