Burns: Election changes, stays the same

May 7, 2012 - 3:50am

Stuart Savage eyed me the first time I entered the Reflector newsroom.

Burns: Get to know the candidates

April 23, 2012 - 3:50am

If you have questions about the upcoming election, reflector.com is a good place to look for answers.

Burns: Vet helps teens learn about conflict

April 2, 2012 - 3:50am

Al Defeo never made it to Vietnam. But he wishes he had.

Burns: Value of good reporting

March 19, 2012 - 3:50am

Here at The Daily Reflector we use any means available to get out the news. Of course, Facebook is one of such means.

Burns: Mystery worth solving

March 5, 2012 - 4:53am

PRINCEVILLE - Lakisha Wynder walked out of the door of a tiny duplex apartment, onto a gravel driveway and up the asphalt of Second Street on Friday, Feb. 10.

Burns: Family tree reveals history

February 20, 2012 - 4:52am

My father’s death on New Year’s Eve set me on a course of discovery.

Burns: Greenville's best qualities

February 6, 2012 - 4:52am

Ameeting of our editorial board here at the paper recently centered on Greenville’s reputation as a hub for crime.

Burns: Tweets deliver news, more

January 23, 2012 - 4:55am

Several months ago I checked our long-dormant Twitter account, @reflectornews, to see how many followers we had.

Burns: Youth effort paves positive path

January 16, 2012 - 4:50am

Martin Luther King Day is a good time to consider ways to nurture young people and promote community service, and a local outreach effort is offering a great opportunity to do both.

Burns: Drug packaging sparks ideas

December 19, 2011 - 4:50am

My health insurance company decided awhile back it wanted to save me some money by changing the way I can fill my prescriptions.

Burns: Another blow for daughter, dad

November 28, 2011 - 4:50am

The doctor shut the door, and silence filled the examination room. She put on her clothes and tried to put a clip in her hair.

Burns: Wild turkeys come calling

November 14, 2011 - 4:50am

The front door to The Daily Reflector doesn’t open until 8:30 a.m., but sometimes folks arrive before that, and we let them in.

Burns: Trick-or-treating is tonight

October 31, 2011 - 3:50am

It never ceases to amaze me that people need someone to tell them when they can trick-or-treat.

Bobby Burns: Lousy gardener perseveres

October 17, 2011 - 3:50am

I am a lousy gardener. Crabgrass has made itself at home in the centipede of my front lawn, weeds dominate my flower beds, and the dried skeletons of paltry summer vegetables still cling to their stakes in the back.

Bobby Burns: FEMA Clock is ticking

September 19, 2011 - 3:50am

Hurricane Irene blew down hundreds of trees throughout Greenville, including a good half dozen in my backyard.

Burns: Storm's wounds will heal in time

September 5, 2011 - 3:50am

The tree fell on Alyssa Medina's bedroom about 11 in the morning. Three hours earlier, she would have been in bed.

Bobby Burns: Crime debate heats up again

August 8, 2011 - 3:50am

A spate of gang violence, the release of a report from a public safety task force, and an impending election have once again heated up discussion about crime in Greenville.

Bobby Burns: Heat good for metaphors

July 25, 2011 - 3:50am

It's been hot enough outside to melt a mailbox. Seriously.

Burns: Trivia Challenge hits the road

July 11, 2011 - 3:50am

Do you like trivia? Do you like a challenge?

Burns: If it seems too good to be true ...

June 27, 2011 - 3:50am

I knew better, but the check looked authentic, so I contacted the state attorney general's office just to be sure. Alas, it was indeed a scam.

Burns: Ditches require neighborly care

June 13, 2011 - 3:50am

Robert Frost wrote that good fences make good neighbors. In eastern North Carolina, good ditches are more important.

Burns: Movies another reason to celebrate

May 30, 2011 - 3:50am

The Memorial Day holiday is the traditional start of the summer vacation season, when a lot of people head out of town and hit the beach.

Burns: Students learn about excellence

May 16, 2011 - 3:50am

A hundred school children honored Thursday at East Carolina University for academic success learned more is expected of them than high test scores.

Bobby Burns: Insurance mandate has value

May 2, 2011 - 3:45am

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to fast track a challenge of the new federal mandate that requires all Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014.

Burns: HIPAA limits important information

April 18, 2011 - 3:49am

Zealous application of a federal law regulating privacy of health care records captured a bit of attention on reflector.com recently when a letter writer voiced concern about HIPAA. The letter expressed frustration about health care providers refusing to give information to family members about a young Greenville man who had gone missing.