Credit 101: Helping Make Sense of Good Credit

Credit 101 is a part of the Future Cents project.  Teens and adults are invited to learn more about establishing and repairing their credit score.  It is all about the number!  Learn what the number is.  How to protect your score and more!  Credit 101 will be held at the Cultural Center Boardroom next door [...]

Two GPL Librarians in England, Post #1: Fantastic Manchester Libraries: John Rylands, Deansgate, and Chetham’s Library

Chained books, Chetham’s Library, Manchester, UK Frank Barefoot and I are now on holiday in the UK visiting former Greensboro Public Library colleague Heidi Schachtschneider-Williams and her husband Gareth, and yesterday we were lucky enough to see two very fine libraries in Manchester:  the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, which houses one of the UK’s finest manuscript and rare [...]

Election Day, November 2, 2010

Next Tuesday, November 2, is Election Day.  Local, state, and national government offices will be on the ballot.  Some of   the many positions to be voted on in Guilford County are: 1) The United States Senate seat for North Carolina  currently held by Senator Richard Burr, who is running for re-election; 2) Seats for United States [...]

Possible Basis for the Story of Lydia, the Jamestown Ghost?

Since Halloween is approaching, I thought it would be a good time to share something I found a few years ago which just might be the basis for Guilford County’s best-known ghost story, that of ”Lydia.” I well remember reading Nancy Robert’s book An Illustrated Guide to Ghosts & Mysterious Occurrences in the Old North State when I was [...]

Teaching Money Skills for Life

Fall series kicks off August 30 Future Cents in an interactive series of workshops that will help give teens a reality check about money management. How many of us as parents see them repeating our mistakes with money. Give them the tools that they need to succeed and not fall into traps. Take advantage of [...]

Upcoming Runoff Primary, June 22, 2010

A runoff primary will be coming up on June 22, 2010.  The polls will open at 6:30 a. m. and close at 7:30 p. m. If you are not registered to vote already, you will not be able to vote or register and vote on June 22.  If you are a registered Democrat and were [...]

Raising Money Smart Kids

How well adjusted are our children when it comes to money?  Statistics show that young people are buying more and accumulating more debt than ever before.  Future Cents is a grant funded project that will help youth and their parents learn budgeting, checking, saving, investing and more.  The goal of Future Cents is to help [...]

A Neanderthal Eve?

For the last couple of decades the human evolution debate has been dominated by the “Out of Africa” theory, which holds that Homo sapiens evolved in Africa around 200,000 years ago, then began spreading to other continents at around 60,000 to 70,000 years ago.  This theory has developed from analysis of human DNA, i.e., from the study of our genetic makeup.    [...]

Registering to Vote When You Vote Early!

Did you forget to register to vote by April 9 for the May 4 primary?  Don’t despair!  If you vote early, you can still register to vote at the same time.  Early voting begins on April 15.  Days, locations, and times can be found on the Early Voting Schedule and Locations link on the Guilford [...]

Registering to Vote in the May 4 Primary

The last day to register to vote in the May 4 primary is Friday, April 9.   You can deliver a completed voter registration form to the Guilford County Board of Elections Greensboro or High Point offices by 5 p.m. on that date.  Also, you can mail in a completed form to the Guilford County Board [...]