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How exciting is it to enter a new school with its pristine desks, immaculate lockers and never been opened desks?

If the paper is sold to a new owner, what changes would you make? (Be kind.)

Is the state's mental health system broken?

How can the community stop teen crime before it happens? What can churches, community organizations and parents do? And will you go to the meeting to share your ideas?

"Recycling all that stuff once every other week? Don't they realize how many cans, bottles and boxes we generate?"

"Yes, but you can't possibly fill one of those huge cans in just seven days. And think of the savings the city will have in gas and labor."

What do you think?

Are the cities taking too long on Randleman Reservoir?

Were Hillary's tears real? Is she being characterized unfairly by the media?

What's to become of John Edwards? Should he stay in the race? Does he have a chance to come back strong in N.H.? Is he right that he can get 50 percent of the remaining 99 percent?

North Carolina didn't do so hot on the American Lung Association's annual report card. Three Fs and a C? Is that fair? Should we be doing better? Do you even care what the group says?

Would you ride the bus from Greensboro to Archdale? Or Lexington to Greensboro? For the thousands of commuters it would be cheaper than driving. Also more trouble. Would you do it?

S & M Market is robbed so many times that the owner takes things into his own hands and hangs inert grenades in the store's windows. The police respond with the hazardous devices team, stop traffic from the nearby street and evacuate nearby buildings. The owner says, basically, oh, now you respond. Where were you when I was being robbed?

Is his anger justified?

A Florida development company is dropping its plan to build a golf-course community next to Haw River State Park and will sell the land to North Carolina's state park system.

Is it a win for the environment or a defeat for business and development?

Have you seen the Greensboro bicentennial ads on TV? Like them?

Should the City Council be able to tell the manager who to hire and fire, even though that's not its job? (The council only manages the city manager. Everyone else ultimately reports to the city manager.) Is this micromanaging or a strategic readjustment?

Are you ready for the gubernatorial race? The TV ads are starting. Will the affect the way you vote?

With the drought we're having, is this enough? Should the water supplier raise the rates to help people conserve?

If you live in Guilford County, do you want to:

A) issue bonds for a new $115 million jail
B) go after $457 million in school bonds
C) have a quarter-cent sales tax
D) add a land-transfer tax
E) None of the above

Do you feel safe when you fly or do you feel lucky when you land?

Is this -- church -- the answer to the gang problem?

Is providing free breakfasts to students something the school system should be doing?

Should cosmetic surgery be more regulated by the government? Should some types of cosmetic surgery be banned altogether? Like buttocks augmentation?

Was this snow enough to shut down schools, day care centers and businesses?

Greensboro City Council has seen the infamous black book...now what? Should the council have been allowed to view it against the advice of the AG's office? Does this change anything? Should everyone move on, as one council member suggests? Or is there something missing, as another does?

Which of the 5 bond referenda approved by county commissioners would you support May 6 and why? For the others, what don't you like?

With all the accidents yesterday, should school officials done anything differently? Should they have called school off or was this a no-win situation?

Is enough being done to combat crime? Do you feel safe in your home? In your neighborhood?

Should the City Council hold this meeting in the public? Is this proper protection of the rights of a defendant or is this more of the same behind-closed-doors discussion?

The health department says cosmetic injections should be overseen by a reputable physician. The N.C. Medical Board, which regulates the practice of medicine in the state, has no real jurisdiction in the case. Right now, there are no charges planned in this case. Does that seem right?

If John Edwards doesn't win in South Carolina, should he drop out? Or perhaps the better question is: what percentage of the vote is considered a victory for him?

What qualities and characteristics do you want in a chancellor at UNCG? Would you add to this list?

Jim Hunt has told the city what he thinks it needs to do to succeed. What about you? Does his list seem right?

Is Wheeler Brown the man to take over as athletic director at A&T? He wants it and says he's ready.

What do you think it will take to raise the money to open the Civil Rights Museum?

What would it be like if High Point and Greensboro were in separate counties? Better for High Point? Worse?

Do you think hazing has a place in high school sports? Does it promote team cohesion or is it mistreatment?

Does it seems as if the investigation into assault allegations by three police officers is taking longer than usual?

Do you have memories of Pomona Cotton Mill or Cotton Mill Square? I used to take my kids shopping there when they were little. It was more of an outing than a shopping trip because the mall was more intimate than the better known shopping malls. How about you?

Should the Guilford commissioners separate Eastern High School in the upcoming bond referenda? The school board wants all the school bond requests lumped together.

Was making a big deal of the tune changing by the new CEO of the Las Vegas furniture market fair play or a low blow? (Putting aside the humor in it, of course.)

What should John Edwards focus on in the future, now that his presidential bid is over.

Are we as a community doing enough to help the homeless? What more should be done?

Should we open school libraries to the general public? Do the money savings outweigh the safety concerns?