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Our View: Raising Taxes
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IB parents face difficult choice
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Downtown draws a crowd
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Telling the truth
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Setting your priorities
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Bridge plan on ice, where it belongs
East-west vehicle congestion in the Exit 36 area of I-77 is such that another route for traffic crossing I-77 in Mooresville would be welcome. Nobody disputes that. But a developer's push to have a $9.5 million bridge built to connect Oates Road on the east to Midnight Lane on the west was a bad idea on several fronts.
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United Way of Iredell County a worthy cause
Though you might not have known it at the time, there's a good chance that you or your family has been on the receiving end of the United Way of Iredell County's services.
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Remembering young victims of abuse
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Guidelines for election-related letters
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Political mess
Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards once famously said, "In politics, your enemies can't hurt you, but your friends will kill you."
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Biggest test yet for sheriff?
We're encouraged to see so much interest in local government on the part of would-be candidates. Dissatisfaction with the economy and government – Democrats and Republicans alike -- is driving candidate interest throughout the country.
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Time to wait
Monday night's vote certainly didn't make vocal opponents to the downtown parallel parking proposal any happier. But the Statesville City Council made the right call when it voted against spending $28,000 right now to consider alternatives to the controversial parking plan.
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Board's pick makes sense
The Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education's decision to name Brady Johnson superintendent came as a welcome surprise.
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A quick 'thanks'
For the Statesville firefighters, it was just another day at the office. But for a young mother who came home to a house full of smoke on Monday morning, it was a scary situation.
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Gay rights
Maine voters affirmed this week their belief marriage should be between one man and one woman. According to the Associated Press, "Gay marriage has now lost in every state - 31 in all - in which it has been put to the popular vote."
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Play ball!
News that "the cream of the crop" in college baseball will be playing in Statesville this summer is good for baseball fans and the city in general.
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Grim reality
Amy Eisele, Donnie Perry and Glenda Priest aren't the type to cry wolf.
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A fitting tribute
Vietnam veteran Dale Wilson was honored in Troutman on Sunday with the attention and adoration typically reserved for true American heroes.
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All voices needed
It would have been nice to see all of the Statesville City Council members in attendance at last night's council meeting.
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McHenry faces test in primary
Rep. Patrick McHenry's voting record has consistently been among the most conservative in the U.S. House.
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Investing in our community
The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation, the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and others have been beating the "shop local" drum for years.
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An important race remains
Statesville voters have a little unfinished business following last week's municipal elections.
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The votes are in
There may well be an anti-incumbent fervor brewing across the nation as a result of deficit spending and plans for major health care reform in Washington.
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Exercise your right to vote
Statesville City Council candidate Brian Pickrell made the most profound statement at the recent candidates forum.
Deal of the Day
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