Editorialstag:www.newsargus.com,2008-07-07:/editorials//72009-11-20T15:59:36ZFrom the editorial pages of the Goldsboro News-ArgusMovable Type Open Source 4.12Learning from Palin: Her popularity endures because Americans know she's realtag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2514582009-11-20T15:58:31Z2009-11-20T15:59:36Z Sarah Palin is back in the news -- and back in the sights of her critics. She is a lightning rod this time because of the incredible popularity of her new book, "Going Rogue," and because her recent interview...Where are the jobs? Stimulus has done little besides benefit bureaucratstag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2509982009-11-19T15:48:30Z2009-11-19T15:49:03Z There are not too many people who really thought that the $787 million spent as part of the stimulus package was really going to save the American economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs. It just did not seem...Tough talk: Forget the warm fuzzies; here is the stark realitytag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2501392009-11-17T15:39:44Z2009-11-17T15:40:15Z This discussion isn't going to be pretty -- especially since it involves the reality of the story of yet another little girl, born to a parent who never should have had her, who has likely ended up in a...Halfway there: It really is a battle for power, but remember -- it's your moneytag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2489362009-11-15T04:58:36Z2009-11-15T04:59:03Z With a raucous round of applause, the U.S. House of Representatives ushered in the first real victory for the health care reform plan -- passage by a vote of 220-215. And in one long evening and after months of...Poor choice: Rosewood fundraiser was simply unacceptabletag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2488992009-11-13T16:02:51Z2009-11-13T16:08:08Z The intent might have been innocent enough -- raising money for more technology for students at a time when school funding all over North Carolina is tight. And perhaps the nobleness of the purpose blinded those who made the...Celebrity culture: Americans are too obsessed with fame and finding ittag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2484462009-11-12T15:55:55Z2009-11-12T15:58:23Z Want incontrovertible proof that Americans are too obsessed with Hollywood, getting rich quick and all the other trappings that seem to go along with fame? You could look at the recent barrage of reality shows from B-list celebrities looking...Never forgotten: Local veterans did not get parade, but they have our respecttag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2480402009-11-11T16:17:20Z2009-11-11T16:22:11Z It probably wasn't easy for veterans to sit back today and to watch the rain rather than getting ready for the annual march that honors those who have served their country. It is unfortunate that the remnants of Hurricane...Heroes all: Stories of Fort Hood selflessness show reason for Army pridetag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2476372009-11-10T16:22:02Z2009-11-10T16:23:20Z Forget Maj. Nidal Hasan and who knew what when for the moment. There will be plenty of time to determine what went wrong at Fort Hood in the coming weeks. Instead, focus on what we learned about the U.S....H1N1 concern: So it isn't going so well elsewhere; here, calm prevailstag:www.newsargus.com,2009:/editorials//7.2472532009-11-09T15:37:12Z2009-11-09T15:39:08Z The fact that the H1N1 vaccine distribution process has been a little less than successful suggests that perhaps simply announcing that a prevention program is a priority is not enough. Local health departments all over the country have been...Thoughts, 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...