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Editorial: Force of numbers is changing county
Just as the census numbers are forcing changes in the Burke County school district, they should make decision makers for the municipalities and the county also question old assumptions.
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Editorial: Resignations are not the answer
Some people want the Burke County Board of Education’s members to resign, supposedly to save the high schools from losing accreditation. We disagree.
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Editorial: Don't follow adults' example
Obesity is a major health problem for U.S. adults. This is one time when we don’t want our children to follow our example.
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Editorial: Full, fair and public discussion
The mayor and city council owe every Morganton citizen and taxpayer a full, frank, open discussion before they take any vote on the privilege tax.
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Editorial: Join the Relay for Life
You can join the fight to defeat cancer right here in Burke County. On Saturday the 2011 Relay for Life kicked off its annual campaign.
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Editorial: School board must work together
Maybe, just maybe, the Burke County Board of Education has realized at last what it must do to prevent our high schools’ loss of accreditation. We certainly hope so.
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Editorial: School board must change its ways
One thing is certain: if the Burke County Board of Education doesn’t change its ways, everyone is going to suffer, especially the children. And that would be a tragedy.
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Editorial: Have a happy new year, Burke County
Heading into 2011 — so different from recession-plagued 2008 or 2009 and even 2010 with its lackluster economic recovery — there are good reasons for optimism about Burke County’s prospects for the future.
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Editorial: How much does size matter?
The census people say North Carolina didn’t win a 14th congressional seat. So now Tar Heels can start thinking about what the legislature will do with the existing 13 congressional districts
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Editorial: Shop at home for the holidays
We can’t offer any suggestions about what to buy for the person who has everything — not to mention your maiden Aunt Martha or the tweenager who no longer wants “kid stuff” — but we hope you will take to heart this one suggestion: Shop at home for the holidays.
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Editorial: Showing strength in numbers
Burke County cannot count on help from anyone on the far side of the county line. People here have to rely on one another and work together.
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Editorial: Unlock the gridlock
Can Republicans and Democrats work together for the betterment of all? Yes, they can, and the proof is in Burke County.
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Editorial: Reviving a neglected industry
Tourism is an under-developed economic resource for Burke County. And, like any commercial product or service that isn’t adequately advertised and marketed, tourism in Burke County is suffering from neglect.
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Editorial: Seal the deal
We urge people from Burke County to overwhelm National Park Service officials with their numbers, their enthusiasm and their positive support for putting the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail's headquarter in Morganton.
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A reporter's report on covering Zahra
There is no glory in covering a tragedy like the story of Zahra Baker.
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Editorial: Be careful what you wish for
A majority of Americans wish the nation spent less on government. And most Americans wish there more jobs. In 2011, those wishes may collide in Raleigh, and the wreckage could pile up in Burke County.
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Editorial: Politics past, present and future
As you might expect, we have a few words to say about the just-past election and its implications for the future.
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Editorial: Get out and vote
Why does voting matter? Because NOT voting can have such disastrous consequences.
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Editorial: A better way to choose judges
North Carolina needs a better way to select its judges.
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Editorial: Use this time wisely
What’s best for this nation and North Carolina is when the voters casting their ballots take the time to study the candidates and make well-informed choices of the best men and women to serve the public in the years ahead.
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Editorial: Who'll stop the rain?
Anything that impairs the quality of America’s fresh water is a legitimate public concern, but so is solid waste, especially when it’s red tape and Potomac paperwork from overzealous bureaucrats.
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Editorial: The future of NCSD
The legislature and N.C. DPI should develop a strategic plan for the North Carolina School for the Deaf, commit resources to carrying out that plan and give NCSD the sense of direction toward which it can grow now and in the future.
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Editorial: Fine-tune the focus
While other parts of North Carolina show signs of recovering from the recession, state government needs to focus more attention on the most-distressed areas, including Burke County, that need more help with economic development.
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Lake James: Past, present, future
Everyone involved in Lake James State Park’s newest development should be proud about what has been done. And no one should rest on Friday’s laurels when so much remains to be done.
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Editorial: Cause for optimism
There is more reason to be optimistic about Burke County’s chances for economic recovery after two successive days’ announcements about business expansions and more jobs.
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