Op-Ed Columns

Greensboro News and Record op-ed columns include:

Professor, Geography Department

Dr. Keith Debbage

“Billboards Revisited: Private Property Matters, but so does the Common Good” (November 14^th — 517KB)

 

“All Aboard Light Rail?” (October 17^th — 1.28MB)

 

“Middle Ground…Just Ahead? Billboard Proposal” (September 12^th — 924KB)

 

“Flying High in Guilford” (August 15^th)

 

“A Sense of Place” (July 18^th — 1.13MB)

 

“Blueprint for Triad Growth: Think Clusters and University-Industry Partnerships” (May 23rd — 1MB)

 

“A Tale of Three Shopping Centers: Redemption and Rebirth in Suburbs of  Greensboro” (April 11^th — 1.17MB)

 

“Building a Regional Identity” (March 14^th)

 

“The Battle on Battleground” (February 8^th — 2.14MB)

 

“Urban Vision: Looking Ahead to the Triad-Triangle Merger”

(January 11^th — 1.02MB)

2004

“And Now For Some Good News” (November 16^th — 4.59MB)

 

“Sports Play Key Role in Rejuvenating Downtowns” (September 20^th — 502KB)

 

“No Sense in the Census” (July 13^th)

 

“Downtown Greensboro: A BID For Survival” (June 22^nd — 1.09MB)

 

“Connections 2025: Greensboro Making Plans, History” (May 4^th — 3.79MB)

 

“The Logic of Logistics” (April 13^th — 976KB)

 

“Urban Urgency: FedEx and a New Baseball Stadium Notwithstanding, Painter Boulevard Should be the Community Focus” (March 9^th— 2.12MB)

 

“A Plan for Land: Triad Leaders, Community Respond to Sprawl Problem” (February 16^th — 3.71MB)

2003

“UNCG’s Geography Program Focuses on Applied Research, Jobs” (November 10^th)

 

“Public Trust Has Been Lost in Efforts to Revitalize Greensboro”

(October 6^th)

2002

“PART Could Play Role in Triad Growth” (December 2^nd)

 

“Crisis?  What Crisis?: A Community in Transition” (June 10^th — 3.76MB)

2001

“New Urban Neighborhoods Need to be More Affordable” (February 13^th)

 

“Reshaping Urban Regions” (co-authored with W. Horton) (January 23^rd)

2000

“Smart Growth” (February 7^th)

1999

“Focus on Positives of Airport Landing FedEx Air Cargo Hub”

(October 4^th) (also appeared in Winston-Salem Journal)

 

“Flying High” (February 15^th)

(also appeared in Winston-Salem Journal and High Point Enterprise)

1998

“BID for Survival” (June 22^nd)

(also appeared in Raleigh News and Observer, Winston-Salem Journal, and High Point Enterprise)

1997

“Its Great Being a U.S. Citizen” (December 15^th)

(also appeared in Winston-Salem Journal)

 

“Triad Depends on its Wheels and Wings” (February 11^th)

(also appeared in Winston-Salem Journal)

1996

"The Triad Needs More Ties That Bind" (August 20^th)

(also appeared in Winston-Salem Journal)

 

"Is Guilford County Lost In a Suburban Frontier?" (February 12^th)

1995

"Rough Ride Ahead For Triad Airport" (May 8^th)

1994

"Courts Have Altered 'Public Use' Definition" (August 14^th)

1993

“Can the Triad Handle Land-Use Planning” (August 18^th)

 

“Suburban Sprawl in the Triad: Heaven or Hell” (June 23^rd)

 

“Private Property Rights vs. Public Use and how FedEx Fits In”

(April 28^th)

 

“FedEx Hub and Spin City: Media Role is Critical” (March 4^th)

2000

Triad Business Journal op-ed columns include:

“Is this the Future of Triad Land Use and Transportation”

(December 31^st)

 

“Smart Growth: Cheap Slogan or Promised Land?” (October 29^th)

 

“Incorporations may Balkanize Triad” (July 23^rd)

 

“Two Studies Offer Insight into FedEx Debate” (June 18^th)

 

“What Does Regional Thinking in Triad Mean?” (April 30^th)

 

“Triad Needs to Understand Realities of Mass Transit” (February 19^th)

1999

“For the Triad, it’s Land Use, Not Transit-Stupid” (December 11^th)

 

“Other Regions in U.S. Work Together, Why Not Triad?” (November 20^th)

 

“Retail Madness Linked to Rush-Hour Furor” (October 9^th)

1998