Editorialstag:www.newsargus.com,2008-07-07:/editorials//72009-11-06T15:59:10ZFrom the editorial pages of the Goldsboro News-ArgusMovable Type Open Source 4.12Thoughts, prayers: Seymour Johnson AFB personnel and community are thinking of Fort Hoodtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2464282009-11-06T15:57:51Z2009-11-06T15:59:10Z It is a brotherhood of sorts -- communities that are the adopted hometowns of military personnel. So, here, unlike many other places around America, the news that 13 people were shot to death and many more were wounded because...Volunteerism: Parrish family and others show the rest of community the waytag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2459182009-11-05T15:51:27Z2009-11-05T15:55:40Z There wasn't a single person who received an award at the volunteer awards ceremony who thought he or she deserved one. Those who were honored said they were the privileged ones -- donating their time to causes they believe...Poll watching: Don't believe that president didn't care, but don't overestimate impacttag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2458862009-11-04T15:36:10Z2009-11-04T15:41:49Z OK, we'd like a show of hands now. How many of you really believe that President Barack Obama did not care enough to pay attention to the Election Day happenings in New Jersey and Virginia -- not to mention...The real test ... Do Americans really care enough to vote? We will see now.tag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2451332009-11-02T15:41:20Z2009-11-02T15:42:51Z It was easy to get out to vote in November 2008. There was hype galore and all kinds of people talking about history. It wasn't about politics, legislation or even about polls. It was about a movement of sorts...The patients: State's mental health care mistakes have real, human consequencestag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2439522009-11-01T04:09:19Z2009-11-01T04:09:43Z They are the faces you don't see every day -- the families who try to work their lives around caring for a mentally handicapped child. Some of them have been doing so for years -- loving children who are...OK, Mike, you got it: Easley wants proscutor's opinion? Well, give it to him.tag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2439222009-10-30T14:28:22Z2009-10-30T14:29:57ZHow sad that more time has to be wasted on the saga of former Gov. Mike Easley and his continuing campaign drama. At a time when tax dollars are tight, now we have to use budget money for the investigation...Substance: Watch what they say and dotag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2434332009-10-29T15:04:58Z2009-10-29T15:08:17ZYou have to be very careful not to be taken in by photo opportunities. When someone asks the media to come take a picture, knowing it will get worldwide play, there is usually is a reason. In the case of...Follow the money: Abundance of Easley cash suggests reason to track its influencetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2430282009-10-28T14:59:01Z2009-10-28T15:01:30ZDemocratic Party officials told the North Carolina Board of Elections Tuesday that they did not locate and use a loophole in state law that would allow them to funnel more money to the Mike Easley gubernatorial campaign. Tuesday's testimony is...Children lost: Recent news more evidence that parenting should have requirementstag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2426382009-10-27T13:20:35Z2009-10-27T13:21:19Z Commenting on the circumstances of the actual case isn't proper -- not yet, anyway -- but the recent story about a 6-month-old baby who died allegedly at the hands of at least one of her parents is nothing short...The good and bad: Downtown's first step is to deal with realities now, not just the futuretag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2422722009-10-26T14:40:39Z2009-10-26T14:44:11Z Nobody wants to see downtown Goldsboro fail -- no one with any sense anyway. Goldsboro is still the heart of this county -- and still the first place people and businesses look when they are deciding whether or not...Easy pickings: Here's a tip -- find another way to cover Veterans Day cleanuptag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2414352009-10-23T14:21:12Z2009-10-23T14:22:46ZSigh. Sometimes politicians and public officials make being an editorial writer SOOOOO EAAASSSY. The nothing-short-of-silly handling of the request from the county's veterans to have a parade in downtown Goldsboro is such an easy target that it is almost impossible...Serve the public: Board of Health is right about change in department's hourstag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2409652009-10-22T14:38:55Z2009-10-22T14:50:15Z The Wayne County Board of Health is right. The Health Department's mission is not the same as that of a landfill -- and it should not be operated in the same manner. So, bravo to the board members for...Watch closely: Now you know why you need to have a say in anyone who is put in officetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2405432009-10-21T14:47:50Z2009-10-21T14:50:53Z It was not a decision made this week, last week or even last year. The quirk in the law that will let 20 convicted violent criminals free at the end of October was not made by any of the...Child neglect: Making money off your children really is a form of abuse.tag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2401272009-10-20T14:33:49Z2009-10-20T14:35:00Z Out of the mouths of babes. Well, at least, out of the mouths of coached children who are just too tired to keep up the charade. What makes the story about the Heene family so appalling is not just...American spirit: What makes Americans Americans? Have we really forgotten?tag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2388922009-10-18T03:15:44Z2009-10-18T03:16:27Z It has not been an easy year. More people have lost jobs, there is still partisan bickering and there are thousands of our servicemen and women still fighting in the Middle East. Add to that a dropping dollar value...