Friendly Avenue development
"I have always heard the statement that developers and real estate people run Greensboro. It's an absolute fact."
So said a homeowner opposing an apartment complex proposed out Friendly Avenue. Do you think he's right?
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February 1, 2008
Greensboro envy
What pointers would you give the solons from Charlotte?
February 5, 2008
Garden Lake
What do you think the City Council should do?
Coble's endorsement
Did Howard Coble back the right horse?
February 6, 2008
Driver's license
Are these changes in getting your driver's license for the better? Do you have a story about getting your license you want to share?
Duke or Carolina
Parvo virus
Can we prevent this kind of thing from happening?
Tasers in schools
Should the school board revisit the issue of school resource officers carrying Tasers?
February 7, 2008
Magnets
Are magnet schools worth it? Should the school system drop the schools that are underperforming?
Wyndham
Is a move to Sedgefield from Forest Oaks smart? Will it revive the tournament and attract the PGA's top golfers?
February 8, 2008
City Hall
Should City Manager Mitch Johnson be fired? Does his explanation make sense?
School superintendent
Should the school board hire a superintendent from within the system or outside the system? Should it do the search itself or hire a search firm? Are co-interim superintendents the way to go?
Incentives
Should county taxpayers give nearly a quarter of a million dollars to an automotive parts company to build a distribution center here? Help the commissioners decide.
February 12, 2008
Mayor Johnson
Did you attend the mayor's forum last night? How did Mayor Johnson do? Should she have more?
Grimsley students
Should the Grimsley students involved in the fight be allowed to return to school now?
February 13, 2008
Rezoning
Should this property in Forest Oaks be rezoned? How far should you have to drive to get to a grocery store anyway?
Green batteries
Do you see North Carolina becoming the home of the "green" battery?
Does this idea have legs?
February 14, 2008
Google love
An impersonal example of how romance and etiquette have eroded? A convenient tool to navigate the confusing, disorganized terrain of romance? Both? (And don't say you've never googled anyone.)
February 15, 2008
Las Vegas furniture
Should High Point and Las Vegas work together to help the furniture business? Is this a crack in the Las Vegas sheen?
City Council
The City Council exercised patience and leadership as it refused to be rushed into judgment. The City Council failed to pull the trigger when it should have. The City Council set clear, fair, achieveable objectives for an employee as it should. The City Council fiddled while Greensboro...well, you know.
What's your take?
(Keep it on the issues without going into personal attacks. There's been plenty of Mitch bashing on the previous Debatable -- you've been there and said that.)
February 18, 2008
Education cuts
Should this funding program for historically black colleges and universities be cut?
February 19, 2008
Gospel at Smith
Let's hear it for Smith!
Improving the arts
If money were no object, what would you do to enhance Greensboro's position as it relates to arts, culture and entertainment?
Arts advocates answered that question. Now it's your turn.
Steve Arnold
Should Steve Arnold's financial problems make a difference in whether he continues serving as a Guilford County commissioner?
February 20, 2008
Castro steps down
A change for the better? A change for the worse? Or not much of anything?
Sick
Have you had it or something like it this year? Is it worse than ever? Do the zinc treatments really work? And why can't they find a cure for the common cold?
Kirkman Park
Should Kirkman Park become a year-round school?
Carolina or Duke?
Here they go. OK, who started it?
February 21, 2008
Kirkwood
Should the Kirkwood property be rezoned? Should more property around the city be rezoned to prevent it from being turned commercial against neighborhood wishes?
Fire Department
Should the fire chief have used firefighters for this work? Is this a tempest in a teapot?
School food coop
Should Guilford County schools go ahead and sue to get its money back? Or should it wait for the audit?
Beef recall
Are you worried about the beef recall? Have you stopped eating beef or checked your refrigerator?
Bonds
Will you support or oppose these? Money for Eastern Guilford High School? Money for new schools? Money for GTCC? Money for new parks? Money for a new jail? Be careful: it could get expensive.
February 22, 2008
Ice
Was it bad enough out there to delay school for two hours?
Crime
Does it feel as if you're less safe? Or does it feel as if your stuff is less safe? What should the city do about it?
February 25, 2008
Kerner Commission
Are the conclusions of the Kerner Commission still relevant today?
Police
Is a civilian review board the answer? If not, what is?
February 26, 2008
School behavior
What do you think? How much money should be spent to improve the climate in our schools?
Gas prices
At what point do you say, enough is enough? Have you changed your driving habits yet?
Brawl
What the police response appropriate? Should someone have been charged? Should there be more regulation over these sorts of parties?
February 27, 2008
Downtown Greenway
The proposed Downtown Greenway is projected to cost $26 million. Worth it? If you think not, what other celebratory project would you fund?
Bridges
How important to your motoring peace of mind is it that these substandard bridges be repaired?
Klan-Nazi shootings files
Should the city of Greensboro investigate what happened to these police files on the Klan-Nazi shootings?
Old Canada Dry property
Is the old Canada Dry property key toward revitalizing that part of town?
February 28, 2008
Katrina
Are you doing something to help Katrina victims?
February 29, 2008
General Greene
Will you buy a Guilford Battleground tag? If you could design a tag for the area, what would it be?
Collections
We all know our coin collectors and stamp collectors. Do you collect anything unique and interesting?
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