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Vol. XXII No. 2 © Copyright 2012 The Rhinoceros Times Greensboro, North Carolina www.rhinotimes.com Thursday, January 12, 2012

New council goes back to old ways

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Rumors schmoozefests are difficult to schedule over the holidays, so we’ve taken a break. the inaugural schmoozefest of 2012 will be on Feb. 23 at syn & sky rooftop nightclub at 113 s. elm st. in downtown Greensboro.

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the City of Greensboro had high

hopes that a save-a-Lot grocery store was going to locate in the Bessemer shopping Center on phillips avenue behind the mcGirt-Horton Library. But the city announced this week that save-a-Lot is no longer interested in that location and the city will continue its search for a grocery for that shopping center.

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once again we are having weird winter weather. snow drops have been blooming in our yard for a month, along with sweet breath of spring, and now the

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Guilford County Commissioners Mike Winstead, Billy Yow, Paul Gibson and Bill Bencini (from left) at the annual retreat, same time and place as the other photo. Not in either photo, because they were on the other side of the table, are Commissioners Linda Shaw and Carolyn Coleman.

Guilford County Commissioners Bruce Davis, John Parks, Kirk Perkins, Chairman Skip Alston and Commissioner Kay Cashion (from left) at the Guilford County commissioners annual retreat in the Blue Room in the Old Guilford County Court House on Tuesday afternoon.

by Scott D. yoStcounty eDitor


by john hammereDitor

Guilford County taxpayers are going to be looking at a 9.5-cent property tax increase this summer County manager Brenda Jones Fox told the Guilford County Board of Commissioners at the

board’s annual retreat on tuesday, Jan. 10.

at the all-day meeting on a vast array of topics, there was plenty of other bad news to go along with Fox’s shocker. Budget director michael Halford, for instance,

spoke of several state cuts that would negatively affect the county; area economic development officials spoke of job losses over the last decade; and Guilford County tax director Ben Chavis talked


two themes that are likely to continue during the administration of mayor robbie perkins were displayed in the past week.

one was a series of meetings that each member of the City Council, including perkins, had with Coliseum manager matt Brown and interim City manager denise turner roth. there is not a more inefficient way for the council to do business than to have councilmembers meet to hear

essentially the same report from two senior city staff members. the interim city manager should have better things to do than to listen to Brown give the same report nine times. Brown should have better things to do than to give the same report nine times.

the reason for this enormous inefficiency appears to be that it was the only way the council could keep you, the public, from knowing what Brown was proposing.


Guilford County has a pressing need for a parking deck to serve the giant new jail in downtown Greensboro, and the county has about $15 million leftover from the may 2008 jail bond referendum, money that could be used for that purpose. in addition, Guilford

County just so happens to own a giant parking lot right across the street from the new jail.

so those seem to be the reasons why, more and more, after months of looking at alternative locations, Guilford County commissioners and other county officials are


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Contemptible Colmes Crossed The Line

by john hammereDitor

even in politics some things should be off limits, and one of those should be how a father who is a politician deals with the death of a child. But rick santorum is a conservative, which means in the world of the mainstream media he is fair game for any kind of attack, no matter how odious.

alan Colmes on Fox news said that santorum would lose support, “once [voters] get a load of some of the crazy things he’s said and done, like taking his two-hour-old baby who died right after childbirth home and played with it for a couple of hours so his other children would know that the child was real …”

Colmes was on the air with National Review editor rich Lowry, who called the comment by Colmes a “cheap shot.” Lowry followed that by saying, “to say it’s ‘crazy,’ something that’s that personal and harmful as losing a child, and to mock it, to mock him like that, is really beyond the pale and beneath you.”

Lowry also said the remark was “contemptible.” But Colmes didn’t back down. Colmes followed his first crass contemptible statement with this one, “i’m not mocking the losing of a child, but what i’m saying is i think it shows a certain unusual attitude to take a two-hour baby home that died to play with his other children.”

the statement is so incredibly unfeeling. santorum and his wife lost a child. to Colmes, he may have just been “a two-hour baby,” but to the santorums he was their son. the fact that their son only lived for two hours doesn’t make him any less their son. it was no doubt a heartbreaking, traumatic experience for both of them. He was their son and he was the brother of the santorum’s other children, who certainly had a right to see their brother and grieve for him even though he didn’t live very long.

For Colmes to mock the way the santorums dealt with the death of their son is despicable behavior. Colmes should be removed from the air and i think he should be fired. a man who makes fun of a couple about how they dealt with losing a son is simply not someone with the moral maturity to be a commentator. Fox should not give Colmes a forum for his views, which truly are contemptible.

But for some reason the mainstream media have covered this event up also. it is no doubt because it is linked to the liberals’ belief that a woman should be able to have an abortion up until the baby is born. if you believe that the baby doesn’t exist until it is born, then a premature baby that dies two hours after being delivered can hardly be considered a human being either.

so if you support santorum in his behavior toward his son in this instance, you are taking a pro-life stance, recognizing the dignity of all human life from conception to a natural death, which happens to be the teaching of the roman Catholic Church. But no one in the mainstream media wants to be anywhere near a pro-life stance. this seems like the best explanation for why this has not become a big story like some of the other famous missteps by television newscasters.

Colmes had a chance to say that he didn’t mean what he said, but instead he piled on and said the same thing again. Lowry was obviously somewhat shaken by the viciousness of the attack.

Colmes has reportedly apologized to santorum and his wife and they have accepted his apology. But he needs to apologize to everyone who was offended by his remarks, and everyone who has heard them should be offended.

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Naming Game Wastes More County Timeby Scott D. yoStcounty eDitor

shakespeare apparently thought names for flowers were essentially irrelevant because a rose, for instance, would smell the exact same regardless of what it was called. However, some Guilford County officials clearly think names are very important, and the county’s naming committee, rather than doing something like figuring out how to provide the same level of county services without raising taxes, is now hard at work trying to find good names for the county’s buildings and meeting rooms.

the Guilford County Building naming Committee met at 8:30 a.m. on thursday, Jan. 5 in the Blue room of the old Guilford County Court House to discuss new names for poorly named county facilities such as the Blue room – so called because the room is blue – and the old Guilford County Court House, which is so named because a long time ago it was the Guilford County Court House and then they built a new Guilford County Courthouse.

the county owns about 60 buildings, and Guilford County property management director sandy woodard and Facilities director Fred Jones began the meeting by giving a slide show presentation along with brief descriptions of about half of all county-owned buildings – which for the most part were the largest, best known and most used county buildings.

there are about 30 buildings Guilford

County owns that the committee isn’t going to recommend names for because those are structures such as cowsheds and storage buildings.

at the meeting, the committee members were given lists of suggestions for building names compiled from a survey at the county’s website, as well as a list of suggested names – for both buildings and meeting rooms – that were offered by county employees.

suggestions for building names were usually either based on the building’s function or location, or on the names of former county residents of historical significance. For instance, on the website, one person suggested calling the BB&t building in downtown Greensboro, the “George preddy Building of Guilford County,” after the wwii flying ace from Guilford County. another suggested naming it the “Guilford County register of deeds – administrative Building,” while another suggested the straightforward “BB&t on w. market st.”

not everyone wanted to play along with county officials. one person who offered a suggestion on the county’s website wrote, for the proposed name of the BB&t building, “don’t you have better things to do?” and under the rationale for that suggested name, he or she wrote, “petty and not in taxpayers’ interest to waste money on this junk.”

other suggestions for county buildings included naming buildings after dolley

madison, John Coltrane, william sydney porter and edward r. murrow.

some of those posting at the county’s website were minimalists when it came to jail names: one said the High point jail should be called, “the High point Jails.” it’s not clear why he or she used the plural form in the suggestion, but the stated rationale for that jail name was, “CaLL it wHat it is – stop trYinG to maKe it soUnd prettY – a JaiL is a JaiL and eVerYone Knows tHat is wHat it is!!!!”

County employees were also asked to come up with names for buildings and meeting rooms, but the list given to committee members didn’t state which buildings or rooms those names were meant for, though in some cases it was clear from context. in other cases, staff suggestions could apply to almost any building or room. some suggestions included the “Francis north meeting room,” the “piedmont Conference room” and the “thomas wolfe room.”

there were also some names of well-known former county employees, such as former Guilford County planning director Greg niles, who died unexpectedly in the summer of 2008. another suggestion was to name a building after dr. Harold Gabel – a well-respected former county health director, who headed up the health department from 1995 to 2003.

one county employee proposed naming

the county’s agricultural Center on Burlington road “the troxler ag. Center,” for nC agriculture Commissioner steve troxler who lives in Brown summit.

County employees worked in some humor in their suggestions. For instance one suggestion for the new jail in downtown Greensboro – was “BJs B&B,” named for Guilford County sheriff BJ Barnes and the fact that the facility will provide both a bed and breakfast to those guests of the county who stay there.

the last time the Guilford County Building naming Committee met, in october of last year, the committee voted to give the new county jail in Greensboro the same name as the Guilford County jail in High point – Guilford County detention Center – so one building that now needs a new name is the county jail in High point, which was one of the few county buildings that already had an official name.

Commissioner Kay Cashion is the chair of the naming committee and she was at the meeting along with Commissioners paul Gibson, John parks, Bruce davis and Billy Yow.

Besides woodard and Jones, the only top-tier county employees at the meeting were County manager Brenda Jones Fox, assistant County manager sharisse Fuller and Fuller’s assistant Katredia martin, who was taking notes.


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Mayoral Candidate Hats Aimed For Ringby PauL c. cLark

StaFF Writer

High point’s 2012 mayoral race is shaping up to be more fun, and have more moving pieces, than a barrel of monkeys.

the 2010 High point mayoral race was a fairly simple, and predictable, affair. Longtime incumbent mayor Becky smothers handily defeated her only serious candidate, attorney Jay wagner, 55 percent to 36 percent. the only real entertainment – and surprise – in the mayoral race was that the third candidate, dwayne Hemingway-el, a crackpot who ran based on a grudge against smothers, convinced 1,706 High point residents to vote for him, giving him 8 percent of the vote.

in retrospect, it was surprising that there were only two serious candidates for mayor in a city that, several years ago, did away with its primary for mayor and City Council. with no primary, out-of-the-mainstream candidates such as Hemingway-el can run in the general election – but so can credible candidates, who have a better chance because, with no primary and multiple candidates, a candidate can win with only a plurality of votes.

even though filing for High point’s 2012 mayoral and City Council races doesn’t start until July, because of its lack of a primary it has become clear that there will be more credible candidates, and more uncertainty, in this year’s mayoral race.

in 2010, smothers certainly gave the impression that she was not going run for another term in 2012.

“i took it from Becky last time that she didn’t have plans to run again,” said Councilmember Latimer alexander. “whether or not she articulated that, i don’t know.”

now, smothers swears she didn’t say that and refuses to rule out another campaign this year. she said she never said seriously that she categorically wouldn’t run again.

“i don’t know if i’ve said that or not,” smothers said. “i’ve said it 100 times, i think. it depends on the week.”

smothers didn’t rule out a run, but she definitely set conditions on not running again. “i have invested a lot of my personal time and my energy in serving in public office,” she said. “i’ve got to be comfortable that there’s a good chance that the voters will find someone who is good for High point. so all that depends on who decides to run.”

predictably, smothers wouldn’t say, when fed the names of other likely candidates, whether or not they were “someone who is good for High point.”

it’s possible, of course, that smothers, after decades in politics, just wants to drag out the suspense as long as possible for entertainment value. But it’s also possible that she doesn’t think her usefulness as mayor is over and plans to run.

Four city councilmembers or former councilmembers have been touted by High point political insiders as candidates for mayor this year, under the assumption that smothers

won’t run again. two of them are likely to run, and two are almost certainly not.

and “insiders” count in High point, where the batting order for mayoral and City Council candidates is to some degree negotiated in advance, and monetary and organizational support is often arranged before a candidate announces.

the four councilmembers, other than smothers, who have been talked about as potential mayors for months are Guilford County Commissioner Bill Bencini, a former 10-year councilmember whose commissioner’s term expires in 2014; north Carolina House district 61 rep. John Faircloth, a former councilmember and High point police chief; and current Councilmembers Bernita sims and Chris whitley.

Bencini and Faircloth are almost certainly not going to run for mayor this year. whitley and sims are probably going to. wagner, who could not be reached for comment, is a wild card.

whitley is the first person to say he will run for mayor. He has been meeting with High point opinion makers and possible campaign donors, and said he will probably run even if smothers decides to run again, rather than playing it safe and running for his ward 5 seat.

“i would say i’m probably too far in to back out,” whitley said. “i’d probably be running for mayor or i wouldn’t be running for anything. i’m looking at this as the next step i need to be heading to, and i’ve been meeting with people.”

Bencini, who is in his first term as a county commissioner, has long considered running for mayor in the footsteps of his father, Bill Bencini sr., who served as mayor of High point from 1971 to 1973. But Bencini and whitley are friends and won’t run against each other, and Bencini, a High point manufacturer’s rep for Bencini & associates, still travels frequently for work, which he said would make it hard for him to put in the hours needed as mayor.

“i have an interest in it,” Bencini said. “i’ve never made any bones about it. But the time’s not right for me. i’m still busy with business, and, quite honestly, i’m still busy as a commissioner. i’m not going to do it unless Chris changes his mind, and i don’t think he’s going to change his mind, and i don’t think he should. i’ve encouraged him to run.”

Faircloth was elected to the state House in 2010 and is a shoo-in for re-election this year. He’s also on the fast track for positions in the House republican leadership, which makes it hard to see any incentive for him to launch an uncertain race for High point mayor.

Faircloth was approached by several High point political players – generally people who don’t want to see whitley win, or don’t think he can, who attempted to draft him to run for mayor. He said he appreciates the compliment but won’t run for mayor.

“my intention is to run for the House of representatives to keep my seat in district 61,” Faircloth said. “assuming that there

will be no interference from the courts in redistricting, i’ll be filing on the first day of filing in February.”

the remaining High point councilmember whose desire to be mayor has long been a poorly kept secret is sims, who represents ward 1. sims is black, and the other potential candidates mentioned are white – a significant factor in High point, where a third of the population is black. of the four under discussion, she is the only democrat, which will also help if smothers doesn’t run – although High point has elected a republican mayor, arnold Koonce in 1999, with black support.

sims this week said she was “very close” to announcing a candidacy for mayor. since she was cagey throughout 2010, saying she would know when the time was right for her to run, that statement carries considerable weight. Count sims in.

the big roadblock to sims running for mayor in 2010 was the fact that smothers was running for reelection, and that her only competition was wagner, an energetic but untested candidate who had never held public office. smothers, first elected mayor in 1992 by the other councilmembers to replace former mayor roy Culler, has been generally successful in winning over black voters, especially since returning to office in 2003 after four years off the council after being defeated in 1999 by Koonce.

as it turned out, wagner’s appeal to black voters was limited, and smothers defeated him handily. wagner took the tony emerywood neighborhood, but smothers took north High point and most of the votes in south and east High point.

this year is clearly sims’ year to run if smothers does not – or if smothers, whitley and wagner run, splitting the white vote. if other white or republican candidates file, sims’ chances increase.

this year may also be sims last, best chance because High point councilmembers have groused about the lack of a primary since they got the state legislature to remove it – at the same time they switched High point’s elections from odd-numbered years, when most north Carolina municipalities hold elections, to even-numbered years, in an effort to increase voter turnout.

sims said she supports the current, no-primary voting system, and that it works in her favor.

smothers described the no-primary election process as “this crazy system” and said she hopes the City Council will vote to change it.

