A lot has happened since I went on vacation. Apparently Charlton Heston died, a secret sex tape of Marilyn Monroe surfaced, the pope is visiting the US, and a myriad of other things has happened. Let me know if there is anything newsworthy I missed while I was gone. Unfortunately I was unable to follow my favorite pastime, the fights between the Wake County commissioners and school board. Also, I don’t know if Raleigh City Council has passed any more gems of regulations, see garbage disposal ban. Oh well. I hope to catch up and stay connected from now on.
Archive for the 'news' Category
Raleigh Eyes Easing Restrictions as Falls Lake Fills Okay, we have a lot of rain the past week and Falls lake is filling. But, we are still down 3/4 of a foot in rainfall since last year and the summer months are just around the corner. I think it is premature to lift any restrictions just yet. This seems to be a continuous problem with Raleigh city leaders. There is a short sightedness that boggles the mind. We have been struggling to conserve water for 8 or nine months now, why do we need to squander the resources God has given back to us? We need to continue to conserve water. I do agree that stage 3 water restrictions may not be needed but stage 2 restrictions should stay in place for the foreseeable future, until we begin getting consistent rain. Don’t be stupid Raleigh. Save your water.
I was some what disgusted yesterday when I logged on to a local TV station’s website and, of the five lead stories, three of them involved the death of someone, or multiple people. I know the old news motto “If it bleeds, it leads.” but this is rideculous. Are there no other stories they could feature? This is the Christmas season (don’t be upset I used the C word) there are many stories of good deeds that could have replaced one or all of those stories. A friend of mine used to work at a TV station in the area. She told me there were several mornings the anchors would gather around the wire machines waiting for stories. If there was not a death the would be upset.
I guess though we should also examine the fact they would not be showing these stories if we were not watching them.