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Winston-Salem Journal Opinion
Editorials from Winston-Salem's News Source
Updated: 3 min 37 sec ago
Stevens Center at 25
The North Carolina School of the Arts opened the Stevens Center with a bang in downtown Winston-Salem in April 1983. The center, named for a real-estate magnate and theater producer, Roger L. Stevens, had its struggles in its first years. But it has lived up to its promise, becoming a bedrock of both the arts and downtown revitalization. Area residents should continue to turn out for its captivating events and programs, giving the center the support it deserves.
Political Interference
American taxpayers aren’t getting what they’ve been paying for from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Volunteer Army
Advocates of a prolonged U.S. military presence in Iraq should ask themselves where we will get the troops.
Protect Rock House
Stokes County has a lot of historic structures worth preserving, and none is more worthy than the Rock House. The Stokes County Historical Society needs all the help it can get to protect the ruins of the house from vandals. The protection of this structure — and its ultimate preservation — is important for the county’s burgeoning tourism trade.
Child Poverty
Jesus told us that the poor will always be among us. Even so, we can try to reduce their numbers in North Carolina.
School or Prison?
Obviously, not all high-school dropouts are headed to prison. But plenty of prisoners are high-school dropouts, as a powerful new documentary makes painfully clear. The film, featuring interviews with Alabama prisoners, should be one of many tools that officials with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools use to try to raise the graduation rate of 70.7 percent.
Beating Evil
Forsyth County took a huge blow when two volunteers and the man they were trying to help were attacked Thursday, leaving all but one of the three dead. It’s hard to imagine a more heartbreaking and senseless crime. It’s natural to be outraged at those responsible. But instead of losing themselves in anger or fear of future attacks from cowardly thugs, the volunteers at Meals on Wheels are quietly and courageously going on with their work.
Killer Smog
Anyone who has ever visited Los Angeles knew, through common sense, that smog isn’t good for humans. Now, finally, maybe the White House will understand that, too.
Terrorist Rivalries
Not many Americans ever believed that ridiculous story that Israel planned and executed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, too many of us did believe, however, that Iraq and Iran were somehow involved.
Bits and Pieces
This has been a sad week for the extended family of the Winston-Salem Journal and its late, lamented sister paper, The Sentinel. Bill Ray, who worked as a photographer for the newspapers for 42 years, died Sunday at age 83. Larry Barton, who was The Sentinel’s resident editorial cartoonist for six memorable years in the 1970s before turning his attention full time to wildlife art, died that same day at 71. And Wednesday, Jesse Poindexter, an outstanding reporter for the Journal
Regenerative Medicine
Researchers at Winston-Salem’s Piedmont Triad Research Park scored another big victory last week when they landed a five-year, $42.5 million grant from the U.S. Defense Department to develop the use of regenerative medicine. Eventually, the real winners should be troops who lose limbs or are severely burned in Iraq and Afghanistan, or in any future wars.
Despicable Ad
The North Carolina Republican Party is up to its old race-baiting, guilt-by-tenuous-association tricks, but this time high-minded Republicans aren’t playing along.
A Police Review
A review of the Winston-Salem Police Department’s criminal-investigations division shows that, while the division has some good things going for it, there is lots of room for improvement. City Manager Lee Garrity and the city council should make sure that improvement happens.
War Criticism
Supporters of the war in Iraq are probably disappointed by the latest editorial blasting the Bush administration’s decision to invade Iraq, the way the war was planned and then how it was executed.
Movie Madness
March madness is long over, and it’s time once again for movie madness to reign in Winston-Salem. The RiverRun International Film Festival cranks up today and runs through Monday. Once again, it promises to be a lot of fun — and a moneymaker for restaurants and hotels.
Olympic Disaster
Readers may have been a bit confused by Sunday’s wire story noting that Deena Kastor of California had won the women’s marathon in the U.S. Olympic trials.
Hot Air
On Earth Day 2008, Americans must realize the sad fact that when it comes to global warming, President George Bush doesn’t have a clue. Thank goodness, he is about to become irrelevant.
Tackling the Trail
This area’s part of the long dreamed of Mountains-to-Sea Trail got a boost recently when planners decided on two primary routes in the western Piedmont, instead of just one. Area leaders and landowners along the trail should do all they can to make this dream, and the tourist dollars it could bring, a reality.
Smarter Farming
It’s great that more people are realizing that eating foods grown close to home and with a minimum of reliance on artificial fertilizers and pesticides can help the environment and make us healthier. An important new report makes it clear that the “eat locally” movement must become more than just a trend, however. If the world is to avoid widespread hunger and violence prompted by food shortages, urgent changes are needed in the way food is raised and distributed.
Smaller Portions
The fast-rising price of food is showing up in restaurants — and not just in bigger checks. The Washington Post reports that many restaurants have started cutting the size of their portions to save on costs. And that just proves the old saying that “every cloud has its silver lining.”