Faircloth, however, said that’s unlikely to happen before the november election. He said, “i don’t think that would be possible in the short session.”

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National Search For Fire Chief Launchedby PauL c. cLark

StaFF Writer

High point City manager strib Boynton on tuesday, Jan. 10, advertised in numerous national publications and websites for a fire chief to replace former High point Fire Chief david taylor, who resigned in april 2011.

the advertisements, prepared by the headhunting firm springsted inc. of richmond, Virginia, advertise High point to potential candidates, set out the necessary qualifications for High point fire chief and describe the High point Fire department’s history and organization and give four years of statistics on incidents to which the Fire department responded.

“it is a national search,” Boynton said. “it is being placed this week electronically and in print form. i think we’re going to get a good selection of applicants.”

according to the ads, the fire chief’s salary is negotiable, within a range of $89,296 to $153,096, based on qualifications and experience.

advertising the fire chief position kicks off a two-month period in which springsted will be running the search for a new fire chief with Boynton primarily observing the process. the search firm will accept applications from candidates across the country, then, after interviewing and vetting them, provide Boynton with a

list of candidates.the candidates on that list will be

interviewed by a committee that will include, at a minimum, Guilford County emergency management Coordinator don Campbell, police Chief Jim Fealy, retired fire Capt. phil weekly and High point City Councilmember Bernita sims, who is the chairman of the City Council’s public safety committee.

that process will provide Boynton a short list of three or four candidates sometime in march.

Boynton said he will watch springsted’s interviews with candidates but not participate in them. He said he finds it revealing to observe how candidates handle interviews.

Boynton said he will interview the candidates on the short list himself. He said, “i will have already met them, but i will talk with them at my level of interviews, then appoint somebody.”

Boynton on oct. 17, 2011 signed a contract with springsted for up to $16,500, and up to $6,100 in expenses, for the firm to recruit, screen and evaluate candidates for fire chief.

the full advertising brochure, which is nine pages long, traces the history of the High point Fire department, from an 1890 bucket brigade to a 14-station department

with 223 employees and a $19.6 million 2011-2012 budget.

the brochure sets as a minimum requirement for fire chief any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in fire sciences, fire administration business, or public administration from an accredited university. it calls for an extensive amount of fire service leadership and management experience, with a minimum of seven years as a chief, division chief or deputy chief in a High point-sized or larger fire department.

Under “duties,” the first two items listed in the brochure, even ahead of firefighting skills, are, “Leading, planning, organizing, evaluating, and coordinating the development and implementation of policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws and ordinances,” and, “assuring personal and departmental compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, certifications, regulations, and standards of good business practice in all department activities and endeavors.”

Keeping up with regulatory requirements became a problem toward the end of taylor’s 11-year tenure, when the Fire department was fined $81,000 for 17 violations of the occupational safety and Health act (osHa). the city settled the fines for $57,000 after remediating

problems found at some fire stations.Boynton said that, to develop the

requirements for fire chief, springsted representatives interviewed 17 High point Fire department employees of all ranks.

“the profile developed from a survey springsted did of our firefighters,” Boynton said. “there were 69 respondents, and they said we need strong leadership, basically – and ideally from outside the department.”

two of High point’s highest ranking Fire department officers, interim Fire Chief Lee Knight and deputy Fire Chief martha Younts, have said they may apply for the job.

Younts in may 2011 filed a charge of sex discrimination against the City of High point with the equal employment opportunity Commission (eeoC). Younts made her accusations against Boynton during the public comment section of a High point City Council meeting on may 2, saying Boynton had repeatedly promised her the job of fire chief – something Boynton denied.

in april 2011, Boynton promoted Knight to interim chief, effective may 1, when taylor retired. Knight is a 23-year veteran of the Fire department who served as one of the department’s six battalion chiefs for six years. once he became interim chief, he made numerous interim appointments.


Judge Stays Anti-School-Union GOP Lawby PauL c. cLark

StaFF Writer

on monday, Jan. 9, Guilford County schools, along with other north Carolina school systems, received a ruling from a judge that restrained the state from implementing a recent law, which prohibits school systems from deducting employee association dues from paychecks.

wake County superior Court Judge paul Gessner on monday issued a temporary restraining order blocking, in record time, a law enacted on thursday, Jan. 5, when the north Carolina House of representatives voted to override a veto by democratic Gov. Beverly perdue of a bill prohibiting the payroll deduction of north Carolina association of educator (nCae) dues. the state senate had already voted to override perdue’s veto in July 2011.

the bill, vetoed by perdue, deleted school system employees from a state law allowing associations to deduct dues from state employee paychecks. it left dues deductions legal for government employee associations other than those representing school system employees.

the nCae earlier on monday in wake County superior Court challenged the law as a violation of the north Carolina Constitution on several grounds, including a claim that the law was a selective free-speech restriction that wouldn’t apply to other associations.

on tuesday, Jan. 10, Bob Luebke, a senior policy analyst for the Civitas institute, in Civitas review online, called the claim “hypocrisy.”

“For an organization that has spent years securing special treatment for its members, it is certainly a curious argument to make,” Luebke wrote. “in 2002, when the nCae dues check off legislation was passed, the wording was such that the only organization that qualified for dues check off was nCae. now nCae wants to say they’ve been singled out? i guess the singled out card is only played when it works against you.”

on monday, Guilford County schools was planning not to deduct association dues from the Friday, Jan. 13 paychecks of Guilford County schools employees, according to Guilford County schools payroll team Leader Kaylene peeples.

at that time, Guilford County schools administrators had not received a copy of Gessner’s restraining order.

peeples said Guilford County schools was printing paychecks on tuesday, Jan. 10 for its Jan. 13 payroll, and should be able to eliminate the association deductions.

“we can,” she said. “i think we got the news late thursday evening [after the veto override], and we’ve been scurrying around trying to see what we can get done. But we can do it.”

By tuesday, Guilford County schools had decided to deduct the association dues as usual.

the bill that Gessner enjoined, senate Bill 797, was ratified on June 9, 2011, and altered a state law that allowed association dues deductions for employees of the state or “any of its political subdivisions, institutions, departments, bureaus, agencies or commissions, or any of its local boards of education or community colleges.” the bill struck “local boards of education” from the law and added a clause specifying that school boards were not included as “political subdivisions” under the law. the bill also prohibited deductions from the pensions of school system retirees.

Guilford County schools has roughly 10,000 employees. Guilford County schools Chief of staff nora Carr said the school system believes the new law, if it survives the legal challenge by the nCae, would affect 3,509 Guilford County schools employees belonging to four associations: the nCae (2,719 employees), the teamsters, part of the aFL-Cio (521 employees), professional educators of north Carolina (255 employees) and the state employees association of north Carolina (14 employees).

Carr said that other employees may be paying dues directly to associations.

Liz Foster, president of the Guilford County association of educators, the Guilford County branch of the nCae, said the association has 3,000 members among Guilford County schools employees. she said the association has expected retaliation from the newly republican controlled state legislature.

“we’re just one group that collects

deductions that way,” Foster said. “But we want to offer services to our members without them feeling like they have to come up with a huge payment at one time. that’s why withholding has been so helpful.”

Foster said that, whether or not the law is ruled unconstitutional, the injunction would give the association time to make alternate plans for membership and dues payments. she said that employees will be able to pay dues by credit card or bank draft, like gym membership dues. “we’re going to make sure all of that is in play,” she said.

the House overrode perdue’s veto in a short midnight session after a reconvened session called to consider perdue’s veto of legislative changes to the racial Justice act, which allows prisoners on death row to challenge their death sentences based on statistical evidence of racial bias in sentencing. after dealing with that issue, the General assembly passed a joint resolution authorizing the midnight session in which it overrode perdue’s veto of the dues bill.

the nCae, in its complaint, argued that

the midnight session was unconstitutional because the state constitution allows legislators in reconvened sessions to consider only the bill returned by the governor – in this case, the racial Justice act bill.

the nCae also challenged the dues bill as an unconstitutional regulation of speech and association based on a particular viewpoint or speaker.

Gessner, in his temporary restraining order, said the nCae, in its complaint, had demonstrated a likelihood of success based on the challenge to the midnight session, so it was unnecessary for him to rule on whether or not the dues bill was a content-based speech restriction.

the nCae in its complaint argued at length that it would suffer “irreparable harm” – the standard for getting a restraining order – because of lost dues and constrained speech. Gessner found that the nCae had demonstrated irreparable harm because “violations of the north Carolina Constitution constitute per se irreparable harm.”

City Council meetings, including meetings of committees of councilmembers, by law have to be open to the public. the City Council currently has its own policy that outlaws small group meetings closed to the public.

Under mayor Keith Holliday and mayor Carolyn allen, the city manager would have set up meetings with three or four councilmembers at a time and gone over the material, cutting the number of meetings from nine to three or four. these were called small group meetings and were set up to allow the City Council to conduct the business of the city behind closed doors and circumvent the north Carolina open meetings law.

this council is most likely going to revoke the policy outlawing secret small group meetings and go back to conducting city business in private. perkins has long been in favor of meeting behind closed doors and he no doubt has the votes to end

Council(Continued from page 1) the transparency on City Council and revert

to the tell the public as little as possible policy of previous councils. it will make the City Council meetings shorter and there will be far less discussion because the business of the council will take place behind closed doors. only the votes will take place in the bright light of a public meeting.

any councilmember who said they were in favor of transparency in city government and votes in favor of closed door small group meetings either was not being honest or has changed their mind and decided that it is better for the public not to know what its elected officials are doing. it is possible that the majority of the council could decide that the public’s right to know should not be trampled.

in this case, it is no wonder that perkins and Brown did not want the briefing to be made in public because the proposal, as reported last week, is to put a $30 million bond on the ballot in november to spend



STEM Principal Pay = $1,740 Per Student by PauL c. cLark

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on tuesday, Jan. 10, the Guilford County Board of education, before an audience packed with north Carolina a&t state University representatives, including Chancellor Harold martin, approved a proposal to create an early college on the campus of a&t that would teach science, technology, engineering and math – what is called a stem school.

the stem early College at nC a&t is expected to open in the fall of 2012 with a freshman class of 50, bringing the number of Guilford County schools to 123. Guilford County schools also has the early College at Guilford, which is the best performing school in the system.

at early colleges, students can graduate from high school with 60 hours of college credit. they take advanced high school classes in grades 9 and 10, followed by college classes in grades 11 and 12.

Guilford County schools has numerous “schools of choice,” including early colleges, middle colleges, academies and middle schools. the last time the school board created one was a year ago, when it approved the creation of a health care-based middle college that opened in the fall of 2011 on the campus of the University of north Carolina at Greensboro (UnCG).

the UnCG middle college opened with 50 students and plans to ramp up to 200 students within four years. the a&t early college will do the same.

Guilford County schools Central region superintendent terry worrell said the early college will open with three classrooms, three teachers and a principal, counselor and treasurer.

early colleges differ from middle colleges in that they take the best of the best students. middle colleges are designed for students who are at risk of not graduating or of failing out but who teachers think will perform better in a more focused small-school environment. Both are on college campuses and both give students college credit. Guilford County schools already has a middle college in Hodgin Hall at nC a&t – a male-only program with 120 students.

worrell said that students at the stem early College at nC a&t will take

advanced high school classes in their freshman and sophomore years and take mostly college courses during their junior and senior years. she said they will also have summer internships in which they do cross-discipline, project-based work with working scientists. she said the school will be designed for self-starters and independent thinkers with a strong interest in science, technology and engineering.

worrell said, “our students will have the opportunity to act like scientists, engineers.”

as with the UnCG middle college, some school board members questioned the cost of the proposed school. Guilford County schools Chief academic officer Beth Folger described the issue as “the million-dollar question of the night, which is how are we going to pay for it.”

robert pompey, nC a&t’s vice chancellor for business and finance, spoke to the school board, leaning heavily on the costs the university would absorb. He said the occasion was one of the few he could remember in which he was excited about spending money.

pompey said nC a&t would provide 6,500 square feet in the university’s smith technology Building, including rooms for the principal and his or her team, five “state of the art classrooms,” and would pay for maintenance, housekeeping, utilities and security. He said the total cost nC a&t would absorb is $125,000 a year.

pompey said the smith technology Building is near wide roads for easy student drop-off and pick-up and is next door to the university’s police department for safety.

He said, “we are ready to support the students as they come in the fall, and we will have this facility renovated and ready to go.”

Guilford County schools Chief Financial officer sharon ozment said that Guilford County schools will have to pay the principal’s $87,000 salary at first, because the school won’t have enough students to be allotted one by the north Carolina department of public instruction.

ozment said the early college will add $63,000 to the school system’s transportation costs and that the initial outfitting of the

school would cost $75,000 for technology and $15,000 for equipment.

ozment said the first year’s budget for the school would include $22,000 in supplies, $20,000 in telecommunication services and $3,000 to market the new school to parents and students.

Local corporations have donated $700,000 toward the cost of the school, including the Joseph m. Bryan Foundation, Cemala Foundation, rF micro devices, VF Corporation, solstas Lab partners, Blue Bell Foundation, HondaJet, tyco electronics Foundation, Unifi, toleo Foundation, samet

Corporation, randall Kaplan, Gilbarco and smith richardson Foundation.

representatives of some of the companies told the school board they were worried about being able to fill technical jobs in the future, which gave them an incentive to support the school.

Guilford County school superintendent mo Green said that launching the early college was part of his four-year strategic plan for the school system, released three years ago. He said, “it is remarkable that we have been able to initiate so many initiatives in that plan.”

on war memorial auditorium, and to spend about another $30 million in certificates of participation (Cop) on the Coliseum Complex, which includes an additional $6 million for the auditorium, or what is now being called a performing arts center. the Cops would be funded with money from the Greensboro area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), which receives revenue from the hotel/motel tax. the CVB money will be available soon because the 20-year loans to renovate the Greensboro Coliseum will be paid off.

perkins noted that 18 years ago he was on the committee that settled the construction disputes for the renovation and expansion of the Coliseum, and now he is still on the council when all of that is paid for and the money generated by the hotel/motel tax for the CVB is available for another project.

