We ran a story last week about the battle over smoking in public places, fueled by the most recent report of the Surgeon General. And when the story ran, we set up an online comment area, and it’s been incredible to watch it fill up with insights, insults and everything in between. It’s the sort of dialogue and discussion that is sometimes hard to foster and happens best when it’s reasonably organic.
We’re doing a lot more of these interactive exchanges as we transfer our print journalism into digital format. They’re not the last word, of course, but you never know what you will get until and unless you ask people to contribute.
Quick Notes: There a lot of interesting stories in the paper today, but for my money, the most interesting were:
1) A little item in our regional briefing on B2 about a home invasion off of Silas Creek Parkway. Among the items stolen were “$400, three rings, two necklaces and three piggybanks.” Piggybanks. That is cold.
2) Cohabitation is big business—so to speak—in North Carolina. 144,000 people, more or less, are part of unmarried couples. That’s about three-quarters the size of Winston-Salem. If you’re interested in the statute, here it is. It’s 14-184 .
Happy Friday.
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