<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title><![CDATA[WSJ Opinion]]></title>
<link>http://www2.journalnow.com/content/list/opinion/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WSJ Opinion]]></description>
<language>en</language>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Northern Beltway]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/northern-beltway/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/northern-beltway/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Winston-Salem's Northern Beltway has been delayed for too many years as other cities in the state have proceeded with their urban loops and road construction costs have risen. Just recently, Gov. Bev Perdue announced a plan to finish the last leg of the Charlotte beltway. Winston-Salem leaders should renew their efforts to get state money for the loop here, so construction can begin as soon as a lawsuit opposing the beltway is settled.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[School days]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/school-days/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/school-days/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the Griffith Academy coverage in the Nov. 14 <i>Journal</i> ("Schoolhouse Shuffle"). The pictures and information about our old school were very heart-warming to me. I can still see Lena Godwin, Herm Griffin, Sarah Hunter and Mr. Kuykendall presiding over the school.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Cash for grades]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/cash-for-grades/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/23/cash-for-grades/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[It is much easier to point blame at one person than at the many who are at the root of a problem.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[DA Tom Keith]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/da-tom-keith/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/da-tom-keith/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Elected district attorneys often have almost as many critics as supporters. That's been the case with Tom Keith, who retires next week after almost 20 years as Forsyth County's top prosecutor. We've often disagreed with him on this page, but we've also recognized his accomplishments. In the final analysis, he's been a strong district attorney, especially in the last few years. And his best work could just come in "retirement."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Seeds: Success is a matter of being here now, letting go of past]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/seeds-success-is-a-matter-of-being-here-now-lettin/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/seeds-success-is-a-matter-of-being-here-now-lettin/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Searching through various documents and files recently for a quote, I came across an excerpt from the novel <i>Mission Success</i> by Og Mandino that I used to read every morning, particularly a section of the book called "The Seeds of Success." It was an accidental yet pleasant rediscovery and awakening. And right on time.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Carrying On: Widow fights to save others from overdoses after husband's death]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/widow-fights-to-save-others-from-overdoses-after-h/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/widow-fights-to-save-others-from-overdoses-after-h/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Vicki Pruitt of Wilkes County doesn't sugarcoat her husband's 2005 death from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs -- even when she's talking to her children.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Financial destruction]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/financial-destruction/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/financial-destruction/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Our country is running toward financial destruction and going at warp speed. We will be outdone by debt. That is why we cannot pass the health-care-reform bill as it stands now -- it will be the straw that breaks us.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Correspondent of the Week: The American dream]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/the-american-dream/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/the-american-dream/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[In the angry debates about health-care reform, it would help to remember that our nation was built on two great themes of the "American dream." One of those themes has always been liberty -- freedom from unwarranted restraint or coercion. This ideal exalts the rugged individual who stands alone, and sees government's role to keep us from infringing one another's liberty.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Editorial Shorts]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/editorial-shorts/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/editorial-shorts/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[After touring Winston-Salem's Institute of Regenerative Medicine Monday, Gov. Bev Perdue said that "There is no place in North Carolina more important to innovation than right here."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Enough of a reason]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/enough-of-a-reason/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/enough-of-a-reason/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[If this is not enough of a reason why women do not want the government involved in our health care, I do not know what is. The article in the Nov. 17 <i>Journal</i>, "Panel's advice stirring debate," informs us that a "government task force" has decided that most women should wait until they are 50 to have a mammogram, and then only every other year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Editor's Choice: I'll stick to first definition of 'reticent']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/202215/editors-choice-ill-stick-to-first-definition-of-re/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/22/202215/editors-choice-ill-stick-to-first-definition-of-re/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[J.L. McInnes of Winston-Salem has asked about the difference between two words, a difference worth preserving. He wrote:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:15:15 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Party maneuvering]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/20/party-maneuvering/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/20/party-maneuvering/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[North Carolina voters must wonder whether the people who run their major political parties have any sense.