Add tolls to N.C. 12

February 22, 2012 - 6:48pm

I think a few tolls on Interstate 95 would be OK. However, one road that needs to be tolled heavily is N.C. 12 on the Outer Banks.

Hospira actions confuse reader

February 21, 2012 - 10:03pm

I am calling with a comment about the article on Hospira.

Mayor David Combs sets a nice example

February 20, 2012 - 4:58pm

I would like to make a comment pertaining to Mayor David Combs.

Home Depot building needs an occupant

February 19, 2012 - 6:34pm

I am calling in concern of what to do with the Home Depot building in Rocky Mount.

Where has Rocky Mount cut their budget?

February 18, 2012 - 10:22am

I know everyone is tired of listening and hearing about the annexation laws but the truth of the matter is taxation without representation.

Ron Paul is smartest man running

February 18, 2012 - 10:20am

Ron Paul is the smartest man running for president.Dr. Paul is a veteran too and he is the only veteran in the entire presidential field.

Give new police chief a chance

February 17, 2012 - 9:45pm

I am calling with a comment about the Strike One Speak Up comment on the new police chief.

City should get involved at cemetery

February 16, 2012 - 6:59pm

I am calling in reference to Pineview Cemetery.I wish the city would get involved.

Youth need to know penalties of crime

February 15, 2012 - 9:26pm

These kids committing these crimes – whether breaking into schools or vandalizing property – they need to realize there are consequences for that kind of behavior.

No land barons, just homeowners

February 14, 2012 - 4:52pm

A recent call into Speak Up made no sense.

E-policing should remain the same

February 13, 2012 - 4:45pm

Strike 1: As his first decree, our new police chief has killed e-policing.

Renovation sounds like a terrible failure

February 12, 2012 - 9:42pm

I am calling in reference to the article on the mayor and the assistant city manager celebrating the supposed success of the Douglas Block renovation.

Premiums should come down

February 11, 2012 - 3:50pm

I agree that people are generally healthier now than they have ever been.You would think that health insurance premiums would be coming down.

Learn to live with the budget

February 11, 2012 - 3:49pm

I was reading where Mayor David Combs and several other mayors approved the three-quarter of a cent tax increase proposed by Gov. Beverly Perdue.

Who cut the trees down?

February 10, 2012 - 7:07pm

Who cut the trees down?There is a parcel of land between Wesleyan Boulevard, Hilltop Shopping Center and Benvenue Road just past Western Sizzlin that contained eight trees about the size of a dogwood.

Home Depot building should be utilized

February 9, 2012 - 4:32pm

I was sitting here thinking that it is a shame that the Home Depot building is just sitting there empty.

Rocky Mount needs jobs

February 8, 2012 - 8:48pm

I grew up in the Spring Hope area and came to Rocky Mount at the age of 18 to get my very first job, and I have always loved Rocky Mount.

Redraw school lines now

February 7, 2012 - 4:24pm

Can Nash-Rocky Mount school board members please explain why they are going to wait a year after the new school opens to redraw the school lines?

Send cards to the children's hospital

February 6, 2012 - 6:27pm

My calls is in response to the Speak Up about what to do with Christmas cards.I have done this in the past.

Romney didn't hit triple, he was born on third

February 4, 2012 - 8:03pm

Mitt Romney in an interview said he made his money the old-fashioned way – he earned it.Give me a break.

Oak Level denies rights of others

February 4, 2012 - 8:02pm

A small group of wealthy landowners in Oak Level want to deny the constitutional rights of all others.

Christmas cards should be saved

February 3, 2012 - 7:24pm

I am calling in response to the Speak Up about what to do with Christmas cards.This is Minnie Herbert and we have a use for Christmas cards.

Owner should pay vet bill

February 2, 2012 - 3:58pm

My comment is in reference to whether the sheriff’s office should pay the vet bill for the puppy who was recently hit.

Insurance costs rise no matter what

January 31, 2012 - 4:19pm

There have been reports that the number of car crashes are down from what they had been and the rates of cancer have fallen significantly.

Lower the speed limit

January 30, 2012 - 4:43pm

The recent accident that happened at the Thomas Betts Highway and Benvenue Road is a prime example of the design of the road.