The Greensboro City Council election is the only game in town for political junkies these days, and its gonna be a burner, with solid match-ups in most districts and a horse race in the at-large division.

The definition of marriage is the foundation to society. It should not be left to one activist judge to write its definition, states the press release, reasoning that its a legislators responsibility to put such an important decision in the voters hands.

We have five people running for mayor of Greensboro, including incumbent Bill Knight, longtime councilman Robbie Perkins, former councilman Tom Phillips, a genuine African-American Republican in Chris Phillips and Bradford Cone, scion of one of the citys oldest families.

Recent statements by state GOP leaders illustrate the growing chasm between our elected officials and the citizenry a disconnect that goes way beyond party ideology.

The city of Greensboro has proposals in hand from six contractors that would like the opportunity to push and pack household garbage in the limited section of the White Street Landfill that is permitted by the state.

It all went down last week in pretty much the way we said it would when we editorialized about it back in March 2010, when the Forsyth County Commission decided to defend its right to begin meetings with a prayer, which about 80 percent of the time was directed toward Jesus.

Always there is some partisanship in the annual redistricting pageant that takes place after every 10-year Census, as incumbents look to preserve their seats and possibly gain an edge for their parties. As distasteful as it is, politics play a big role in the process.

Honda Aircraft Co. and its CEO, Michimasa Fujino, are to be congratulated on their presumed contemplation of an expansion at their corporate headquarters at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The company is gearing up to assemble light jets as personal transport vehicles for the wealthy and powerful.

The following is a questionnaire submitted to every candidate for Greensboro City Council before the 2011 election Nov. 8. Answers will be reported in our 2011 Election Guide, our elections website (http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/flex-180-greensboro-elections.

Redistricting is a neat little parlor game that generally happens every 10 years, in conjunction with Census results. And on the surface it seems legit: Populations shift; constituencies change; loyalties weaken. Adjustments need to be made periodically.

The city of Greensboro has $5 million to spend on improvements to homes and businesses to achieve energy savings and improve the value of properties.

Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed House Bill 854, or the Womans Right to Know Act, on Monday. She should be applauded for her action. The bill would require a 24-hour waiting period and the informed consent of a woman before an abortion can be performed in the state.

One could be forgiven for being blindsided by the resignation sorry, mutual separation agreement of Greensboro City Attorney Rita Danish last week. After all, we had been assured time and again how new legislation in Raleigh the one that puts the city attorney under the authority of the city council as opposed to the city manager had absolutely nothing to do with Danish.

Sometimes we get the feeling that the national media just doesnt understand Greensboro, which, when it isnt confusing us with Greenville, seems determined to reduce us to unflattering rankings on listicles or spotlight bizarre occurrences like the ninja who crashed into the Apple store.

North Carolina has been embroiled in a debate over the education of undocumented young people for the past couple years, first with regards to community college and now, possibly, public schools.

The standoff between Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes and the Guilford County Commission over staffing at the new Guilford County Jail thats rising in downtown Greensboro Barnes wants 166 additional corrections officers, but hell take 89, and Commission Chairman Skip Alston and his crew are offering 78 is interesting on so many levels.

A plan by the city of Winston-Salem to spend money on shopping center upgrades has prompted murmurs of disapproval among the local commentariat.

How fortunate for us here in the Triad that both of our states US senators two of just 100 in the whole nation call this place home.

Maybe this isnt important. Maybe no one in Greensboro cares about public perception of our city government; maybe people here have no regard for what our neighbors and fellow North Carolinians think and say about our city, the third largest in the state.

It’s probably a good idea to keep an open mind when it comes to the Triad’s newest professional sports venture, an American Basketball Association franchise to be named the Triad Tre4 Cheetahs, one of three expansion teams planned for North Carolina. Joining them will be the Triangle Carolina Jaguars and the Eastern Carolina Cougars.