Councilmember nancy Vaughan noted that if the bill she had proposed had been passed by the legislature then the CVB money could be used for maintenance and operations at the Coliseum and there would be no Coliseum deficit, but her bill did not get through the legislature, when it was on the city’s legislative agenda in 2010, and was not included on the city’s legislative agenda in 2011. the state determines the uses for which the hotel/motel tax money can be used and, currently, maintenance and operation of the Coliseum complex is not on the list. the money can only be used for enhancements.

why all of this wasn’t discussed at a City Council briefing is disturbing and may prove to have been bad political strategy. the bonds will only pass if a majority of votes are cast in favor of them. most people don’t like being brought in after all the decisions have been made, and the Coliseum has always been controversial and guilty of starting projects and then telling the City Council about them. so in one way this is a step in the right direction for the Coliseum because it is informing the council of its plans in advance, and a step backward for the City Council because it is discussing city policy behind closed doors.

twice bonds to tear down and rebuild the war memorial auditorium have failed. it is going to take an exceptional push of some kind for the rank-and-file voters to decide that borrowing money so the symphony that

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they have never heard and have no desire to hear can have a new home.

the other aspect of the perkins administration that came into view this week might be termed deal making. perkins is in the commercial real estate business. He puts deals together and has probably never put one together where there wasn’t some give and take. and he moves fast – something you have to do in the private sector but is not quite so easy when you are trying to get not one but two governments involved.

on tuesday, Jan. 10, perkins presented a fascinating deal to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners: a plan to spend $22 million of joint city/county water and sewer money to provide water and sewer service to about 9,000 acres along the i-85/i-40 corridor east of Greensboro.

the major complaint from commissioners regarding the plan is that they were blindsided by the offer. However, Commissioner mike winstead, who is also a developer, couldn’t say enough positive things about the offer.

according to perkins’ timeline, the basic elements of the plan would be approved next week, but it may be slowed down by a few weeks. since it won’t be built out until 2017, a delay of a few weeks shouldn’t make much difference, and after the meeting, when asked how it went, perkins said, “i think it went great.” He also told the commissioners that he was anxious to start “moving dirt.” an expression that is likely to be heard a lot with perkins as mayor.

the City Council was briefed on the water and sewer issue before Christmas.

according to the county, which has the money and has shown no sign of dividing it up as is required by law, there is over $25 million in the joint city/county water and sewer fund. Half of that money rightfully belongs to the city of Greensboro, but Guilford County has held on to the money for over a year and refuses to part with one dime.

Former City manager rashad Young, despite repeated requests was unable to get Guilford County manager Brenda Jones Fox to tell the city how much money was in the fund. and there is the question of the interest on $25 million, which is not an inconsiderable amount of money particularly when you figure in the fact that the fund has been in existence since 1968. it seems the county spent the interest and reportedly has



Casting Crowns and “Service” ProjectsBY orson sCott Card

Uncle Orson Reviews Everything

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music is such a private taste, and so hard to describe, that i find most music reviews to be nearly pointless. that is, i learn such a tiny amount from the review, compared to what i learn from listening for 10 seconds, that it’s almost not worth the effort of reviewing it.

and yet ... sometimes i come across an album or a group that i find so exciting i have to tell people about it. But then i’m not really reviewing so much as doing “word of mouth” – with as big a mouth as possible!

the idea, then, is that i tell you what a friend would: “wow, this is so cool, and here’s why, you gotta check it out.” then you either check it out or not.

so let me tell you about the powerful new album Come to the Well from the Christian rock group Casting Crowns.

Christian rock? oh, come on!well, that’s how i normally feel. i

only started looking at Christian pop in a serious way when the album in support of the movie Amazing Grace came out. what i found was that, with a few exceptions, the Christian pop groups were wonderful when they sang old standard hymns with modern arrangements, but their own original music wasn’t very good.

and it tended not to be very good in the same ways: the lyrics were too on-the-nose, so they seemed banal; there was no poetry in them; and there was a constant note of self-congratulation: “isn’t it cool that we’re Christian”?

that’s probably not fair, but it’s the impression i got.

Casting Crowns was not among those groups. instead, i ran into them as a referral by amazon from other purchases i made. i gave them a listen. i downloaded Come to the Well.

and i’ve been listening to it almost constantly for days.

with rare exceptions, their lyrics are not self-congratulatory. on the contrary, the lyrics are, if anything, self-critical: Here’s how, as Christians, we aren’t measuring up. we’re too judgmental. we’ve lost our fire. we stand by as spectators, doing nothing while the world destroys itself. we’re not worthy of Christ, so only his mercy can save us.

and when the lyrics aren’t self-critical, they tend to be anthems inspiring us to better action: i think particularly of the surging, driving “Courageous” and the confessional plea “my own worst enemy.”

the music itself is good, solid, driving rock. think: U2 bearing witness of Christ. except when it has a more folky feel, as in “City on the Hill” and “Jesus, Friend of sinners.”

Here’s where the album shines: mark Hall, the lead singer and songwriter, has a terrific voice in every sense. He sings powerfully, yes, but he also writes powerful words to sing.

this man knows his scriptures. and he writes the way Jesus taught. in fact, he often takes images that Jesus used in his sermons, then expands on them, literalizes

them further.But in extending the metaphors, he

keeps both ends of the metaphor alive. so that when he writes in “wedding day” a clear treatment of the Church as the bride of Christ, he also makes it a beautiful, personal song about real-world weddings.

and not every song is utterly Christian. “angel” is a love song, very personal, by a man in love with the woman he’s marrying – like the best country love songs. if this song isn’t sung or played at every wedding reception for the next five years, it’s only because the bride and groom haven’t heard it yet.

Hey, it’s been nearly 35 years since my own wedding, but “angel” brought me to tears thinking of how much i love my wife. i’m playing it now. Had to stop typing to wipe my eyes.

oK, so i’m a sentimental fool. But i prefer it to cynicism! Guys, seriously, even if all you download is this track, listen to this song and i bet you’ll play it for your wife to tell her how you feel.

and “the well” is Christianity at its best, drawing from Christ’s image of himself as the provider of living water, as the song invites everyone to come to the well from which that water is drawn.

naturally, i didn’t stop with the album Come to the Well. i didn’t download the Casting Crowns Christmas album Peace on Earth until after Christmas, but it’s one of the best Christmas albums i’ve ever heard. “while You were sleeping” is a new take on “o Little town of Bethlehem” – but extending it to a critical view of america today.

the other songs are mostly traditional songs done in a very nontraditional way, with surprising but beautiful harmonies and rhythms. “i Heard the Bells on Christmas day” is an exception, in that mark Hall has revised Longfellow’s original words and written a new tune. and it’s better than the traditional one.

i also downloaded Lifesong, an earlier album. it’s very good – it’s not criticism to say it’s not as consistently good as Come to the Well. it has brilliant songs like “Love them Like Jesus” and “Lifesong,” and a very good country-Christian story song, “does anybody Hear Her.”

“stained Glass masquerade” is the best treatment of hypocrisy i’ve ever heard – not least because it’s sympathetic, showing the desperate wish for goodness and fear of discovery that lie behind many hypocrisies.

these albums are so good, and deserve such close attention, that i’m limiting myself to downloading a new album every couple of weeks, so i have time to really listen to each one, song after song.

it’s worth pointing out: as a mormon, i’m definitely a Christian, but i have my doctrinal differences with the version of Christianity that mark Hall offers in his songs. still, he draws from the aspects

of the faith that we have in common, and where we would disagree in a sunday school class, i don’t disagree with the music.

so i can be moved and stirred by “already there,” even though i don’t believe that it is possible for anything to exist outside of time, including God (it’s actually a philosophical impossibility, which is why it’s usually presented as a “mystery”), but that’s not important, because it’s metaphorically true to say that Christ is already there where we’re going.

it’s possible to find a work of art beautiful even when i disagree with some aspects of what it depicts.

By the way, “Casting Crowns” comes from the fourth chapter of revelation, verses 10 and 11:

“the four and 20 elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, ‘thou art worthy, o Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.’”

i know there are some people who think Christian music should be hymns and oratorios; some are offended by modern and pop music in a religious setting. to those people, i can only say, don’t get this album.

But to those who think every kind of art can be religious, and that artists’ deepest faith will always show up in all their works, this is a superb example.

and i take back what i just said. even those who think pop music can’t really be Christian, just download the track “Love them Like Jesus” and listen to it. the music is beautiful, and i don’t think there has ever been a better explanation of how you minister to those who are in need of comfort. i can’t imagine any Christian disapproving of the song.

....it’s time for us to put a stop to the way

the schools are stealing our children’s time. no, i’m not talking about homework – though it’s outrageous that the schools think they own even five minutes of our children’s time when the school day ends.

i’m talking about the sheer arrogance of our school system daring to require that seniors do senior projects, beyond their classwork. at weaver, where our daughter attends, that takes the form of “service projects.” at other schools, they’re supposed to do a project in the field they expect to study or practice after graduation.

maybe the things they learn from these projects are intrinsically good. it’s also a good thing for children to have regular dental checkups. But that doesn’t mean it’s the business of the school system to require it.

my 17-year-old just finished her senior project. twenty hours apparently doesn’t



setting their parking deck sights on what, to many people, appears to be the perfect, “no-brainer” place to put a parking deck for the jail.

However, as with most things in life, there’s a catch: the lot in question, bordered by south spring, south edgeworth and west washington streets, is used by the Kathleen price Bryan Family YmCa at 501 w. market st., and representatives of that YmCa – who have a lot of influential backing – are adamantly opposed to a large parking deck being built on any portion of the county-owned lot. that’s the main reason the Guilford County commissioners have, for the past year, been looking at

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possible locations for a parking deck to serve the jail.

the Bryan YmCa doesn’t own any parking spaces; instead it relies almost exclusively on the large lot now owned by the county for free parking in downtown Greensboro – something that would be an almost unfathomable perk for most downtown operations. the county purchased the lot from the Guilford County school system on oct. 25, and representatives of the YmCa say the construction of a parking deck on that lot could stifle use of that YmCa for a year or so while the parking deck is under construction. they also say that member use of the downtown YmCa is critical to the well-being of other YmCa branches.

For years, the downtown Bryan Family

YmCa has attempted to buy the large lot, and now some sources say advocates of the YmCa have been petitioning heavily behind the scenes to get the county to sell that property to them for $2 million – the same price Guilford County just paid the school system for the lot – to finally own some parking for the YmCa instead of relying on the kindness of strangers – or rather, the kindness of friends.

a letter from YmCa representatives dated thursday, dec. 15, was mailed to each county commissioner. the letter stated that the construction of a parking deck would hurt the operation of that YmCa, and it would, therefore, hurt other area YmCas, because those YmCas depend on revenue from the Bryan YmCa.

several commissioners said this week that, while Guilford County wants to look out for the interests of the YmCa, county officials have searched high and low near the new jail trying to find a place for jail parking, and, every time they do, they say, their focus keeps coming back to the large slab of wide-open spacious county-owned parking that sits right across the street from the jail.

Chairman of the Board of Commissioners skip alston said this week that he understands the concerns of the YmCa advocates, but, alston added, many of their fears about putting a jail parking deck in the lot are baseless; and, he added, it’s his job as chairman of the Board of


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But there were some unsettling revelations that came out as well. Here’s something, for instance, that struck me as extremely strange about the event: You know how, when they shot Bin Laden, they found two phone numbers sewn into his pajamas? Well, one of those numbers was the cell phone number for news & record reporter Joe Killian.

I mean, what’s up with that? I don’t know the story behind that – but I’m sure it’s an interesting one.

– Yost Column, may 19, 2011

in a moment, i’m going to point out a disturbing trend i’ve noticed when it comes to the News & Record, but my parents always taught me that you shouldn’t say something about someone unless you have something nice to say; so, while i am going to point out the disturbing trend i’ve noticed, i first want to say a few nice things about the News & Record.

i know they are the “loyal competition” as the expression goes, so i probably shouldn’t say this, but i love it each morning when i get up and walk to the end of my driveway and pick up the paper.

that’s the highlight of my day: when i bring in the News & Record, unroll it and read it every morning. after that happens each morning it’s pretty much all downhill from there. (that’s why i get so mad on the mornings when some extreme-couponer soccer mom in her minivan getaway vehicle has made her 5 a.m. crime run and stolen my paper before i get up.)

it’s not just me, either, who likes the News & Record – the publication is renowned across the state for its excellent dilbert cartoons and Kohl’s inserts.

oh, and i like their hard-hitting editorials.they had an editorial awhile back about how bears didn’t belong in residential

neighborhoods, and i wrote that i agreed with them completely, and i said i thought their editorial really made all those people who were arguing that bears did belong in residential neighborhoods look stupid.

this sunday, i opened the paper and editorial page editor allen Johnson had written an editorial against deadly hazing by marching bands, and, after i read that, i thought about it and i put down the paper and i said to myself, you know what, allen makes very good points – i think that i, too, am now against marching bands beating band members to death on buses – or anywhere else for that matter.

after reading Johnson’s editorial, i’m now in total agreement with him on that.also, i like Joe Killian, who covers the county with me – and i often enjoy having fun

at his expense.so, as i said, there are many things i like about that newspaper. oK, now i’ve said some nice things about it and i want to move on to my big complaint. But, before i talk about the News & Record, i want to talk about the melting pot

restaurant. now, first of all, i have no problem at all with the melting pot – i’ve taken dates there before and it’s worked very well if you know what i mean.

But i’m just saying that, at the melting pot, they have a pretty good thing going if you think about it: You go there, you order, then the waiter comes by and he’s like, “oK, here are the ingredients; good luck cooking your food; i’ll be back later to bring you the bill.” and you think to yourself, “Hey wait a minute, i go out to eat because i don’t feel like cooking.” But you can’t blurt that out because your date might think you aren’t – well, you know, she might think that you aren’t … high falutin’.

after i figured out what was going on with the melting pot, i got this idea for a restaurant that takes the same idea to the next level. it’s called Yost’s Bistro eating adventure, and i don’t really have a restaurant location but you email me and tell me your order and i email you the recipe and then you get to hand-select the ingredients personally at the grocery store, and then you come home and follow the recipe. then, i send you the bill along with the address to send the check. don’t forget to include the tip as well.

Come to think about it, you should try it out: right now Yost’s Bistro eating adventure is running a special on an excellent $22 steak (plus the cost of whatever you spend on buying the steak in the store).

anyway, so here’s the disturbing trend i’ve noticed about the News & Record: now that times are tough, they’re trying to get all of us – you, me and the other readers – to write and illustrate the whole paper for them.

that’s my complaint: i think the News & Record is becoming the melting pot of the newspaper world. they want us to do the work and then they send us a bill. what’s up with that.

i think the first time i started to notice something was up was in may of last year when the paper had a contest where they asked people to send in what they thought was great about living in this area, and i sent in this submission: “as the economic development people will tell you, Greensboro, with its excellent central location is just a short drive from the state’s great beaches or just a couple of hours from the mountains — and that’s what makes it fun: Greensboro is very close to somewhere you would actually want to be.”

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sound like an excessive amount of time to the school administrators who dictated this requirement.

and the project was certainly a worthy one – my wife had coordinated a similar project, providing blankets for project Linus, among the women in our church group several years ago.

