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A fairly low-key movement to name the county's newest high school is slowly turning up the volume.

No offense, these folks say, but we don't want another one of those nondescript directional names, as in Southeast, Southwest, Southern, Northeast, Western or Northwest.

The new school tentatively would be christened Northern High. But many are suggesting that it instead bear the name of a famous native son, legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow.

Murrow, who was born in Pole Cat creek outside of Greensboro, is arguably the father of broadcast journalism and built his fame as a correspondent covering World War II. But, as the late Rodney Dangerfield might say, he don't get no respect around here -- or at least not as much as he deserves.

Local legends or more compass points? And if not Murrow, then who? The school board will make the final call. We're working on an editorial for this weekend.