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Courageous vote]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/20/courageous-vote/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/20/courageous-vote/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[I write to support the many readers who have lauded Rep. Virginia Foxx for her courageous vote against "Obamacare." If "Obamacare" passes, we will all have health insurance. How un-American. If "Obamacare" passes, people will actually get care for their cancer in time rather than waiting to the last minute for treatment so local folks can hold a bake sale or spaghetti dinner to pay for it. How socialist. If "Obamacare" passes, people can no longer be dropped from their insurance if they have a pre-existing condition. How fascist. If "Obamacare" passes, children will get the health care they need. Sounds communist to me.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The power of art]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/19/the-power-of-art/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/19/the-power-of-art/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth Council is celebrating its 60th anniversary this week with a series of events that underscore just what a driving force the arts are, both in regard to entertainment and economic development.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Sept. 11 terrorists on trial]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/19/sept-11-terrorists-on-trial/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/19/sept-11-terrorists-on-trial/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[As many folks have stated, President Obama's decision to bring the 9/11 terrorists to New York for trial ("9/11 defendant to go on trial in New York," Nov. 14) is like bringing the Japanese who attacked Pearl Harbor to Hawaii for trial in a civilian court. This is the most ludicrous thing Obama has done yet. And for Attorney General Eric Holder to suggest we can find "an impartial jury" in the very city that was attacked is beyond comprehension. In my opinion, only a jury of their peers would be considered "impartial," and if we find someone who is equal to the terrorists in abilities, qualifications and background, shouldn't they, too, be arrested?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[A hero speaks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/18/a-hero-speaks/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/18/a-hero-speaks/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Officer Daniel Clark, shot last month by a man who killed his fellow officer and friend Mickey Hutchens, isn't a skilled public speaker. But yesterday he fielded questions from reporters for more than 30 minutes, talking softly but powerfully about his devotion to the memory of Sgt. Hutchens and his gratitude for an outpouring of community support. That support was well-deserved.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Distribution of refund]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/18/distribution-of-refund/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/18/distribution-of-refund/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[This is in response to the Nov. 11 letter "Squandered tax incentives." I am sorry the writer feels a bit cheated about the distribution of the refund from Dell. I would like to point out that when the city or county has a shortfall of funds or they need money for something, they sometimes raise the property taxes on the homeowner. Renters such as he are never affected by this, so why should not the homeowner receive a break for a change?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Artist condemnation]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/17/artist-condemnation/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/17/artist-condemnation/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[The letter "Art delay raises questions" (Nov. 9), while lauding the writer's own career as an artist, condemns the Winston-Salem Police Department for the removal of Mark Jenkins' sculptures. The writer admits that he doesn't know all the details, nor if the necessary permission was granted for the sculptures' installation, yet he vilifies the police, who, he says, are already famous for bad decisions over the past decades. Gosh, here I thought they were famous for their recent bravery in the Peters Creek shootings or their personal courage in going to the scene of accidents and other tragedies that most of us would run from. The police do not make the laws; they enforce them, often at great risk to themselves.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Teaching financial literacy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/17/teaching-financial-literacy/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/17/teaching-financial-literacy/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Parents teach their children to look both ways before crossing the street, to buckle their seat belts and to avoid talking with strangers -- all good advice in a world full of physical dangers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[School loyalty]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/16/school-loyalty/opinion/]]></link>


<guid><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/16/school-loyalty/opinion/]]></guid>

<description><![CDATA[Parents of Cook Elementary School students aren't the only folks who feel strong school loyalty ("No Attraction to This Magnet," Nov. 8). Our son has attended Brunson Elementary School, our neighborhood school, since kindergarten and is now in the highly academically gifted program. Having visited other schools in our county, we realize how special Brunson is and how lucky we are. The staff and administration are exceptional and the student population is wonderfully diverse. A school is about so much more than a building.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