But our daughter is in the drama program at weaver, so she is already constantly involved in after-school rehearsals, in memorizing scripts, in coming up with costumes, writing scripts.

add to that the time she spends on church attendance and service – we

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mormons spend a lot of time in our church community – and the burden of homework demanded by her ap and other classes, and we barely saw her all through the autumn.

maybe there are families where parents and teenagers are perfectly happy not to see each other, but ours is not one of them. this is her last year of high school. she will be going away to college next year. this is the end of her life as a child in our home.

and that senior project stole 20 hours from us that we could not spare, and will never get back.

there is a whole lifetime for her to do service projects, and as for the usual

“senior project,” isn’t college a good time for kids to start their college work?

in our children’s senior year of high school, it’s outrageous for the school system to force them to do a major project above and beyond their classwork. How about teaching them effectively in class and then letting them have a little freedom?

we have involved our children in service through their whole lives. we have also given them educational experiences far beyond what the schools offer. so why does the school think it’s their job to assign projects beyond their schoolwork? who do they think they are?

i can just hear a school system do-

gooder saying, “But mr. Card, not every child has parents who provide them all these opportunities.”

to which my answer is, Feel free to offer those children an opportunity for extra projects, if they want them. the fact is, all families are different, and children are therefore faced with a different set of experiences and opportunities. it’s not the schools’ job to give children identical childhoods.

and when they steal family time from us, they make themselves my enemy.

i’m 60 years old. i had a stroke last year. How long will i be a part of my children’s


Local Movie ScheduleFriday, January 13 - Thursday, January 19

a/perture cinema311 West Fourth St., Winston-Salem • (336) 722-8148Descendants (The) (R) F 3:00. 5:45, 8:30 and 10:45. Sa 12:15, 3:00, 5:45, 8:30 and 10:45. Su 12:15, 3:00 and 5:45. M-Tu 5:30 and 8:00. W 3:15, 5:30 and 8:00. Th 5:30 and 8:00.Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) F 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 and 10:30. Sa 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 and 10:30. Su 11:45, 2:30 and 5:15. M-Tu 5:45 and 8:30. W 3:00, 5:45 and 8:30. Th 5:45 and 8:30.

Brassfield Cinema 102101 New Garden Road, GBO • (800) 326-3264, ext. 1204Adventures of Tintin (3D) (PG) F-M 12:00, 2:30, 5:00. Tu-Th 2:30, 5:00.Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) F-M 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25, 9:35. Tu-Th 2:25, 4:50, 7:25.Beauty and the Beast (G) F-M 11:55.Beauty and the Beast (3D) (G) F-M 2:15, 4:35, 7:00, 9:15. Tu-Th 2:15, 4:35, 7:00.Contraband (R) F-M 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20. Tu-Th 2:40, 5:15, 7:45.Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) F-M 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10. Tu-Th 3:30, 6:50.Joyful Noise (PG13) F-M 1:00, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00. Tu-Th 1:00, 4:15, 7:15.Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (PG13) F-M 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20. Tu-Th 1:10, 4:10, 7:20.New Year’s Eve (PG13) F-M 7:30, 10:15. Tu-Th 7:30.Real Steel (PG13) Tu-Th 3:45, 7:05.Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG13) F-M 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:50. Tu-Th 1:05, 4:00, 6:55.War Horse (PG13) F-M 12:30, 3:45, 7:05, 10:15.We Bought A Zoo (PG) F-M 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55. Tu-Th 1:15, 4:05, 7:05.

Carmike 184822 Koger Blvd., Greensboro • (336) 851-0094Adventures of Tintin (PG) F-Th 1:15, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15.Adventures of Tintin (3D) (PG) F-Th 1:05, 4:05, 6:30, 9:00.Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) F-Th 1:45, 4:00, 6:30, 8:45.Beauty and the Beast (G) F-Th 1:30.Beauty and the Beast (3D) (G) F-Th 4:15, 6:45, 9:05.Contraband (R) F-Th 1:15, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50.Darkest Hour (PG13) F-Th 2:00, 6:55.Devil Inside (The) (R) F-Th 12:45, 3:00, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50.Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) F-Th 1:00, 4:20, 7:40.Immortals (3D) (R) F-Th 4:20, 9:30.Joyful Noise (PG13) F-Th 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45.Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (PG13) F-Th 1:10, 4:30, 7:45.Muppets (The) (PG) F-Th 1:05, 3:45, 6:30, 9:05.New Year’s Eve (PG13) F-Th 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:34.

Sitter (The) (R) F-Th 11:55, 1:40, 3:25, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10.Sleeping Beauty (Unrated) F-Sa 12:05, 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30, 11:25. Su-Th 12:05, 2:10, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30.The Room (R) F-Sa 12:00.Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) F-Th 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00.War Horse (PG13) F-Sa 11:40, 1:05, 2:30, 3:55, 5:20, 7:00, 8:10, 9:50, 11:00. Su-Th 11:40, 1:05, 2:30, 3:55, 5:20, 7:00, 8:10, 9:50.We Bought A Zoo (PG) F-Sa 11:50, 1:05, 2:20, 3:35, 4:50, 6:05, 7:20, 8:25, 9:50, 10:55. Su-Th 11:50, 1:05, 2:20, 3:35, 4:50, 6:05, 7:20, 8:25, 9:50.

Countryside Cinema631 N Main St., Kernersville • (336) 993-8200Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) F 5:00, 7:00, 9:00. Sa-M 2:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:00. Tu-Th 5:30, 7:30.Joyful Noise (PG13) F 4:45, 7:00, 9:15. Sa-M 1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00. Tu-Th 5:15, 7:30.Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (PG13) F 6:30, 9:00. Sa-M 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00. Tu-Th 5:00, 7:30.War Horse (PG13) F 5:00, 8:00. Sa-M 2:00, 5:00, 8:00. Tu-Th 5:00, 7:45.

Marketplace Cinemas2095 Peters Creek Pkwy., Winston-Salem • (336) 725-4646Drive (R) F 7:15, 9:30. Sa-Su 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:30. M 1:15, 4:00, 7:15. Tu-Th 7:00.Happy Feet Two (PG) F 7:00, 9:20. Sa-Su 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:20. M 1:15, 4:00, 7:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Immortals (R) F 7:00, 9:30. Sa-Su 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30. M 1:15, 4:00, 7:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Jack & Jill (PG) F 7:00, 9:20. Sa-Su 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:20. M 1:30, 4:00, 7:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Puss in Boots (G) F 7:15, 9:20. Sa-Su 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:20. M 1:30, 4:00, 7:15. Tu-Th 7:00.Tower Heist (PG13) F 7:15, 9:20. Sa-Su 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:20. M 1:30, 4:00, 7:15. Tu-Th 7:00.

Sedgefield Crossing Cinemas4631 High Point Road, Greensboro • (336) 292-7469Drive (R) F 7:15, 9:30. Sa-M 1:30, 4:00, 7:15, 9:30. Tu-Th 7:00.Happy Feet Two (PG) F 6:45, 9:00. Sa-M 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Immortals (R) F 7:15, 9:30. Sa-M 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:30. Tu-Th 7:00.In Time (PG13) F 7:15, 9:30. Sa-M 1:15, 3:40, 7:15, 9:30. Tu-Th 7:00.Jack & Jill (PG) F 7:00, 9:00. Sa-M 1:30, 3:40, 7:00, 9:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Puss in Boots (G) F 6:45, 9:00. Sa-M 1:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:00. Tu-Th 7:00.Real Steel (PG13) F 7:00, 9:30. Sa-M 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30. Tu-Th 7:00.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG13) F-Th 1:10, 2:00, 4:20, 5:10, 7:30, 8:15.Sitter (The) (R) F-Th 2:15, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30.Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (PG13) F-Th 1:25, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45.War Horse (PG13) F-Th 1:05, 4:25, 7:45.We Bought A Zoo (PG) F-Th 1:15, 4:30, 7:30.

Carmike 82705 N. Main St., High Point • (336) 887-0101Courageous (PG13) F-Tu 100, 345, 640, 925. W-Th 640, 925.Footloose (PG13) F-Tu 125, 715. W-Th 715.Happy Feet Two (PG) F-Tu 105, 340, 645, 910. W-Th 645, 910.Immortals (R) F-Tu 130 415 705 930. W-Th 705, 930.In Time (PG13) F-Tu 410, 945. W-Th 945.Jack & Jill (PG) F-Tu 135, 400, 700, 915. W-Th 700, 915.Puss in Boots (G) F-Tu 120, 350, 650, 905. W-Th 650, 905.Real Steel (PG13) F-Tu 110, 355, 655, 935. W-Th 655, 935.Tower Heist (PG13) F-Tu 115, 405, 710, 940. W-Th 710, 940.

Carousel Cinema1305 Battleground Ave., Greensboro • (336) 230-1620Adventures of Tintin (PG) F-Th 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:00, 10:15.Adventures of Tintin (3D) (PG) F-Sa 12:15, 2:30, 7:00. Su 12:15, 2:30. M-Th 12:15, 2:30, 7:00.Darkest Hour (PG13) F-Sa 4:45, 9:15, 11:30. Su 4:45. M-Th 4:45, 9:15.Descendants (The) (R) F-Sa 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20, 11:40. Su-Th 12:00, 2:20, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20.Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (R) F-Sa 12:00.Hugo (3D) (PG) F-Th 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00.J Edgar (R) F-Th 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40.London Boulevard (R) F-Sa 12:10, 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35, 11:30. Su-Th 12:10, 2:15, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35.Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today (Unrated) F-Th 12:15, 2:00, 3:45, 5:30, 7:15, 9:00.Players (Unrated) F-Su 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00. M-Th 12:00, 3:00, 7:30.Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG13) F-Sa 11:40, 1:20, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:45, 9:35, 10:15 12:05. Su-Th 11:40, 1:20, 2:15, 4:00, 4:50, 7:00, 7:45, 9:35, 10:15.


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I can’t seem to go anywhere without running into a beauty pageant winner. Sunday, I went to a Carolina Cheetah’s ABA basketball game and saw the Lady Cheetahs (left). At the game, sitting all alone, was the

delightful Meredith Boggs, who was using her iPhone and new iPad she just got for Christmas. We started talking about iPads and it turns out that both Meredith and I are total Apple fanatics, and she convinced me to finally start up iCloud. A runner-up in the Miss Georgia USA pageant a few years ago, Meredith is also a former Miss Coastal Empire Fair among many other titles. Now she’s a reporter for WVVA in West Virginia. She told me, “I have a confession to make – I don’t know anything about basketball.” I said, “Well, that round ball, they are trying to get it to go into that hoop, and, each time they do, they get two points.” And Meredith said, “Unless they are far away, and then it is three points” – and I said, “Aha, so you do know something about basketball.”

By Scott D. Yost

Yeah, i’m really ticked off here, because there’s just not much to look forward to in these tough economic times and everything. and one thing that i do look forward to is seeing a picture of a babe in The Rhino Times. this new Year has started off on the wrong foot. i got no Scott’s Night Out, no pictures of any babes in any bars. i got nothing. Bupkis. and i do not appreciate it. Bye.

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oh, yeah, ps. i vicariously bar hop through scott. that’s the only time i get to go out, and that’s how i go out. so, you better get scott back to work now.

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in the Jan. 5 Rhino you have a front-page article about Guilford County operating a license plate agency. that article states that one of the two agencies in the county is on west Friendly avenue, and that’s incorrect. the agency is on west market street about 100 yards east of the intersection with dolley madison road and meadowview street. thought i would correct you.

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my name is david. i just wanted to forward a complaint. i am wheel-chaire bound due to a stroke able to travel by the sCat vans that the Greensboro transit authority operates. they don’t run on Christmas and new Year’s. that was a real inconvenience to me. it kept me from being able to go to church on those two days since that was on sunday. if i were Catholic, that would be a mortal sin. i think the Catholics are wrong about most everything.

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this is information for the local taxpayers. the north Carolina income tax office in the Lenoir building off of meadowview does not yet have tax forms for north Carolina. and, so, they probably will not have them until the end of the month. the irs office, which was on meadowview drive, is no longer located there. they passed out notices to tell you the office has moved to Koger Boulevard. i haven’t seen notice of any of this in the local newspapers. thought it might be helpful for some of the readers of The Rhino Times.

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obama has got to have some kind of sleep disorder. He can’t think up all this crazy stuff he’s doing during the daylight hours. He must stay up all night pitting the rich against the poor and the poor against the rich. it’s what he’s really doing. on top of that, now he’s disrupting the military. we’re going to wind up having the smallest military for the size of the country of any place in the world. a strong military, and these weapons we had, is what saved us back during the Cold war. He thinks if you get rid of them and shake hands with them people and show them a King James Version of the Bible they’ll go back in their hole and stay there. He has got another thought a coming, and we’re going to pay for it i’m sorry to say.

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so, the gas tax went up 4 cents a gallon. now, i’m curious as to why gas prices went up 16 cents a gallon. somehow, i didn’t learn that math in school.

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You don’t need to publish this, but i wanted to thank you for the very clarifying article on mcnair, and i just wanted to let you know how much i appreciate it. thank you very much. Bye.

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if a person wants illegals here, he or she should be willing to give the illegals his or her own job. the illegal will take someone’s job. it should be the job of the person who wants them here.

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attention, taxpayers, the City of Greensboro. the liberal City Council, which you have just elected, will cost us piles and piles of money. the process has already started. Just stop, watch, look and listen. it’s coming big time. i

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Letters to the EditorSupporting Santorum

Dear Editor,Good morning, welcome to america.

this is my country. i want it back.it has been many years since our creator

placed me on this earth and i have seen the political pendulum swing back and forth many times. presently it is too far to the left and “we the people” have to pull really hard to the right in order to get it to somewhere near the center.

the iowa caucus vote put rick santorum, the conservative, a close second. santorum placed second, i believe, because american people are tired of politics as usual. You can spend a great deal of money on your campaigning and yet someone like rick santorum, with a limited budget, comes in second. this tells me the american people want to choose the next president, not buy him.

therefore, i am at this time supporting rick santorum for president of these United states of america as guaranteed under our great Constitution. i believe this is the most important presidential election in my lifetime. therefore i urge each and every american who loves this country as much as i do to sit down, do your homework and, as you do when you cross a busy street, look to the left and to the right – look carefully as you make your decision, your personal decision.

God bless my country.thank you for this freedom of the

press.Alexander Kohanovich

One-term governorDear Editor,

Bev perdue’s approval ratings are currently in the low 30s. she has not done anything to benefit the people of north Carolina. in fact, the only thing has done is to veto any bills the republicans put forth that do not fit into her own personal political agenda. she has catered to the special interest groups that donate vast amounts of monies to her reelection campaign.

if you factor into the equation the fact that many of her former campaign workers, along with perdue herself, are being investigated for illegal uses of campaign funds, this is not the type of governor we

need representing the people of north Carolina. with an unemployment rate hovering over 10 percent, it is time to elect a governor who will truly put the people of north Carolina first, rather than have a governor who represents the political interest of special interest groups and nonprofits.

with the economic conditions as they are now, this is not the time to be playing politics with the people of north Carolina. the people’s interest should come first during one of the most devastating recessions in recent history. we can make this change in november by making Beverly perdue a one-time governor.Steven M. Shelton

Offended by remarksDear Editor,

i was watching Fox 8 news with some family members last thursday evening, Jan. 5, when the anchor lady quickly states at around the 5:30ish hour that the world Bank has concluded that anyone making $34,000 a year is in the top 1 percent worldwide. there was no statistical evidence or debate backing this reporting, or any indication of how the world Bank came to those figures. Just a blanket statement from a very happy newswoman, smiling ear to ear, that the world is in bad shape and anyone who earns a tinker’s dime (sic) is really in the richest class of people ... then she cut to a commercial break.

i felt cheated and offended by this newsperson’s remarks, especially the snarky, laugh-like smile she gave as she reported her findings to the public. For one, there were no cool graphs or debates by the money pros, or even a small discussion. there was no way to tell if these figures include all living people or just those of working age, and what is working age in africa, asia, russia, etc. compared to the Us?

i want to say to them at wGHp, “Come on, Fox 8. You’re a news channel. i’ve seen you go all out for the best pumpkin pie in the triad, with cool graphs and stuff to boot, and even some country folks got to debate on that story!”

