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A poor decision, or the right man for the job?

Willie J. Bell Jr., the new superintendent of Franklin City Public Schools, faces a tremendous task ahead. And ...

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Do we really care?

According to a recent article in Education Week (“U.S. Achievement Stalls as Other Nations Make Gains,” Dec. 3, ...

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Unaccountable

If budget projections hold true in the upcoming fiscal year, Southampton County will take in $56,226,521 in revenue. ...

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Apathy

I rarely sit down to my computer and write a column out of anger or frustration. Now, it ...

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Lapses in judgment

Last Sunday’s edition of The Tidewater News included an in-depth look at all of the candidates who are ...

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One man’s trash is another man’s column

I’ve been at this long enough now that I’m rarely surprised by our reader’s reactions to the news ...

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Andy

I met Andy Thomsen in August of 1989. I was starting my freshman year of college and had ...

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A race about race

As we speak, the city of Franklin’s mayor, superintendent of schools and school board chairman all are African-American. ...

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Selective outrage

Earlier this month, we published the separate reports of two people who were arrested and charged on suspicion ...

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The next to go

In December, the Franklin City School Board notified division superintendent Dr. Michelle Belle that her contract would not ...

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