http://www.reflector.com The latest headlines from Reflector en-us Copyright 2008, Cox Newspapers Inc., The Reflector Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:02:57 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/reflector/images/reflector_8831.gif http://www.reflector.com 5 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/FORUM_Schmidt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/FORUM_Schmidt.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:28:51 EDT Neil Dorsey recently wrote that four Lexington restaurants now prohibit smoking, and stated that we need to have all restaurants go smoke free. http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/FORUM_Cooper.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/FORUM_Cooper.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:27:28 EDT On July 4, Jesse Helms, nicknamed "Senator No" due to his obstructionist proclivities, died. Among social conservatives, Helms, a self-described "redneck," will be remembered as a savior of a conservative ideology peppered with insinuations of racism and a hatred of governmental intervention in the social arena. Liberals and civil rights groups, however, view Helms as a race-baiting pariah who preyed on people's fears. http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/ED_Russia.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/12/ED_Russia.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:26:49 EDT The Russian invasion of South Ossetia and Georgia challenge's the international community — and the United States in particular — to deal forcefully with Moscow. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili won election by promising to strengthen bonds with Washington, D.C., and now looks to this nation's capital for help in his country's most desperate hour. http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/11/FORUM_Whitehead.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/11/FORUM_Whitehead.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:31:33 EDT Congratulations to Pitt County on accepting the grant from the Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation to fund a breastfeeding in-home program for Hispanic mothers. Research has shown that peer counselor programs are successful in improving both the initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding, especially in low-income families. Culturally, mother-to-mother support has always been a valuable means of education. http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/11/FORUM_Albright.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.reflector.com/opin/content/news/opinion/stories/2008/08/11/FORUM_Albright.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:30:50 EDT Did you take advantage of the tax free weekend? As our family took advantage of this opportunity to buy many items tax free, I reflected on the upcoming election.