But when it’s something about our economic situation, they can’t muster the

courage to present a full complete report. or should i say a “fair and balanced” report?

what was the point of stating this right before a commercial break? as if to throw a vocal right-wing firebomb in the broadcast only to cower away from it with a commercial break, like nobody smart noticed.

well, i called the station and the news lady is named Julie Luck, and she makes a good deal more than $34,000 a year. i told the pr guy that they are very disingenuous with their reporting by saying those who earn that much are in the top 1 percent. it’s like saying that people who work for mcdonald’s are in the same financial league as Bill Gates, mark Zuckerberg and warren Buffet. or better yet, it’s like saying that Julie Luck is in the same ballpark as walter Cronkite just because she works on tV. Furthermore, what if her boss came to her and said “Hey, Julie, great job reporting that world Bank story, and you did so with such happiness that we would like to pay you only $34,000 a year, but as you know – you’re a 1 percenter worldwide.”

my guess is that she would be looking for another job.

note to Julie Luck, we don’t need your brand of arrogance in our household, and won’t be watching you anymore. You’re no walter Cronkite. not even close.Stephen Kay

Obama has to goDear Editor,

obama has done everything within his power to wreck our economy. He has done absolutely nothing right to help the economy recover and create private sector jobs. the talking heads say things like “he’s a leftist ideologue and doesn’t understand how the free market works,” or he’s in over his head,” or “he’s not up to the job.” wrong. He is the most cunning, ruthless politician to rise in several decades. He has neutered the republican House with his obstructionism, grandstanding and chicanery. He made the vaunted Clinton machine look like rank amateurs. He managed to fool half the voters that he was going to make things better with “hope and change.”

the horrifying fact is this presidency is probably the most successful in the last century. Voters didn’t listen to him when he said he was going to “fundamentally transform america.” well, he’s done that. He recently said that his was the fourth most successful presidency ever. in his twisted, sick mind this is true. He has gotten almost everything he wanted. our vision of a successful presidency is totally different from his. the only way he can achieve his socialist worker’s paradise is to wreck our present system. He has nearly succeeded.

why is he not called on this? are patriots afraid to confront him because he’s black? He’s issued many illegal executive orders. He just installed some more of his labor union stooges on the national Labor relations Board with illegal recess appointments. He has established a politburo with so-called “czars.” He has bypassed Congress with administrative gimmicks to increase crushing regulations on business. if his mouth is moving he’s lying. any half fast lawyer could make a case for “high crimes and misdemeanors,” the constitutional standard for removal from office.

if we don’t remove this president immediately the republic will be lost forever. we need to act now to undo the mess he’s made. america has been the greatest nation in history. we have been that “shining city on the hill.” people the world over wanted to come to america. what have we done? will we have elections in 2012?

where is John Galt?Larry Emory

What Coliseum really needsDear Editor,

robbie perkins has been mayor for almost 30 days. i am amazed how matt Brown was able to put together a plan to demolish war memorial auditorium and replace it with another golden palace for his empire on Lee street so soon. apparently, matt must have a lot of free time to work these details out.

elections have consequences and those of us who would enjoy seeing the Coliseum


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lives, or have them as part of mine? But the school decided they knew best about how her free time should be spent.

time is our most priceless commodity. Because education is important, we give the school system many hours of each school day in which to help us prepare our children for their future lives.

But that’s what we need to keep in mind here. the schools are supposed to help us. the children are ours, not theirs; the schools are servants of our children, not their masters.

i don’t care how many degrees or how much “expertise” school administrators or teachers might have. none of it gives them the right to take even one second of our children’s time beyond what we have delegated to them by law.

are there lousy parents in the world? are there children who misuse their free time? sure. of course. But fixing those situations is not the business of the school system (beyond the requirement to report child abuse, and provide lunches and transportation to those who need it).

most of us are good parents. we love our children. we treasure our time with them.

it is also a proven fact that the relationship between parents and children is far more important for their future happiness than anything the school system supplies.

we know our children better than you do, o administrators, and we love them far more, and we will supply their needs, thank you very much.

Because there’s one thing we can give them that you can never, never, never


provide: Freedom.Free time in which to be children,

in which to play, yet safely, with adult supervision where required. Freedom to make their own choices, freedom to have friendships or read books or watch movies or play games or just walk or run or nap or sit around wondering about things.

You can’t give them that. in fact, your entire organization exists to do the opposite: to take freedom away from children by assigning them things to do.

as long as you stay within your bounds, you provide a good service for our children. But when you step outside those bounds, you are thieves, dictators, tyrants. You should not have the power to take a single hour away from our families, outside of the normal school day.

if we choose to let our children take part in sports or music or plays or clubs or voluntary service projects, then it’s great that you provide opportunities.

we’re happy to have our tax money subsidize such offerings.

But the moment you require something – by making homework apply to grades and credit, by making seniors carry out projects outside of class time – then you have forgotten yourselves, you have exceeded your authority.

we only tolerate it because our children themselves are afraid of the consequences of resistance. “my teachers will be angry,” “it will hurt my grades,” “i don’t want to make waves,” our children say. and so we endure it.

(You notice that i didn’t write this until after our daughter had completed her service project.)

that’s why it’s essential that we get a

school board that fights for parents and keeps the “experts” reined in within their proper bounds.

the school board, elected by us, should require the school system to use the school day wisely and teach well – and then leave the rest of our children’s time to their families.

Until the school system can guarantee me that i will have many more years to be involved with my children’s lives, then they should shudder at the thought of depriving any father or mother of even an hour of free time to associate with their children.

if there are parents who don’t want or value such time, so be it. But there are far more of us who do, and we’re tired of “experts” who are so ignorant and arrogant that they think that their uses for our children’s time are more valuable than ours, and then use the powers and pressures of school to steal that time from us.

senior projects of any kind are time-wasters, but senior service projects are pernicious, because they fail in their purpose before they even start. For the moment that it becomes a requirement for graduation, it ceases to be service and becomes involuntary servitude.

You know: slavery. Yeah, that’ll teach them the joy of service.

if any school board candidates had the courage to run for office on a pledge to eliminate any requirements that intrude on family time, they’d have my vote – and my money to help their campaign.

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Commissioners – as well as the job of the other 10 commissioners – to look out for the best interests of Guilford County – the needs of all citizens, not just those who use the Bryan YmCa.

“i’m going to do what’s in the best interest of the county,” alston said.

He said that, for much of the past year, Guilford County officials have been looking at all sorts of possibilities – including building a joint deck with the City of Greensboro a block away from the jail, and the board also looked at other possible locations, which were either a good distance from the jail or had other problems

that made them unappealing as a potential parking deck location.

alston said it hit him recently that the county had a prime piece of real estate perfect for the deck and he asked himself why the commissioners and others in county government seemed to be bending over backwards to avoid making the obvious choice.

“i asked, ‘why should people have to walk from two blocks away?’” alston said. “i said, ‘why are we doing that?’ the only reason was because of the YmCa.”

the county’s jail bond money must be used for “capital costs of providing law enforcement facilities,” so there would be


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it is amusing to me, of course, that the poet’s own name shows us the nightmare of spelling in other languages, which make constant use of diacritical marks like that accent over the final e.

But it’s true that english is full of gross inconsistencies, and this poem does a masterful job of demonstrating many of the most outrageous examples. the joke is that words spelled alike are pronounced differently, while words pronounced alike are spelled with absurd differences.

For what it’s worth, all these inconsistencies arose quite naturally – they were usually not inconsistent when the spellings were originally set. the “gh” sound, for instance, was like the German “ch” in Bach; but it either went silent or turned into other sounds, while the spelling preserved the memory of the old sound.

i’ll bet, though, that most readers will find that they don’t get at least some of the jokes – because almost nobody pronounces all these words correctly.

The ChaosGerard nolst trenitédearest creature in creation,study english pronunciation.i will teach you in my versesounds like corpse, corps, horse, and

worse.i will keep you, suzy, busy,make your head with heat grow dizzy.tear in eye, your dress will tear.so shall i! oh hear my prayer.Just compare heart, beard, and heard,


dies and diet, lord and word,sword and sward, retain and Britain.(mind the latter, how it’s written.)now i surely will not plague youwith such words as plaque and ague.But be careful how you speak:say break and steak, but bleak and

streak;Cloven, oven, how and low,script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.Hear me say, devoid of trickery,daughter, laughter, and terpsichore,typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,exiles, similes, and reviles;scholar, vicar, and cigar,solar, mica, war and far;one, anemone, Balmoral,Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;Gertrude, German, wind and mind,scene, melpomene, mankind.Billet does not rhyme with ballet,Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.Blood and flood are not like food,nor is mould like should and would.Viscous, viscount, load and broad,toward, to forward, to reward.and your pronunciation’s oKwhen you correctly say croquet,rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,Friend and fiend, alive and live.ivy, privy, famous; clamourand enamour rhyme with hammer.river, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,doll and roll and some and home.stranger does not rhyme with anger,neither does devour with clangour.souls but foul, haunt but aunt,

Font, front, wont, want, grand, and grant,

shoes, goes, does. now first say finger,and then singer, ginger, linger,real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and

gauge,marriage, foliage, mirage, and age.Query does not rhyme with very,nor does fury sound like bury.dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.though the differences seem little,we say actual but victual.refer does not rhyme with deafer.Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer.mint, pint, senate and sedate;dull, bull, and George ate late.scenic, arabic, pacific,science, conscience, scientific.Liberty, library, heave and heaven,rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.we say hallowed, but allowed,people, leopard, towed, but vowed.mark the differences, moreover,Between mover, cover, clover;Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,Chalice, but police and lice;Camel, constable, unstable,principle, disciple, label.petal, panel, and canal,wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,senator, spectator, mayor.tour, but our and succour, four.Gas, alas, and arkansas.sea, idea, Korea, area,psalm, maria, but malaria.

Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.

doctrine, turpentine, marine.Compare alien with italian,dandelion and battalion.sally with ally, yea, ye,eye, i, ay, aye, whey, and key.say aver, but ever, fever,neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.Heron, granary, canary.Crevice and device and aerie.Face, but preface, not efface.phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.Large, but target, gin, give, verging,ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.ear, but earn and wear and teardo not rhyme with here but ere.seven is right, but so is even,Hyphen, roughen, nephew stephen,monkey, donkey, turk and jerk,ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.pronunciation (think of psyche!)is a paling stout and spikey?won’t it make you lose your wits,writing groats and saying grits?it’s a dark abyss or tunnel:strewn with stones, stowed, solace,

gunwale,islington and isle of wight,Housewife, verdict and indict.Finally, which rhymes with enough,though, through, plough, or dough, or

cough?Hiccough has the sound of cup.my advice is: give it up!see http://www.spellingsociety.org/

journals/j17/caos.php

people. Usually, when i write something and someone publishes it, they send me a check; but in that case that check never came, and i was like, oK, but then i started noticing it wasn’t just the occasional contest – they were trying to get the paying subscribers to write the whole paper for them.

when it was graduation time last year – also the time when the Greensboro bear was stealing all the thunder – the News & Record was asking for advice for college graduates, and i sent in my advice for graduates – “don’t feed the bear” – but the News & Record didn’t use that one. though i still feel certain it was excellent advice, because every time you turned around at that time all the local authorities were saying to please not feed the bear.

then one day i also noticed that the News & Record had some cartoons, but when i went to read the punch line, i noticed it was just pictures, with no funny captions – which is really, if you think about it, the part that makes the comics funny – and i was like, “Hey, what’s the deal?”

then i saw the headline over that section: “the Joke’s on You.” the paper said that, this time around, when it came to the comics, “we’re going to do things a bit different.” it said the News & Record wants you to email captions in for the comics that they have drawn. it states, “the winning entry will be published in next week’s paper.”

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i looked to see how much they would pay me if i sent in a caption that they used, but all it said was this: “the winning entry will be published in next week’s paper. the winner also gets a signed color print of the cartoon.”

so, if you took your winnings from that contest and combined those winnings with $4 that you already had in your wallet, then you could buy a cup of starbucks coffee.

Back in good economic times, as a rule, when i picked up my paper each morning, the comics already had captions.

i never had to look at the picture and then come up with a punch line myself. a paid comic had already done that for me. and, like i said, it’s the caption that’s the hard part after all.

another section i saw in the paper recently was this: “news & record seeking Columnists.” it said the paper was looking for “Community Columnists” for 2012. the criteria was that you need to “have something interesting to share” and be able to “express ideas concisely.”

i could use some extra income and i thought maybe i could work for them and write columns for both the News & Record and The Rhino Times – because i certainly don’t remember ever signing a non-compete.

also, the Community Columnist position seemed perfect for me because it said: “we are interested in representing a variety of viewpoints, backgrounds and walks of life.

senses of humor encouraged.” But here was the pay: For the lucky

few selected, “the columns will appear periodically on the weekday and sunday opinion pages.”

and i thought: “wow, now you’re talking – if you took that payment and got $500 cash out of an atm and put that money with your payment for your columns, you could buy a brand new ipad.”

But it’s not just the writing and the comics that the News & Record wants you, the paying subscriber, to provide to them so they can then fill pages – it’s also photos and

other art work. Before Christmas, i saw this headline:

“add the news & record to your holiday card mailing list.” and it said, “as you send out your photo Christmas card, send one to us, too. we’d love to include our favorites in a holiday package.”

that ploy was good for filling a half page of the paper with no need to pay any employee a dime.

another section last month said, “who has the biggest Christmas light show?” it asked, “are your Christmas lights the envy


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of the neighborhood? do they make your house look like macy’s? Can you see them from the international space station? then we want to hear from you.”

it said where to send your nominations and said you should include an address and daytime phone number. “we’ll publish some of the responses in a few weeks,” the guidelines said, “just in time for holiday viewing,”

in other words, you do all the research and legwork, and the newspaper takes the bacon.

then they announced a gift wrap contest where you design original wrapping paper. it said, “we’ll print both winning designs as sheets of real gift wrap in the dec. 20 Life section.”

my favorite part of the rules says, “try to make your entry as close to the size of the finished design as possible — 11 1/2 by 20 inches.” (read: Heaven forbid any News & Record employees should have to actually scale any artwork or lift a finger in any other way.) it says all entries should be sent to

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be her stage name.also around Christmas, i opened up

the paper and there was a section, “n&r readers share Holiday rituals.” it started out: “we asked our readers on Facebook what holiday traditions they feel strongly about. does santa wrap presents or does he leave them unwrapped? does the tree go up early or the night before? are any presents opened on Christmas eve? Here’s what some of them had to say …”

oK, first of all, on all these questions, you are the newspaper, not me, so you should be telling me what’s going on with regard to santa or anything else – not the other way around.

secondly, while i’m on this topic, just so you won’t have to ask these same questions again next year, here are the answers: (1) santa wraps small presents and leaves things like bicycles and bumper pool tables unwrapped – because he is in a hurry, especially now that the world’s population just hit the 7 billion mark. (2) Does the tree go up the night before? oK, this is just a stupid question. the answer is: no, in the

history of Christmas going back to the start of the mayan calendar, no one has ever, anywhere on the planet, put up a Christmas tree the night before Christmas. and, (3) You get to open one present on Christmas eve; the rest have to wait for Christmas morning. why would you open all your presents on Christmas eve and then get up Christmas morning and be like, “i’m bored; i don’t know why everyone loves Christmas morning so much.”

