October 29, 2008 – 7:34 am
Welcome to North Carolina North Carolina voters are more likely than those in other states to cast ballots in national elections without making a choice for president. Unlike many states, a straight-party vote in North Carolina does not cast a vote for president. A ballot expert says the split makes it more likely that voters, […]
October 24, 2008 – 6:09 pm
Oh, joy. Crystal Mangum thought she was going to die when three people allegedly raped her at a March 13, 2006, party hosted by Duke lacrosse players. “I genuinely believed I was going to die in there, but I did not want to,” Mangum writes in her new book, “The Last Dance for Grace: The […]
October 22, 2008 – 9:10 am
And from the same trash paper that published a screed by Charlie Brooker calling for the assassination of W if he won in 2004. Beer drinkers for Obama: Many southerners are leaving behind the region’s racist history and embracing the idea of a black president I was headed into my local grocer in Durham, North […]
October 16, 2008 – 8:30 pm
Don’t know who Roy Cooper is? Watch this first, at least the first 18 seconds So, Roy Cooper is the North Carolina Attorney General. I have no idea if he is a Democrat or Republican. Doesn’t matter, really. I’m not sure if they are allowed to run by party for the position. But, here is […]
October 5, 2008 – 1:57 pm
Get your hankies out Angela Guerrero knew she might be overwhelmed for a few weeks, possibly a month, juggling work, child care and the daily grind of family life when her husband set out for the U.S. consulate offices in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. She never expected to be in the predicament she is in — […]
September 29, 2008 – 9:03 am
Save me from idiots Hispanic advocates have been asking Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell to resign for weeks. On Sunday, they took their request to the steps of the county courthouse. A multiracial throng numbering more than 100 gathered to pray for an end to racism and voice their outrage over comments that they say […]
September 13, 2008 – 8:28 am
One of the most watched Senatorial races by the Nutroots is between Elizabeth Dole (R) and Kay Hagan (D). In truth, the Nutroots would not be getting what they think they are getting, as Hagan has pretty much been a blue dog, but, they just want the seat. I wonder how they would feel about […]
September 9, 2008 – 7:28 pm
Johnson County, NC, Sheriff Steve Bizzell recently said some unflattering things about both legal and illegal immigrants. Let’s check the story The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina and other civil rights groups say they suspect Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell of discriminating against Hispanics and have begun an investigation. In a letter today […]
September 5, 2008 – 6:23 pm
As one would think, since I live in North Carolina, I have taken a keen interest in TS Hanna. Matter of fact, I was predicting to my friends and co-workers that Hanna would effect Raleigh, since I ended up scheduling myself off today, and these big storms always seem to hit (hurricanes, tropical storms, ice […]
August 26, 2008 – 3:58 pm
Remember this guy? He is an Islamic extremist who tried to murder multiple people at the University of North Carolina (about 30 minutes away as the SUV puts out CO2) A judge Tuesday sentenced Mohammed Taheri-Azar to 26 to 33 years in prison for plowing into a UNC crowd and injuring nine people in March […]
