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Editorial: Be smart with incentives
Regardless of how you feel about offering financial incentives to attract companies, the practice has become commonplace in the economic development world. Businesses looking to locate in a partic...
Feb 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations
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Editorial: Put down the phone and drive
We’re all guilty of it: distracted driving. And while texting is the most vilified form of distracted driving, there are a host of other tasks that take our eyes off the road. We’ve all eaten whi...
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations
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Editorial: Gov’t should listen, respond to public
After hearing concerns that Henderson residents aren’t adequately informed of city issues like utility rate hikes, the city council agreed to explore hosting public Q&A sessions. We think that’s g...
Feb 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations
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Editorial: Congrats to Granville award winners
To the two individuals and one organization recognized at the Granville County Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet Monday night, we offer our congratulations. L.C. Adcock was the night’s biggest ...
Jan 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations
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Editorial: Make wage study a priority
We’ve often complained about pay scales for Henderson employees – namely fire and police department employees. But it seems those may not be the only workers who are underpaid. Of course, there co...
Jan 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations
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Editorial: USDA should keep Warren FSA open
Facing the possibility of losing the local Farm Service Agency office, Warren County farmers, residents and officials turned out to voice their opposition at a recent public meeting. It seems the ...
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations
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Editorial: REEF center could brighten city's future
Supporters of the REEF/Zene Street project are nothing if not ambitious. The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission on Monday night presented detailed plans on the $3.8 million project to...
Jan 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations
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Editorial: Wilson deserving of honor
Randolph Wilson, the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, is more than deserving of the accolades he received Tuesday night. Wilson and his wife founded Rebuilding Hope,...
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations
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Editorial: Efficiency needed at public agencies
Efficiency is the buzzword at most businesses these days. Doing more with less is the new normal in the private sector. Businesses still struggling to recover from the recession have been forced t...
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations
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Editorial: Pay those who protect us
Less-than-competitive salaries for public servants in Henderson and Vance County is an ongoing problem that must be remedied. Vance County Fire Marshal Harold Henrich recently told the Vance Count...
Jan 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations
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