But, trust me, the disturbing trend of getting the readers to be the writers and provide the story ideas, pictures and copy for free isn’t just a holiday thing.

one regular section in the News & Record is called “the Good stuff” and it instructs readers to “share your good stuff.” the News & Record asked: “Know someone who committed small acts of kindness? send stories to Cathy Frail …”

then the paper fills space each week from the readers’ responses with those stories like, “i am a little old lady who has a cat that i love. the other day my cat got stuck in a tree, but thank goodness Bob Johnson came

along and got my cat out of the tree. i would like to thank him for such a wonderful and kind act in my time of desperation. From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Bob.”

“Helping Hands” is another News & Record section where you send in what your church or nonprofit is up to and they print it, and don’t even get me started on obituaries and wedding announcements where you have to write those for them too, and then, to add insult to injury, you have to pay them to put it in the paper.

so, i’m just saying, it’s like they are the melting pot of newspapers.

actually, you know what, i just had a brainstorm, and here’s my idea i had that will make my life easier.

this year, for Yost Column, i’m going to have the columns written entirely by readers. You just send in your column to me.

the best part is that, unlike the News & Record, if i use one of your columns then, i’ll arrange compensation for you: i’ll give you something that will allow you to get either 15 percent, 20 percent or 30 percent off your next Kohl’s purchase.

pay its own way lost this last one.now, let’s look at what really needs to

be done if robbie and the perkinettes willl be singing for matt Brown.

1. parking. the Coliseum needs at least one parking space for every four people based on full event scheduling. the Coliseum is landlocked. they need the property where the sign company, chemical plant and even stamey’s exist for additional parking. they need the industrial property along Lee and Chapman as well.

2. Lee street and High point road need to be rerouted around the Coliseum. much of the blight could be addressed and parking requirement secured with the road move.

3. as Greensboro is likely to loose the men’s aCC basketball tournament after the current schedule, the Coliseum capacity needs to be increased to over 30,000 to remain in the running. sure, matt can only fill the facility a few times a year with that many people; but i am sure the Greensboro area Convention and Visitors Bureau can

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come up with some pretty smooth facts about how much money a 30,000 seat coliseum will bring to Greensboro.

Unfortunately, i doubt that matt has seriously looked at this opportunity as he has gotten older and may not be as ambitious as was been in his youth.

since nearly 13,000 of the 23,000 seats at the Coliseum sit behind a curtain and are unused, why not add another 10,000 to 15,000 more seats on a rail-system and a fold-back roof with a fabric cover. the roof will fold back and the additional seats will slide up to the extended roof. the third level would put Greensboro on equal footing with other facilities bidding on those four days in march.

this could easily become the talk of the sports world. it would be an engineering marvel.

Hopefully, robbie and matt can pull this off before the next election, cause we’ll be back trying to make the Coliseum pay its own way again soon.Don Moore

FairTax would bring jobsDear Editor,

Jobs, jobs, jobs. the jobs are oversees. we can bring them back, plus trillions in investment dollars, by pushing Congress to pass Hr25 s-13 Fairtax. this bill places a 23 percent consumption tax on new goods and services. it replaces, not reforms, the income tax. think about it, no more income tax. oh, i forgot to mention with the prebate as part of the plan we are all untaxed on the basic necessities of life. no tax increase, full paycheck, no income tax, more job opportunities, what is not to like. Contact Congressman Coble, he doesn’t like it.John Pierce

Ludicrous location for DMVDear Editor,

Just read your article about putting a license plate office at the independence Center. out of curiosity, have these people lost their minds? i take care of a lot of business in that very small building.

at best the parking situation at this building is inadequate because the tax department has had the sign changed that indicated employee parking behind the building, and the street traffic is heavy. and will all employees lose their parking

places at this building or just some? there are often long lines in the very small lobby just for the tax department, not to mention that the planning department and child support offices are in the same building. and why did the commissioners not know of the plan before anything was initiated?

there seems to be a lot of that going on. the plotters should be fired. and why downtown Greensboro? if the county wants to run one of these agencies in a county-owned building, there’s the mostly vacant BB&t building near a parking garage and parking lots, and the completely vacant edgeworth building, as well as the soon to be mostly empty mental health building across from the ballpark.

the ideal location would be where there has been an agency office for years, Golden Gate shopping Center. the middle of downtown is a ludicrous choice for this kind of office. wake up, commissioners. a lot of people are wondering how and why your top employees are getting away with making deals behind your backs. the independence Center building is an inane choice. the interior just went through a taxpayer funded renovation three years ago and now they want to do it again.

investigate.Anonymous

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hope the liberals have enough money to pay these taxes, because they are going out the top of the roof. and if robbie perkins is a conservative, i’m an astronaut waiting on the space ship to take off to the moon.

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when the county’s Building naming Committee met in october, it was a virtual who’s who of high-paid county employees, including, for instance, register of deeds Jeff thigpen and Guilford County Health director merle Green – who were just two of many top-level county employees at that meeting.

However, the Jan. 5 meeting was a stripped-down version of the earlier meeting, and one committee member, who was told she didn’t have to attend, said that many members were told there was no need for them to show up this time. apparently, there was much rejoicing among those county employees who weren’t required to attend the early morning meeting.

at the meeting, Yow came up with a commonsense suggestion that’s indicative of the down-to-earth type of governing he’s been known for during his 11 years as a commissioner. Yow suggested the committee take those county buildings that have well-known unofficial names – names that are already in widespread use – and adopt those names as the official building names.

Yow argued that would help eliminate

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find a county building.even the names of some county parks

are on the table. But Yow seemed appalled anyone might want to change the name of Hagan-stone park. “it’s always been Hagan-stone,” Yow said when discussion of the park name began.

Cashion commented, “i remember it when it was a family farm.”

Here’s one thing that didn’t come up in the discussion of the name of Hagan-stone park: it did not come up that there is sometimes confusion among uninformed visitors from other counties, who come to the park and walk around asking where the Hagan stone is, because, they say, they don’t want to miss that central attraction while at the park – and they have somehow been unable to find it.

Yow said there were a lot of county buildings and parks the committee was considering that already had perfectly good names. He said the Guilford County substance abuse treatment Center was one example of a county building that had a simple and self-explanatory name. He said there were other buildings like that as well,

and, Yow said, changing long-standing and well-known names of buildings and places in the county would create confusion where there was no problem before.

that’s why, he said, the committee shouldn’t tamper with perfectly good building names that people know well. “we should go through and take them off the list,” Yow said. “we could shorten the list.”

Yow said the county could simply give those buildings their existing unofficial names and, where appropriate, put up a plaque that provided information about the historical significance of that building.

Cashion told Yow it wasn’t the intent of the committee to name any buildings at that Jan. 5 committee meeting. apparently, the dozen or so members of the committee who were told not to come had been assured that, since they wouldn’t be at the meeting, no buildings would be named. However it’s highly likely that nothing would make any of those absent committee members happier than to suddenly get a memo that stated all county buildings had been given official names and their help in that matter was therefore no longer needed.

“we did say we wouldn’t be naming

any buildings today,” Cashion told the committee. “we will vote on that when staff is here – we didn’t want to tie up staff.”

the county’s building-naming policy calls for the county to name buildings “owned or leased by Guilford County,” but Fox said she didn’t see the point in the committee – and, ultimately, the full Board of Commissioners – naming any buildings that the county leases, such as the sheriff’s department substation in summerfield.

“i don’t think we need to be naming someone else’s building,” Fox said.

Yow said that, in his opinion, if the county is leasing a building, that building should have a county-given name.

toward the end of the meeting, Cashion said that looking into naming county buildings had given her a chance to become familiar with the history of many of the buildings. other committee members commented that it would also help them to have any relevant historic information on the buildings to be named.

Yow said, at the end of the one-hour meeting, that the committee needed to wrap things up.

“i need to work,” Yow said. “i need to keep the lights on.”

after the Jan. 5 meeting, Yow said, he was scratching his head trying to figure out the exact purpose of the meeting he had just attended. Yow added that he was glad the meeting was only an hour long.about the likelihood that property values

in Guilford County have dropped over the last eight years – and, when the countywide revaluation of property is complete later this year, Chavis said, the commissioners might have to adjust the county’s property tax rate upwards just to keep property tax revenues at the same level they’re at now.

By the end of the long day, the commissioners may have wished they had skipped the retreat this year. But the rule is that the county commissioners hold an annual retreat every year, and this year the commissioners, Fox, assistant County manager sharisse Fuller, County attorney mark payne and other department heads met in the Blue room of the old Guilford County Court House.

the retreat started at 9 a.m. and lasted until 3:30 p.m., and county officials discussed everything from fiscal issues to school construction projects to a new joint water and sewer project with the City of Greensboro proposed by Greensboro mayor robbie perkins.

Halford started off the parade of presenters bearing bad news. He said Guilford County’s revenue streams had taken a big hit since the fall of 2008, when the economy collapsed, which had hurt the county’s sales tax revenues badly.

“we’re nowhere near where we were in 2008 and 2007,” Halford said.

He said the news from the state, which is currently attempting to deal with its own financial shortfalls, has been discouraging. the nC General assembly will hold its short session in may – just prior to the county adopting its 2012-2013 budget – and, Halford said, there could be unpleasant surprises for Guilford County from that session.

Halford said the commissioners should

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legislators have a history of making decisions that take effect almost immediately. and during that session, he cautioned, any state cuts could affect the county’s upcoming budget.

“state problems become our problems,” Halford told the 40 or so people assembled in the Blue room.

He said that, to take just one ominous example, the state of north Carolina is facing a $139 million budget shortfall in medicaid funding in the current fiscal year, and, Halford said, problems with medicaid funding at the state level are likely to mean added costs for some county departments.

“we’re kind of the organization of last resort for some people,” Halford said. “so they end up at dss, or using other county services.”

Halford also said the amount of lottery funds dispersed to Guilford County from the state is projected to be about $5 million this year – or about half of what the county could expect if the state were following its original guidelines for distributing that money to the counties.

“the problem is – that’s $5 million, and there should be $10 million,” he said.

after Halford offered his projections, it was hard to see how anyone might bring down the mood of the room even further, but the county manager, at the start of her presentation, warned the commissioners she might do just that.

“if michael’s information wasn’t bad enough,” Fox said, “i’m going to give you a projection on the county budget.”

she said that, from 2007 to the present, Guilford County’s budget had grown from $520 million to $579 million. according to Fox, despite that increase, the county has fewer positions now than it did five years

ago. Fox said that, in fiscal 2007-2008, Guilford County had right at 2,500 full-time county positions, and that number dropped to 2,400 before the county added 89 new jail guard positions in the current budget adopted last June.

Fox said about 45 percent of the budget went to pay for education costs and to pay off school bond debt. another 21 percent, Fox said, went to human services such as health, mental health and social services, and 18 percent of the budget went toward funding public safety, such as emergency services, the sherriff’s department and the operation of the jails.

according to Fox, while the county has new expenses – including a new jail, new schools and other initiatives – the revenue streams coming into the county have been drying up. “Federal and state grants are down,” Fox said. “income from investments is down; and, of course, sales tax revenues are down.”

despite those drops, Fox said, the county’s costs are constantly increasing as the county opens new facilities and sees rising debt service.

“obviously, our largest issue has to do with debt repayment,” Fox said. “also health care expenses continue to increase.”

this retreat was the first real public indication Fox has given of her thoughts on the budget for 2012, and it was toward the end of her presentation that Fox dropped her bombshell on the commissioners: she said preliminary numbers indicate county taxpayers will be looking at a 9.5-cent tax increase in the 2012-2013 budget.

Fox said 3.1 cents of that increase will be necessary for additional debt service on the county’s mounting debt.

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around to voting in favor of a primary system, it wouldn’t take effect until at least 2016, meaning this could be the last election in which sims has the no-primary system working for her.

You don’t have to be a current or former councilmember to run for mayor, of course, so other candidates could materialize. Long shots who have been mentioned include attorney and High point City project Board Chairman aaron Clinard, attorney Beth Koonce (the former mayor’s daughter) and former state rep. Jim morgan.

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everybody?” Fox asked, after throwing out the alarming amount.

But that threat of a possible 9.5-cent tax increase should be taken with a grain of salt. traditionally, at the start of the year, the county manager always claims a need to have a gigantic tax increase; and then, in June, when the commissioners adopt a budget with a large tax increase that’s not quite as bad as the manager’s early prediction, they can say they’ve brought the amount of the tax hike down – even though in reality the only thing they’ve done is saddle county taxpayers with another huge tax increase.

the Guilford County tax director spoke at the retreat about the 2012 revaluation of every piece of property in the county – something that happens every eight years.

Chavis said the results from the property revaluations would be revealed publicly in march, and he said he expected the numbers to come in close to where they were eight years ago and perhaps had fallen slightly. He said his hunch was that property values had fallen since the last revaluation in 2004, which would mean a need to raise the tax rate just to sustain the amount of revenue from property taxes that’s coming in this fiscal year.

when the Greensboro mayor and other City of Greensboro representatives addressed the Board of Commissioners later in the meeting, the mood at the retreat picked up a little.

For well over a year, a joint water and sewer fund containing about $25 million has been the subject of multiple points of contention between the City of Greensboro and Guilford County, and, when robbie perkins made his presentation to the Board of Commissioners, he proposed a very grandiose plan for most of the money in that fund: Use about $22 million out of the $25 million joint water sewer fund to provide water and sewer to develop about 9,000 acres of land in eastern Guilford County along the i-85/i-40 corridor.

perkins spoke passionately about the need of the city and the county to work together in the current recession, and he suggested Guilford County take $11 million of the county’s $12.5 million half of the water fund and devote it to the large development project.

perkins had provided the board with

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maps of the area. “we’ve got almost a billion dollars worth of highway just on this sheet of paper,” he said.

He said the county had everything, with the exception of water and sewer, in place necessary to serve large new business endeavors.

“the duke power grid in this part of the world is extraordinary,” perkins said.

He said it would be a shame if a year or two from now, a large company was thinking about coming to Guilford County and opening a data center or other facility, and the county didn’t have water and sewer where it was needed.

His plan was being sprung for the first time on most of the county commissioners, but Chairman of the Board of Commissioners skip alston seemed ready for the county to adopt the plan in just over a week – at the commissioners thursday, Jan. 19 meeting.

Commissioner paul Gibson didn’t like being hit with the project out of the blue.

He said it was a rather major undertaking to have just dropped in his lap. Gibson said he didn’t think there would be any way he would be ready to approve it at the next meeting. He said he didn’t even know the right questions to ask until he looked into the proposal further.

