Editorials
Left Holding Bag On VIPER Funds
Who can blame Southern Pines Fire Chief Hampton Williams and others for calling the Moore County Board of Commissioners to task for what seemed like a switcheroo regarding VIPER?
Governor's School Deserves Survival
Many thousands of North Carolina youths, including dozens from Moore County, have had their lives enriched - perhaps changed forever - at the N.C. Governor's School.
Billboard Firms Win, Trees Lose
OK, Moore Countians. Everybody who is dying to see more billboards along our roads, raise your hands.
Birdies and Bogeys
The Pilot offers one birdie and one bogey
New Chief Setting Great Example
Even though he’s still new in town, Earl Phipps seems a natural choice to lead the Pinehurst Police Department.
New Chief Setting A Great Example
E ven though he's still new in town, Earl Phipps seems a natural choice to lead the Pinehurst Police Department.
Turning Politics Into Moneyball
I t is an indication of the sorry state of American politics that almost any evaluation of candidates for high office hinges primarily on how much money they have or can raise.
Economic Basket Has a Lot of Eggs
It’s all about jobs, jobs, jobs. Or so we keep hearing, and employment opportunities surely do top the list of needs here and elsewhere.
Economic Basket Has a Lot of Eggs
It's all about jobs, jobs, jobs. Or so we keep hearing, and employment opportunities surely do top the list of needs here and elsewhere. But Pat Corso, executive director of Moore County Partners in Progress, posed a relevant and potentially disturbing question at a recent business retreat sponsored by the county Board of Commissioners: What if we create jobs but there's nobody here who can take them?
A New Ball Game At the State Level
J im Heim, Moore's Democratic chairman, said he was "crushed" at Gov. Beverly Perdue's surprise announcement of Thursday. Other reactions were less emotional.
A Difficult Path for UNC’s Ross
With pressures already buffeting him from every side, the last thing Tom Ross needed to hear was a vaguely threatening throwaway line from President Obama.
Year-Round School: Is It Right for You?
Though any mention of year-round school always arouses a degree of naysaying, much of the opposition to the concept may trace to simple misunderstandings.
Year-Round School: Is It Right for You?
Though any mention of year-round school always arouses a degree of naysaying, much of the opposition to the concept may trace to simple misunderstandings.
Monumental Flub by CNN’s King
John King foolishly lobbed a grenade at Newt Gingrich Thursday night. Gingrich nimbly tossed it back, where it blew up in King’s face.
A Deserved Honor
S ome people make a show of wearing their spirit of caring on their sleeves. Others go more quietly and diligently about the business of doing good.
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