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Hal's Column
6/21/2008
Did you stimulate the economy?
When your grandchildren ask, "What did you do, Gramps, at our nation's hour of need?" what will your answer be? ...
6/14/2008
Air Conditioning has made the South what it is
I was pushing a garbage container to the street late Sunday afternoon when it hit me. The sun had dropped below the tree tops, leaving my yard in shade. My wife and I had spent an hour or so watering plants that had withered in the unrelenting heat. My shirt was damp with perspiration, although I had not engaged in any real exertion, just standing or walking, mostly, and holding a hose nozzle. Temperatures in the high 90s had turned the slightest exertion into a drenching, wind-sucking sprint. ...
6/7/2008
Graduation Day: Don't miss it
Wilson County's three high schools graduate their seniors today. Over the past few weeks, graduates have been crossing the podium at colleges and universities around the state and nation. ...
5/31/2008
Keeping e-mail isn't that tough
Gov. Mike Easley appointed a special commission to study the handling of e-mails by state employees. Although the issue isn't entirely settled (a lawsuit over destruction of e-mail records is still in court), it appears that the state will address the issue with training for state employees and more storage capacity for archiving e-mail. ...
6/21/2008
Did you stimulate the economy?
When your grandchildren ask, "What did you do, Gramps, at our nation's hour of need?" what will your answer be? ...
6/14/2008
Air Conditioning has made the South what it is
I was pushing a garbage container to the street late Sunday afternoon when it hit me. The sun had dropped below the tree tops, leaving my yard in shade. My wife and I had spent an hour or so watering plants that had withered in the unrelenting heat. My shirt was damp with perspiration, although I had not engaged in any real exertion, just standing or walking, mostly, and holding a hose nozzle. Temperatures in the high 90s had turned the slightest exertion into a drenching, wind-sucking sprint. ...
6/7/2008
Graduation Day: Don't miss it
Wilson County's three high schools graduate their seniors today. Over the past few weeks, graduates have been crossing the podium at colleges and universities around the state and nation. ...
5/31/2008
Keeping e-mail isn't that tough
Gov. Mike Easley appointed a special commission to study the handling of e-mails by state employees. Although the issue isn't entirely settled (a lawsuit over destruction of e-mail records is still in court), it appears that the state will address the issue with training for state employees and more storage capacity for archiving e-mail. ...
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