Editorials

The Carolina Hurricanes recent successes have caused a chaotic scramble at my house.
This is the first time they've played in the Stanley Cup Finals when Kristi and I will not be there.
There are a few things involved in this: we're super busy and very important people; Raleigh traffic; and tickets in the nosebleed section were over $1,200 each when I checked. So, for all of those reasons, but mostly the last one.

A young man visited me at the newspaper office the week following the Blooming Festival. He was extremely polite and complimented the chamber for organizing the festival. He continued to explain that while walking his dogs, he noticed small trash in the edges of yards from the parade where the town's street sweeper couldn't reach. Some areas also had candy stuck to the sidewalks. Rather than barking, he politely asked if the chamber would support him in a clean-up day effort. The word "absolutely" couldn't come out of my mouth fast enough!

This photo published in The Nashville Graphic on July 13, 1976. The Nashville Jaycettes received their charter in a ceremony at Birchwood Country Club.