Cherry's failure
Editorial: The death of a patient at the state's Cherry Hospital is a chilling episode that demands immediate action.
A veto's wake
Editorial: Call it the ve-tow. For only the ninth time in his two terms in office, Governor Easley has formally rejected a bill passed by the General Assembly. This one has to do with easing the rules for hauling boats on highways.
Building it back
OUR VIEWS: Iraq is sitting on a $79 billion surplus as the United States continues to pay reconstruction costs. The U.N. can help.
At an early age
Editorial: Atlas Fraley was a popular and well-regarded student-athlete at Chapel Hill High School. He was an example of someone successfully making his way through the challenging years of adolescence.
Thunder meets water
Editorial: It appears that about the only things that can sink swimming phenomenon Michael Phelps are the eight gold medals from the Beijing Olympics he's now entitled to hang around his neck.
Pull the plug
Gain for the few could mean pain for the many. That conclusion is hard to escape when it comes to Duke Energy's proposal to sell wholesale electricity outside its traditional monopoly service area.
Fairer to victims
Editorial:After a News & Observer report in February noted that many of the 3,000 patients examined for rape in North Carolina hospitals last year were saddled with some part of the bills for the exams, the General Assembly acted to lift that burden.
On the mark
Editorial:They didn't get the same sort of TV coverage as women's gymnastics, but among the myriad events at the Olympics have been ones that require people to shoot (gasp!) firearms.
New-look DOT
Editorial:The state Department of Transportation has taken some -- but only some -- needed steps toward reinventing itself.
Innocent bystanders
Editorial:The economic downturn has caused lots of problems, and for some pet-owners and all animal-lovers, an especially sad turn has been taken.
August message
Editorial:Although summer officially began its reign almost two full months ago, it only now has attained its peak. And from the summit there's only one way to slide: Pessimistic Lord Byron warned that in August, English winters begin.
Opportunity lost
Editorial:The State Board of Community Colleges has missed a chance to take a stand for educational opportunity.
Sandburg's legacy
Editorial:If a more American story that Carl Sandburg has ever been lived, it is hard to imagine what it would be.
Notable numbers
Editorial:Statistics from the past week that deserve a double take.
Russians, out
Editorial:Short of war, America should try to ensure that Georgia's clash with Russia ends with Georgia's independence intact.
A violent end
Editorial:You're a police officer confronting a man waving a straight razor, who shouts that you'll have to kill him because he's not going to jail. Already he's hijacked a taxi and led the police on a high-speed chase through city streets.
Fuss or feud?
Editorial:The commission that is state government's ethics watchdog apparently has internal problems. They must be fixed, soon.
Species at risk
Editorial:Whenever the Bush administration proposes changes in environmental regulation, caution flags go up like Old Glory on July Fourth.
A press-protecting president is vital
Point of View:On Jan. 20, 2009, John McCain or Barack Obama will stand before the nation and swear to faithfully execute the office of the president and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
