The Winston-Salem Journal’s Scott Sexton warns taxpayers that Dell might put up a fight, citing Alleghany County’s experience in trying to recoup incentives from a manufacturing company that shuttered a pant.

Meanwhile, Richard Craver talks to Dell employees, who wished to remain anonymous because “they had been told by Dell officials that their severance package, ranging from eight to 12 weeks of pay and other benefits, would be terminated if they spoke with the media.”

Update: Gov. Bev Perdue has “made plain to Dell the state expects back every “red cent” it’s owed in tax breaks and other benefits because it didn’t meet job and investment performance standards.”

Again, why m I not reassured?