Editorials on parade

A smattering of opinion from hither and yon . . .

The Old Reliable has not much of interest to say:

This old world has had a tough year, from the war in Iraq to natural disasters to assassinations to continued tensions in a hundred or so of what the experts call "hot spots." Somehow, and they deserve credit, people in those hot spots manage to find a few joys and a few hopes here and there to keep them going, because they do carry on. And the world keeps spinning. Perhaps that's why, after so many challenges, so many really dire things facing this planet, we trust that it, and we, will endure -- because we have.

We'll endure because . . . we have? Tell it to the dinosaurs, Steve.

The Charlotte Observer weighs in on the Great State of Mecklenburg:

So for Charlotte and North Carolina, the bottom line is this: We need each other. We prosper or decline together. It's foolish for either the city or the state to think otherwise.

Greensboro's News-Record has a seemingly random wish list of hopes related to local issues.

The Wilminton paper.

The Fayetteville Observer closes with this:

We pray for the continued success and safety of our deployed soldiers, and hope that the scheduled draw-downs in Iraq continue until all of them are home for good.

And last, but not least, the New York Times:

The overriding environmental issue of these times is the warming of the planet. The Democratic hopefuls in the 2008 campaign are fully engaged, calling for large — if still unquantified — national sacrifices and for a transformation in the way the country produces and uses energy. The Republicans do not go much further than conceding that climate change could be a problem and, with the notable exception of John McCain, offer no comprehensive solutions.