“it’s awful new for me right now,” Gibson said. “i hate to look at something this important and do it. i’ve been bitten too many times.”

Commissioner Linda shaw shot back at Gibson.

“How long will it take you?” she asked.“more than a week,” Gibson responded.Commissioner John parks said he was

worried the project might mean no money would be available for a long-planned water extension into the Lynwood Lakes subdivision in southeast Guilford County as well as another project that would provide water to Forest oaks estates.

“these people have been led to believe that they will have water,” parks said, adding that they had been waiting for years “in good faith.”

“what do we do as far as Lynwood Lakes?” parks asked. “do we sweep it to the side?”

Commissioner Bruce davis also said he also didn’t want to leave Lynwood Lakes hanging out to dry.

alston said the proposed water extension to the Forest oaks area shouldn’t be a

problem, but the Lynwood Lakes project would be expensive and might not get done.

Fox said the county’s debt from past water and sewer projects needed to be taken into account. she said they county owes $10.8 million in water and sewer project debt and she said the county was paying about $1.8 million a year for debt payments.

the county has raised money for water and sewer projects through bond sales over the years, but Fox offered no explanation why the City of Greensboro should have to pay for projects Guilford County decided to approve with no input from the city.

perkins said the 9,000 acres would produce large returns to the county in property tax revenue. He also said the county and city needed to develop a good working relationship.

“the spirit of cooperation is going to be good from here on out,” perkins said, “because that’s the way it’s gotta be – we don’t have a choice.”

He also said any extra unanticipated costs of the project would have to be paid by the city.

Commissioner Carolyn Coleman said she would believe that when she saw it.

“somebody write that down,” Coleman joked about perkins’ promise.

Commissioner mike winstead seemed to love perkins’ idea and its proactive nature.

“this is a great opportunity for us. i can’t remember since we’ve been here when we’ve thought ahead,” winstead said. “the last thing we want is for somebody not to come because we didn’t plan. i know there are a lot of details to work out.”

at the retreat, the county commissioners also heard from Loren Hill, president of the High point economic development Corp., and dan Lynch, president of the Greensboro economic development alliance.

Hill told the board that the region lost 90,000 jobs since 2000.

when asked by commissioners to be more specific about “region,” Hill said it was the 12-county area in central north Carolina. “we have led in job loss. now, part of that is because of our size,” Hill said.

the two said that the raleigh area, by contrast, had had positive growth in the last decade. they said Guilford County could also see progress if it handled things correctly.

Lynch said his organization maintains a searchable data base of available buildings,” and the group also tracks “prospects and suspects” – businesses across the country that might be looking to relocate or expand.

Lynch said the county needs to make sure the infrastructure is available to companies that want to locate here in the future.

“our goal is to see that we deliver that to them,” he said.

Lynch said this area already had a lot going for it. “we have excellent transportation infrastructure here, and it’s only getting better all the time,” he said.

Lynch also said the county needed to leverage new site development, the wealth of colleges in the area and the impressive county workforce in order to harness the full potential of the county.

“we want to get some construction-ready sites in place,” he said.

He said his group was trying to “identify barriers to growth” and eliminate those barriers.

He said his group works closely with the airport and community college.

“the action word for almost everybody now is ‘collaborations,’” he said.

He also said that having locations ready for big business was essential for capitalizing on opportunities. His presentation meshed nicely with the message from perkins about the need to have sites ready for businesses that want to come here.

according to Lynch, there’s a great deal of county property near the Guilford County prison Farm in eastern Guilford County that could be made ripe for large business expansion.

He said there’s a lot of interest in Guilford County and that, in recent years, there had been a drop in interest when the economy bottomed out. But he added that 2011 is better when it comes to companies looking to set up shop in Guilford County.

Commissioner Kay Cashion said the media gives the county a bad name by only reporting scandals and controversy for the most part.

“the impression the people are getting is controversy and we need an effort to publicize the good things we are doing here,” Cashion said.

she said the media shouldn’t be so negative and focused on county government scandals.

one way to do that would be for county officials to stop engaging in scandalous actions and then there would be no scandals to report. while that may take some effort, it would be more lawful than killing the reporters who cover Guilford County government – and more effective, especially since presumably new reporters would be hired quickly and no doubt report the murders of the previous reporters.

davis, who runs a daycare in High point, said the answer to increasing economic development was easy: He said all residents should be encouraged to “Have more babies.”

Commissioner Billy Yow said that banks were a large part of the problem since small businesses can’t get started and expand.

“the banks won’t loan them no money,” Yow said. “they don’t have government doing nothing to make the banks loan money, but if a bank hollers ‘i’m short $45


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no accounting for the interest before 2007. But what perkins is proposing is that all that be set aside and the city and county fund this development project with $22 million of the $25 million in the fund.

the kicker is that the vast majority of the land is outside Greensboro, in unincorporated Guilford County, so the county but not the city would benefit from the increased tax value of the land as it is developed. Under current city ordinances, when land outside the city is provided with water and sewer service the landowners have to request annexation. this is so the city will benefit from the increased tax value of the land once it is developed. Under the current annexation laws, perkins said it will be years before much of this land can be annexed. But perkins said it was prime for development because of the interstate, the electrical service, which is among the best in

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the country, and the fiber optic network that was installed when the Us government was working on missile technology along the corridor. two massive data centers are being built in this area by american express for just those reasons, and perkins said more could be on the way if Greensboro can figure out a way for them to flush their toilets because everything else they need is already there.

Both perkins and Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners skip alston seem very comfortable with the plan. since alston always has six votes in his pocket and perkins has seven votes in his, it is almost a certainty that the plan in some fashion will pass. in fact, alston wanted to put it on the agenda for the Jan. 19 meeting of the commissioners, but Commissioner paul Gibson objected.

the plan was for the City Council to approve the plan at its Jan. 17 meeting, and the commissioners on Jan. 19, and then

start moving.Because Gibson requested time to

actually look at the plan and see what it entails, it is likely the approval will be delayed by a month, but interim director of water resources Kenny mcdowell said they were already working on the preliminary engineering, and it would seem that with a favorable nod from the commissioners that would be speeded up.

the plan to spend $30 million in Cop funds on the Coliseum complex includes a little bit of everything – from seats to concession stands to bathrooms and hallways.

the plan calls for spending $13.8 million on the Coliseum itself, including replacing all the seats in the arena even the folding chairs, replacing the scoreboard, constructing a lounge on the upper south concourse, enclosing some entrances and replacing the exterior facade.

the proposal calls for spending $2.4

million to renovate the old Canada dry building for possible use by the CVB and sports Commission and to prepare the site for an additional live entertainment venue.

roof replacement for the Coliseum and special events Center is estimated at $4.2 million. But one that will attract some interest is spending $500,000 to widen the just completed Greensboro aquatic Center lobby and concourse by 15 feet and spending $100,000 for a diving video scoreboard and completion of the decorative facade.

the white oak amphitheater will get a new canopy estimated to cost $250,000.

there are other renovations, as well as the paving of the parking lot, included in the proposal. and everything except the proposed new performing arts center would be paid for with an existing revenue stream that is designated to be used for enhancements at the Coliseum Complex.

some legal issues with using that money to build a joint parking deck that would be used in part for any parking needs other than law enforcement.

But those concerns are almost certainly moot at this point anyway. Greensboro mayor robbie perkins said any plans for a joint deck seem to be dead in the water.

“i don’t see a shared deck for the jail,” perkins said.

perkins said that the areas in which the city


needs parking, and where the city is likely to need it in the future don’t match up well with the needs of the county. perkins said a new city deck might be built in conjunction with an economic development initiative that is in a different part of downtown than the jail.

alston said that, on this project, the commissioners need to keep the focus of the county’s needs, not the city’s.

“that’s a city function,” alston said of new downtown parking for businesses, bars and restaurants.

alston and Commissioner Billy Yow,

alston’s frequent political foe, don’t often agree on county business. However, in this case, alston, the liberal democrat, and Yow, the conservative republican, agree on the nonpartisan issue of where the parking deck should go.

“that’s the logical place to put it,” Yow said of the lot that now provides free parking for the YmCa.

Yow pointed to the same factors that others point to when discussing that lot: it’s right across the street from the jail; the county already owns the land, and there’s

space for a large construction project to be undertaken.

Commissioner paul Gibson said advocates of the YmCa had been highly active in attempting to convince Guilford County commissioners that building a deck in that lot to serve the new jail would be a large imposition on that Bryan YmCa, and, not only that, Gibson said, but they claim it would damage other YmCas as well.

“i had someone from the rockingham Y call me and tell me not to do it – that it


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The new rule was the idea of a USDA regulator who saw several Christmas tree lots around Washington with hundreds of unused trees after the holiday. “This was a perfect way for government to become involved in an area in which it has no business be-ing involved,” said an unnamed USDA source. “Because that’s what we like to do.”

A source in the Obama adminis-tration who did not want to be quoted said the president was enthusiastic about the new regulation because he was peeved that he got blamed for the “Christmas tax” on Christmas tree growers earlier this year.

The National Christmas Tree As-sociation requested the tax, called a “marketing checkoff,” in 2008 to com-bat imported artificial trees, most of which are made in China. But the news of the tax effort didn’t break until this fall, leading to charges that President Obama hated Christmas.

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gall letting us take a hit for a tax we weren’t clever enough to impose first,” a department source told Carolina Jour-nal.

North Carolina is the nation’s second-largest Christmas tree produc-er, trailing only Oregon.

While the new regulations have not been finalized, sources tell CJ they likely will include an allotment pro-gram, monitored by USDA inspectors, to limit the number of retail Christmas tree outlets in each state.

An environmental impact charge equal to three times the total retail val-ue of unsold trees will be assessed to

retail outlets that have not exhausted their allocations by Dec. 25 of each year.

To justify the program, the USDA hastily cobbled together a research report. It concluded that only about 50 percent of the roughly 50 million Christmas trees that are harvested and delivered to retail sites in the United States actually are sold to consumers. Unsold trees become trash on Dec. 25. Sold trees become trash soon after. Tree-disposal programs are at capac-ity, and many people just discard their trees by the side of a road.

According to the report, “The

Christmas tree market is full of ineffi-ciencies that waste resources and harm the environment and hurt sustainabil-ity. Christmas tree disposal may also contribute to post-holiday depression for many Americans.”

The report noted that even though some U.S. workers depend on income from the production, distribu-tion, and retail sales of real Christmas trees, inexpensive artificial trees, 80 percent of which are made in China, might be better for the environment.

Under the industry’s proposed 2008 plan, domestic producers and importers of Christmas trees would have paid between 15 cents and 20 cents per tree produced or imported. Smaller producers and importers han-dling fewer than 500 Christmas trees a year, along with organic tree farms, would have been exempt from the as-sessments.

A board representing a cross-section of the industry would have administered the proposed checkoff program to enhance the position of fresh-cut Christmas trees in the mar-ketplace and expand sales within the United States.

Proponents argue that similar federal checkoff funds are used to pro-mote the marketing of commodities independent of a particular producer, including blueberries, cotton, peanuts, popcorn, and watermelons. CJ

It was scenes like this that persuaded the bureaucrats of the USDA that the government needed to become more involved in the Christmas tree industry. (CJ spoof photo)

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ANNOUNCEMENTSDowntown parking space for rent in private parking lot on corner of Greene & Market St., Greensboro. $50 per month. Call 336-273-0885 and ask for Erika.

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COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS

PCXperts Computer Sales & Service

Desktop & Laptop RepairsOn-Site/In-Shop ServiceVirus/Malware RemovalCustom/Prebuilt PC’s

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ANY LAPTOP REPAIRED Just $79. Macs too. REALLY! FREE Fedex shipping! $49 extra for screen or motherboard replacement. CALL Authorized Laptop Repair Specialists 1-888-553-5054. SAPA

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HOME GOODSBED - KING PILLOW TOP SET $325. Queens – only $225/set. New w/5 yr warranty. Everything at Wholesale Prices Everyday! NO THIN FOAM MATTRESSES HERE! Call 336-852-0090 or wbvalue.com

Antique Millwork, Flooring, Light Fixtures, Clawfoot Tubs, Door Hardware, Wavy Glass, Doors and much more!! Architectural Salvage of Greensboro, 300 Bellemeade St, 336-389-9118. Showroom Open Fridays 10am-6pm & Saturdays 9am-3pm. www.blandwood.org

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Twin starts at $89Full starts at $109

Queen starts at $129King starts at $191Delivery Available

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Greensboro: 292-7999Kernersville: 992-0025Burlington: 226-0013

APPLIANCESUSED APPLIANCES STARTING AT $99

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AUTOS FOR SALERichard (Rick) Ferebee

Crown HondaNew & Used Car Sales

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1950- Olds. 4 DR. Flat head, Futuramic. Runs good, Mostly restored. Consider trade for small car. $5000. 336-275-7301, cell 336-402-0608. No calls after 9pm.

2003 Saturn ION 2. 86,000 miles. 1 owner. Fully automatic except windows. Road ready. $4,995 obo. Call 336-254-9126.

1996 Cadillac Deville, beautiful and well maintained with 138k mileage for $3,400. Call 336-854-1718

Mercedes 1987- 560SL. Newest SL in town. 104,000 miles. $8,500. Like new. 336-508-5305.

Mercedes 1993- 600SL Roadster. Black with grey interior. New top tires and brakes. Like new. 114,000 miles. $8,995. (336) 508-5305.

MOTORCYCLES/SCOOTERS

TRUCKS/VANS/SUVS1986 CHEVROLET CARGO/WORK VAN, V8, AUTOMATIC. 109,000MI. RUNS GREAT! $3,000. CALL 336-918-1482.

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WANTED DIABETES TEST STRIPS Any Kind/Brand. Up to $22.00/ box. Shipping Paid. Hablamos Espanol. 1-800-267-9895 www.SellDiabeticstrips.com SAPA

Guns WantedColfax Gun and Ammo. Cash paid for new and used guns. We buy gun collections, military memorabilia, Civil War, WWI, WWII items and collections. 336-992-1701. www.colfaxgunandammo.com.

MISC FOR SALEMATTRESS SETS

NEW, 2-SIDED – Twin 95, Full 125, Queen 150, King 250 (336 852-0090) ~~ Everyone In Town Knows for the BEST PRICE on a NEW MATTRESS SET, You Have to Visit WHOLESALE BEDDING. Call 336-852-0090 or wbvalue.com

HOT PRESSURE WASHERS (seven). All electric class. One Group D Explosion Proof. 170 GPH 3000PSI 140 Degrees F460131 60. 80 amp. Excellent condition & MMS approved. Fully equipped with pressure guns, hoses, electrical cords & fi lters. Skid mounted - will sell separately or entire lot. 1-337-298-6657 SAPA

PRINTING/ENGRAVINGTRIAD ENGRAVING & PRINTING: Call us for all your printing & engraving needs! 1110 Grecade Street, Greensboro, NC 336-856-2311 ; www.triadep.com

SPORTING GOODSNew & Used Firearms. Remington, Glock, Para Ordnance. Scopes & Optics by Sightmark. Manufacturer and Class 3 Dealer. Call Clowdis Precision, Custom and Accuracy Gunsmithing. 336-339-3199. 336-495-8238. Location 9283 US Hwy. 220 Business North. Randleman, NC 27317 (near Level Cross)

SAFETY/SECURITYCOLFAX GUN AND AMMO. Buy-Sell-Trade. Cash paid for new & used guns. We buy gun collections. 336-992-1707. 9420 W. Market St, Colfax. Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00-6:00, Wed. & Fri 10:00-5:00, Sat. 10:00-2:00.

