A lousy school lesson
Eisley: Do your kids fly to school? Mine, either. But in downplaying the length of school bus routes, leaders of Wake County's public school system pretend as if they do -- insulting students, parents and other taxpayers in the process.
Let there be more light
Sunshine is the best disinfectant, but not only that. The light of day also is a great soberer.
Who needs curfews?
Eisley: I figured some of you would write to lambast me for suggesting in my June 3 column, "Where were the parents?" that adults are -- or should be -- in charge of keeping their unruly teenagers off the streets at 2 in the morning.
Debate raises in public
Eisley:If you're dismayed that Raleigh's City Council gave the city manager a $10,000 raise during the recession of a lifetime, then this won't comfort you.
Where were the parents?
Eisley:Every few years, local teenagers driving drunk or speeding unleash misery on themselves, friends, families and schools.
Our ace reports under fire
Some critics of Wake's public schools consider him a lackey. School supporters, meanwhile, imagine he's their nemesis.
Our seasons of sowing
Cursed with a persistently brown thumb, I used to wonder how people know when it's time to redo their potted plants.
Planning slows to a drip
Eisley:How quickly we forget. How quickly we forget. A little more than a year ago, Raleigh begged, borrowed and stole to keep city water taps running as its water supply, Falls Lake, almost went dry.
Water rate hike foretold
Eisley:The reader wasn't happy that Raleigh was raising its water rates to compensate for conservation, and he demanded to know why we had covered that up.
Here's looking achoo
Eisley:If anyone tells you that Raleigh folks aren't as generous as they used to be, don't believe it.
Change we heed
Eisley:We've had more than our fair share of change lately at The News & Observer, so I want to update you on what's going on at The North Raleigh News and Midtown Raleigh News.
Why less is more
Eisley:It doesn't seem right: You've cut back on your water use, as Raleigh officials requested, and now they reward your sacrifice with -- higher water rates!
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