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Is this a good approach to discipline and performance at the same time in the schools?

Confused by left turn arrows? Irritated by No Right on Red decisions? Shouldn't some intersections have left on red? What traffic annoyances do you have?

Is it appropriate to have religious photos and icons in a public vehicles, such as a police car?

Will you make an effort to have a "green" holiday? (Feel free to use a newspaper for your wrapping paper!)

Reducing the number of cigarette butts downtown. A good thing or solving a problem that wasn't a problem?

Should police participation in high speed chases be prohibited?

For high school football championship week, hows about a little prosnosticating? Can Dudley take Charlotte Catholic? How about Western Alamance over North Gaston? Reidsville beat Shelby?

The Guilford school board approved a bond list of $457 million dollars that even some of its members think is too high. Is it?

Would you actually use ethanol in your car, if you could? Do you think the state should undertake helping businesses retrofit their equipment to pump it?

Should the state's community colleges have open admissions for everyone, including undocumented immigrants? Who benefits from the 2004 policy giving community colleges discretion in not admitting them?

How big of a loss to WFU will it be if Coach Grobe goes to Arkansas? Should he have honored his contract to Wake? With the latest news, it's probably worth rephrasing -- do you think Coach Grobe will stay for another year, given all the interest other colleges are showing in him?

Should 16- and 17-year-olds be tried as adults or as juveniles? It makes a big difference, in charges and penalties. Once in prison, the teenagers have much less chance of turning their lives around. On the other hand, if they commit adult crimes, shouldn't they serve adult sentences?

Does Greensboro need a drugstore at the corner of Cornwallis and Lawndale? Aren't there enough drugstores? But shouldn't the owner of a property do what he or she wants? How much sway should neighbors and developers have?

Has Pat Sullivan's tenure at UNCG been good for the school? What's her legacy? What kind of characteristics should the 10th chancellor in UNCG's history have?

Will Kirk Perkins be a good chairman of the board of commissioners? Who would you have voted for? Was Paul Gibson a good leader?

Water tastes? We know it can taste bad, but taste good? Without adding bourbon or Kool-Aid to it? Well, anyway, what makes High Point's water taste good?

Would you support moving the presidential primary sooner in the year so that North Carolina voters might have a say in the nominees? Or do you think it doesn't much matter anyway?

Did you see Rudy Giuliani Monday and Mike Huckabee Thursday? Will the fact that a presidential candidate campaigned in Greensboro influence your vote?

San Diego schools are considering offering Guilford Schools Superintendent Terry Grier the top spot in the eighth largest system in America. He is a controversial leader. He was just named N.C. superintendent of the year. He has also angered parents with some of his programs.

Greensboro City Council is holding a special meeting this afternoon to discuss the city's skyrocketing homicide rate. What should it do?

Were you a Greensboro College nativity scene visitor? What could the vandals have been thinking? Would donate money to replace them?

Should the Greensboro City Council review the rezoning of the land off I-40/I-85 at McConnell Road planned for an apartment complex? While the Zoning Commission OK'd it, the planning staff recommended against it.

The city is going to spend a half million dollars to beef up its police force. Is that enough or too much? Should its legal department pursue lawsuits to shut down clubs?

Read Tuesday's discussion on what council should do.

Do you think Greensboro is in need of healing? Can the city keep young professionals? Is it truly invested in the poorer neighborhoods? If so, how would you approach it? If not, are you satisfied on where the city is and the direction it is going?

Two airplanes get a hair too close to each other as they fly over Greensboro begs the thought as the holiday flying season begins: Do you feel safe flying these days? Can you share any stories of close calls?

OK, it's a bit unclear whether Gov. Easley believes in ghosts, but he's sure he's got one living in the Gov's mansion. Do you believe it? Have you any ghost stories of your own?

Day 3 of the Greensboro City Council how-do-we-find-the-money-to-increase-our-police-protection discussion. There are some possibilities, but it does raise the question of if the city can find a half million dollars this quickly and seemingly painlessly, why didn't they do it last May during budget discussions?

Read Day 1 and Day 2.

Can Appalachian take No. 3? Will Armanti Edwards have another big game? Will any school in the BCS ever win three straight?

Do you get confused by all the intersections, entries and exit ramps? Do the highway improvements help or hurt?

Are you a denizen of the night? Does this sound familiar to you?

High Point offers $3 million to two local biotech companies to expand there. Is this right? Should the city reward the companies for paying its taxes? Don't corporations have enough money of their own if they want to expand?

Yet another fight at a Guilford high school. 14 students suspended. Two arrested. Seem reasonable for what happened? What can be done to control students?

A store owner fires back at an attacker. Would you defend yourself with a weapon -- gun or otherwise -- if attacked? Do you think this is the price he is paying for helping police fight crime?

Greensboro City Council accepted a petition to raise the minimum wage to $9.36, even though there is a question by the city attorney that it meet the legal requirements. Was this the right thing to do? Should it be raised? Opinion from editorial writer Doug Clark here. What's yours?

"Young people would rather save money than save the environment."

So said a UNCG student who was part of a team that won the Chevrolet College Marketing Campaign.

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A&T raised it fees for students next year by another $93, minimum. It is the highest increase allowed. Tuition will not change. The money will go to the athletics department, upgrades to campus computer labs, a new health center and a new fitness center. Orientation fees will go up, too.

Worth it?

Is freezing jobs the right move for the city to raise the money to help the police department?

Earlier discussions, in order, here, here and here.

And if you are interested in this discussion, you may be interested in discussing the city council's action deep in the story on minimum wage, which is here.

Should the city of Greensboro pay for the defense of the former police chief and two police officers in a civil lawsuit against them?

Should the city of Greensboro reveal more information about the assault allegations against three police officers?

Has the school system cut art and music too much? Should it fund more? Should it add more time to the school day? Should it cut something else?