Letters to the Editor

It's time to step up! Your help is needed!
[Apr. 10, 2005] Your support of HB 1062: Orange/Chatham County Transfer Taxes bill is imperative to ensure we (Chatham County) can provide the infrastructure and capital improvements required to accommodate our growth, insure our building industry remains healthy and keep our taxes down. By Mike Cross
Also: Mike Cross' Weblog

Mike Cross and "THE VOTE"
[Feb. 22, 2005] Here is the congratulatory letter I wrote to Mike Cross after the election. I actively supported and led the Wilkie Campaign but as noted Mike and I are neighbors and have worked together quite a bit in the past. Mike is a good man and made the right vote. Newland did everything asked of it by the county and more. Now the folks that kept wanting to change the rules as they went along are all riled against Mike. I now have more respet for Mike than ever for his vote was not bought. Based on the proposals brought by Newland as it compared to current county regulations he had to make that vote. I now find my letter to be quite prophetic. By Ken Harris

School sending wrong message to kids
[Jul. 28, 2004] After exhausted efforts with Mr. Mabe and the school board our child was evicted from his school for which he had attended from Pre-K to the third grade. We did the right thing to fill out the transfer waiver forms and even pleaded our case with the school board to keep our child at Perry Harrison School. By Robin Sandborg

Chatham Board of Education candidate asks for support
[Jul. 17, 2004] My name is Holly Duncan and I am running for the District Two seat on the Board of Education. I have taught in the NC school system for nearly 4 years and over 2 years were spent in the Chatham County School System at Pittsboro Elementary School. As an educator and a former Chatham County teacher, I have witnessed firsthand the challenges facing our educators and believe that I can help improve our school system. By Holly Duncan

Commissioners gut Compact Communities Ordinance
[Apr. 20, 2004] I had to laugh at the assertion by Chatham County Commissioner and former businessman Tommy Emerson that the recently approved Compact Communities Ordinance will "prove good...for the quality of life" for local citizens. It's too bad the Board of Commissioners completely ignored the input from these same citizens during the public hearing phase. By James A. McGurk