CAR CARE

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1998 Harley Davidson FXDL DynaLow rider, laser pearl red, low mileage, loaded,

looks new! $9,000. Call (336) 708-1899.

2009 Yamaha 650 classic, 1 owner, 1100 miles, 2 tone silver, hiway bar, backrest LN $4250.00 OBO. 336-674-7713

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January Special

EDUCATION/TUTORINGAIRLINES ARE HIRING - Train for hands on Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial Aid if Qualifi ed - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 1-866-724-5403. SAPA

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

OILFIELD WORK Berry Bros. in Berwick, LA looking for DRAGLINE OPERATORS for our Gulf South Division. Contact Troy @ 1-800-747-8771 Valid in FL, LA, MS & GA. SAPA

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Triton Building/Naming Opportunity. Convenient Location Wendover/Summit/With Access to

Interstate. Entire Second Floor Available/Furnished Walnut Trim/Class A, Reception Area

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FINANCIAL SERVICESBeware of loan fraud. Please check with the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Protection Agency before sending any money to any loan company. SAPA

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HEALTH/WELLNESS

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would hurt them,” Gibson said. “apparently the rockingham Y gets some money from this Y. they said it would hurt the Bryan Y, the Y in rockingham and the Y in egypt,” Gibson said.

He said he had been in talks with representatives of the YmCa system, and Gibson said that, he, like other commissioners, want to see that organization’s interests protected, but, like alston and Yow, Gibson said the county’s needs are pressing.

one county official who asked not to be identified said county officials have been put on notice that YmCa representatives are very adamant that a parking deck not be built on the lot that serves the Bryan YmCa.

there’s no question that the Bryan YmCa


has some politically powerful advocates who don’t want to see a parking deck built on the lot. when the issue of the parking lot first came up in a county commissioners meeting in early 2010, the day after that discussion took place, Jim melvin, former Greensboro mayor and president of the Joseph m. Bryan Foundation, showed up at the old Guilford County Court House along with other YmCa advocates, and they met with county staff, undoubtedly about the parking deck issue.

in an email to The Rhinoceros Times this week, michael digh, the marketing director for YmCa of Greensboro, wrote of the concerns.

“if the deck is built,” digh wrote, “there will not be a place for our Y members and program participants to park during

construction. this would have a significant negative impact on the Bryan Y as well as the overall Greensboro YmCa system.”

digh also stated that the YmCa has made a standing offer to buy the lot and the county has other alternatives that would serve the new jail well.

“we are ready to purchase the lot at any time,” he wrote. “in addition, other lots have been identified by the city, county, and the Y for this project. these lots are close enough to meet the needs of the new jail and in close proximity to meet the needs of the city.”

alston said the YmCa does good work and is an asset to the county, but he reiterated that the county commissioners need to do what’s right for Guilford County. alston said he doesn’t buy into the nightmare scenarios that continue to by put forth by

YmCa advocates. He said YmCa backers see the parking deck construction process as one taking more than a year and displacing the YmCa’s users, but alston said that, if the project is done right, a deck can be built quickly and can be built in a way that minimizes any impact on the users of the Bryan YmCa.

Guilford County sheriff BJ Barnes has recently been strongly stressing the need for parking for the new jail, which will hold about 1,032 inmates when all the floors are open. it will mean a need for parking for staff who serve the jail, parking for visitors, as well as for attorneys seeing clients incarcerated in Greensboro and those providing supplies and services to the new jail.


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million,’ the government raises taxes and gives them a handout.”

the commissioners have no control over how banks conduct business and shaw suggested that alston, winstead and Yow get together and open a bank.

From the looks of the retreat agenda, it seemed as if the county was saving the best for last, because payne was scheduled to talk about two hot-button issues to the board: He made a recommendation about a proposed plan for the county to favor companies

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based in Guilford County when it purchased goods and services, and he also gave a recommendation on which videos should be played as part of the commissioners business at meetings.

But payne’s two discussions were highly anticlimactic.

payne must have taken a cue from all the football being played right now because, on the first issue, he punted like it was 4th and 25. He said the county was meeting with economic development officials in march and that county officials should wait until then to debate the proposed purchasing policy.

“we need to march on and see what the business community wants to say,” payne said.

on the subject of videos at the meeting, payne recommended that any videos played as part of the meetings should pertain to county business and provide relevant information to county officials to help them do their job.

all that’s likely to mean is that Conservatives for Guilford County (C4gc), whose videos were banned last year from being played during speakers from the floor, will create a video that clearly pertains to

county business, ask to have it put on the commissioners’ agenda, have it rejected by liberal democratic Chairman alston (because he just doesn’t like the conservative group) and then the matter could end up in court.

at the retreat, the commissioners also heard presentations on the county’s new Citizen’s academy, the strategic plan, and a report on the progress of school construction and repair projects across the county.

the next meeting of the commissioners will be on thursday, Jan. 19, when the board holds its first regular meeting of the new year.


over the last 12 months, as the jail has neared completion, Barnes’ cries about the need for jail parking have gotten louder, and he said he has plans to function on a temporary basis but those are unsatisfactory measures in the long run. when it comes down to it, he said, that’s going to mean a parking deck.

“i need 225 spaces,” Barnes said.He said that, when he thinks about where

that parking needs to go, everything points to the lot right across the street that YmCa advocates are trying to buy from the county. “that’s the logical place,” Barnes said, echoing Yow’s take on the location almost verbatim.

Barnes said that, on wednesday, Jan. 4, he had conversations with alston and Gibson

on the subject of a parking deck for the jail, and he said there seemed to be a growing consensus that the large county-owned lot was the ideal place for a parking deck.

the lot also serves the school system since it is used for weaver academy and other school functions, but the school system has other parking in that area and school officials don’t seem nearly as worried about the situation as the YmCa representatives.

Chairman of the Guilford County Board of education alan duncan said that the schools had an agreement with the Bryan YmCa, which leased the lot from the school system for years at $10 a year.

“we had a tacit understanding,” duncan said of the agreement with the schools.

He said he already had contract language written up regarding the schools’ needs should the YmCa purchase that lot.

duncan said the schools use that lot for overflow parking as well as for special events and ceremonies. duncan also said the schools have had a good working relationship with the YmCa over the years when it came to sharing the parking lot, which the schools owned at that time. He said he’s hopeful that no matter what the county decides to do, the

schools system’s parking needs in that area will be taken into account.

the Guilford County Board of Commissioners is expected to discuss the parking issue in the coming weeks but, according to the clerk to the board’s office, the topic has not yet been placed on a meeting agenda.

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daffodils are up about six inches and some are starting to form buds. down the street, where they get more sun, cherry trees are in bloom. Judging from our neck of the woods spring will arrive in mid February.

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we don’t usually cover community sports,

but we do make exceptions. Ben Brooks, the son of our cartoonist Geof Brooks, scored 14 points in his very first basketball game. Ben plays in the 6- and 7-year old division in the randleman Youth League, and unfortunately 14 points wasn’t enough. His team, the Blue devils, lost to the pirates 21 to 20. that’s a lot of points for kids that age to score.


By John Hammermaybe i just wasn’t reading the correct articles, but most of the reports i have read on the recess appointments made by president Barack Hussein obama have left out some key facts. the main one is that the senate is not in recess.

there is no question about that. the technique of pro forma sessions was first implemented by democratic senate majority Leader Harry reid to prevent president George walker Bush from making recess appointments.

these current pro forma sessions are certainly not reid’s idea, since he is a supporter of the president. But in order for a house of Congress to recess, the other house has to agree. in this case the republican-controlled House refused to agree to allow the senate to recess, so it isn’t recessed.

the appointment process is a constant battle between the president and the senate. it is nothing new, and the difficulties are the very reason senate approval exists. if the senate was simply going to rubber-stamp any appointment made by the president then there is no need for senate approval.

the Constitution states that offices will be appointed by the president but confirmed by the senate. what obama has done is said that his appointments do not have to be confirmed by the senate, evidently because he is, after all, obama.

if the appointments stand then it changes one of the principles of the Us government, that the president does not have unrestricted power to appoint high-ranking government officials. if obama can make appointments while the senate is in session but not meeting, why can’t he make appointments when they have adjourned for the day, but will be back the next morning? or adjourned for a long weekend? or, for that matter, if they take a break for lunch?

the republicans in the senate have asked the department of Justice for an explanation of the legal reasoning that allowed obama to make appointments while the senate is in session.

Bush didn’t like the fact that he had to wait to make appointments either, but he did not decide to rewrite the Constitution.

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most rank-and-file republicans don’t like mitt romney. it’s his biggest drawback as a potential candidate. wishy-washy people stuck in the middle who can’t make their minds up about a single issue tend to love romney. people who say they vote for the person not the party, they’ll flock to romney.

Fortunately most americans have figured out that politics is partisan. one side believes that government is the answer and the other believes that government is the problem.

at the straw poll taken at the Guilford County republican party executive Committee meeting monday night, Jan. 2, newt Gingrich won pretty handily. why? one reason is because the people who attend

republican party executive committee meetings are rank-and-file republicans. these are the people who will do the grunt work of the campaign – putting up signs and making telephone calls – and they are not going to be as happy doing it for romney, but they will if they have to.

take a look at romney’s political history. He has won a grand total of one election. where did he win that election? in one the most liberal states in the country. romney convinced the majority of voters in massachusetts that although he was a republican he was not a conservative; that he was like them. now he is trying to convince the majority of republicans in this country that the people of massachusetts were wrong; he is not a liberal or even a moderate; he is in fact a conservative.

But romney has a few problems with making that argument. one of them is romney-care, which is a one state version of obamacare. romney supported romney-care in massachusetts, but is now saying that he does not support its big brother, obamacare.

romney is not a conservative. He also is not a liberal or a moderate. romney is an opportunist. the candidate that romney resembles, far more than anyone on the republican side, is former president william Jefferson Blythe Clinton.

when he was elected president Clinton presented the typical budget-busting deficit-increasing federal budget until the republicans took over, and then Clinton became in favor of a balanced budget and reducing the deficit.

Clinton actually didn’t give a hoot about deficits or balanced budgets. what Clinton cared about was supporting whatever it took to get Clinton elected president, and he did it, twice. romney is cut from the same cloth, just a far more expensive grade of that cloth.

if a poll came out tomorrow that proved the majority of republicans wanted a candidate with spiked hair, you can bet that by the day after tomorrow romney’s perfectly coiffed hair would be gone and he would be running all over the country with spiky hair, declaring that he had always preferred spiky hair and, in fact, had always had spiky hair despite the fact that photos and videos seemed to prove differently.

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the primary election season started just over a week ago, and if romney wins south Carolina next week it appears he will have wrapped up the republican nomination. the votes for rep. ron paul, who has had the second best combined finishes – coming in third in iowa and second in new Hampshire – might be considered protest votes.

there was so much hoopla about rick santorum finishing second it seemed to be overlooked by some that paul was only 3 percent behind santorum and romney.

But paul is 76 years old, and some of his ideas are so far out of the mainstream that people who agree with him on many points

are not going to vote for him for president. Voters in primaries sometimes vote, not

for the candidate they prefer but simply to send a message to the candidate who is going to win. the paul votes could be interpreted as a message to romney that he needs to swing further right. or they could be seen as voters saying that they don’t like any of the candidates but at least paul seems to believe what he is saying.

But if you listen to talk radio and on-the-street interviews, there are a lot of republicans who believe paul is the only one who is making sense. so maybe 20-some percent of republican voters think paul is the answer and 20-some percent think romney is the answer and 60-some percent think anybody but romney and paul is the answer.

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romney, with help from the other candidates, went negative on Gingrich in iowa and brought out the Grinch in Gingrich. it will be shocking if obama doesn’t go negative on whichever republican emerges as the winner. obama can’t run on his record because his record has caused his approval ratings to plummet. obama will have to go negative, and if Gingrich’s response to negative campaigning is to lash out like a spoiled child, then it is better that it came out in iowa.

obama is also going to play the race card and that is going to be extremely difficult for candidates who haven’t experienced that. For a white candidate to say that he is not a racist is like answering the question, “when did you stop beating your spouse?”

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santorum is portrayed in the media as being a fool for saying that if you allow any two people to marry it follows logically that you should allow three people to marry. it’s not like he made something up that has never happened. polygamy is still practiced in many parts of the world. it’s not exactly the same thing, but it is pretty close. and there are civil unions in the netherlands that involve three people. it’s not a marriage, but it is awfully close.

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do you think the democratic presidential candidates would agree to a debate where Karl rove was the moderator? it seems unlikely. But the republican candidates agreed to a debate that was moderated by George stephanopoulos. it’s absurd. the republican national Committee should have demanded that someone who might have a hint of fairness be the moderator or it would request the candidates not attend.

stephanopoulos was one of the three chief advisors involved in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. He was Clinton’s white House Communications director and held the press conferences that are usually run by the press secretary. He was then a senior advisor until he left at the beginning of Clinton’s second term.

You can’t get any more partisan than stephanopoulos.

the republicans have a great chance to win the a majority in the senate, maintain the majority in the House and win the white House this year, but it isn’t going to happen if the republicans continue to let the democrats control the playing field.

in 2008 the republicans allowed the media to promote obama constantly, a man we still know very little about. it seems reasonable that the american people would know how obama went from being by his own account, a lackluster student at occidental College to editor of the Harvard Law review. But the media never bothered to do any research on obama.

However, the same mainstream media insisted that anyone paying attention at all to the presidential race know the complete history of republican vice presidential candidate sarah palin’s unwed pregnant daughter, and all about palin’s husband. But no curiosity at all was shown about obama.

there is even disagreement about whether or not obama played college basketball. the Los Angeles Times reported that he helped the junior varsity team to an undefeated season. it doesn’t seem likely that is true, simply because obama would brag about it if it were.

the LA Times also reported that obama went to occidental on a full scholarship. a scholarship for what? obama says he was not a good student in high school and didn’t have exceptional grades. it must not have been a basketball scholarship, since people dispute whether he played on the team or not.

it seems like we should know a few things about the president, but the only way the public is going to find out is if some newspaper sends a bunch of reporters out to do research. that seems more and more unlikely because now the mainstream media know enough to be worried about what they might find.

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a New York Times reporter has written a book that revealed that in 2009, the obamas had an elaborate Halloween party with Johnny depp in costume as the mad Hatter, and the east room decorated by Hollywood director tim Burton.

the economy had tanked, unemployment was soaring, obama was desperately trying to get obamacare passed and it was not a good time politically for the white House to have a wildly elaborate Halloween party put on by a Hollywood director.

so the white House simply didn’t announce what it really was and the media dutifully acted like it never happened. obama would have had a much more difficult time getting elected if the media had exhibited a moderate amount of scrutiny about the president, but the mainstream media have too much invested in obama to change now.


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