Safety should be the top priority The Labor Day weekend is here and thousands of people will be out and about celebrating the final long weekend of the summer season. State and local law enforcement will be out in force as well. T...
Drug training should be a help There was a time when a well-stocked medicine cabinet contained aspirin, band-aids, gauze and tape, perhaps some castor oil, and maybe a concoction or two for stomach ailments. Today, thanks to th...
We mark war’s end solemnly President Barack Obama ended U.S. combat operations in Iraq Tuesday, telling the nation that Operation Iraqi Freedom was over and that it was ‘time to turn the page.” These steps come more than se...
UNC scandal’s costs are dear Days away from a showcase game for its rejuvenated football program, the University of North Carolina finds itself embarrassed by a scandal. In the wake of an NCAA investigation into possible li...
Confidence will be key to recovery America’s economic doldrums continue, according to the latest reports, and when you look at what’s happening closely there is no mystery to be solved.
Safe driving is everyone’s duty Over the past week we have been stunned and saddened by the loss of three lives in automobile accidents on Rutherford County roadways. It is never easy to deal with such sudden loss and our sympat...
County’s future needs all of us The people of Rutherford County have a difficult decision to make and that decision needs to be made soon. The question is: Are we going to continue to fight and feud with each other or are we goi...
ICC enrollment gain a good sign Rutherford County has a long list of issues and problems to be addressed as we try to rebuild our economy. One of the items on that list was developing a better educated workforce and a workforce...
Education funds may be a help North Carolina was a winner in the second round of funding for the administrations “Race to the Top” initiative. The state will receive federal finding to help implement programs to improve schoo...
Roadway safety our responsibility Some schools in the county are already back in session, and later this week, all schools will be open. Now is the perfect time for people to start thinking about safety on our roadways. People nee...
Political divide often deceiving The great debate in American politics just how much the federal government should be involved in the lives of the people has been at the core of our politics throughout our history.
Oil spill lessons must be learned The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to fade from the headlines as other news comes along. This is the normal course of news, but this does not mean that events, especially those of th...
Good education starts with basics As teachers and students return to the classrooms in Rutherford County we hope each of them makes a renewed commitment to the basics. Our focus over several decades of education reform and improve...
Crime lab fix must be soon A much anticipated report on the operations of the state crime lab is in, and the news, as many expected, is not good. Two former deputy directors of the FBI conducted the review at the request ...
Good parenting is not automatic There are some things that are difficult to reconcile with our idealized version of parenthood. The reports yesterday from South Carolina clearly fall into that category. A 29-year-old woman confe...
