Remove ImagesJanuary 17, 2013
Monday, Jan. 21 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and is one of those weird holidays where government offices are closed and many private businesses are open. The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade beings at 11 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., just north of the interstate overpass. The parade ends at Gorrell Street.
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I was watching President Barack Hussein Obama's press conference on Monday and kept looking for White House AP reporter and former News & Record reporter Ben Feller. I couldn't believe they had demoted AP off the front row, and then I read that Feller had left AP and moved to New York. It didn't say what he was going to do, which usually means a reporter is writing a book. If that's the case I look forward to reading it.
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Saturday, Jan. 19 is Gun Appreciation Day. I've received a number of emails informing me that Saturday is Gun Appreciation Day, but I haven't received one that tells me what I'm supposed to do to recognize Gun Appreciation Day, or perhaps celebrate Gun Appreciation Day, other than fax my congressman that it's Gun Appreciation Day. And I'm pretty sure that Rep. Howard Coble is well aware of Gun Appreciation Day.
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The Greensboro City Council discussed its legislative agenda last week, which are the bills that the City Council would like to see passed in Raleigh during this session. Rather than spending a lot of time in discussions the council might have better spent its time calling former City Councilmember and current state Sen. Trudy Wade and see what she would support. Wade was on the losing end of a lot of 8-to-1 votes on the council, and although she will certainly do what she thinks is best for Greensboro, she doesn't owe many favors to fellow councilmembers, and it's a safe bet the state won't be naming any parks or bridges for Mayor Robbie Perkins while Wade is in the Senate.
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Wednesday my sister Beth Hammer (see front page) married Bill Still at the Guilford County Courthouse and, as a witness, videographer and ring bearer, I learned how the whole process works. It makes me proud to live in a city that is so friendly. Everyone we came in contact with, from the Register of Deeds office to the Courthouse was polite and helpful. But Magistrate Julie Antonelli, who performed the ceremony, was exceptional. She did a great job of putting everyone at ease and keeping a very special moment, special.
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