Along comes China and South Carolina is no longer poor enough

China's move up the textile ladder will produce the same difficult changes that other countries have experienced — among them the persistent problem of what do with the workers whose jobs leave. But workers in China are seeing their wages and benefits increase, and China's progress bodes well for workers in poorer places like Cambodia, Bangladesh and Madagascar.—Editorial, The New York Times

Challenge Greater Waco on track

It took five months for an Atlanta-based company, Market Street Services, to complete a comprehensive study designed to grow Waco, develop the workforce, change perceptions, revitalize strategic community areas and build a culture of implementation.

Now, four and a half months later, most of those goals are on schedule for completion, which is a praiseworthy accomplishment considering the scope of the challenge.—Waco Tribune-Herald editorial