Category Archives: NC News

Church Sign Angers Muslims In Spring Hope

Of course, how else do the Muslims respond to every slight? Spring Hope — Words like "bomb" and "die" draw attention to the small sign in front of Good News Independent Baptist Church. Rev. Gary Murrell put up the sign, which on one side claims the message of Islam is "submit, convert or die." The […]

Need a Problem Fixed? Ask For More Taxes

Seriously, why is it that everytime something goes wrong, or is perceived to be wrong, the usual suspects ask for more taxes? Witness this op-ed by Stan Norwalk, who is vice-chairman of WakeUP Wake County, a group whose sole purpose seems to be to find new ways to tax Wake Country residents for some sort […]

Wake County Judge Says No To Year Round Schools

I’ll admit, I really haven’t followed the issue here in Wake County, NC, regarding the plan to change schools from regular to year round. I assume this is something that is happening all over the country. I have no stake in the game, except for the taxes they yank from my paychecks for their crazy […]

Duke Lacrosse: Ruth Sheehan Says “Sorry!”

Sister Toldjah calls this refreshing Ruth Sheehan Staff Writer Members of the men's Duke lacrosse team: I am sorry. Surely by now you know I am sorry. I am writing these words now, and in this form, as a bookend to 13 months of Duke lacrosse coverage, my role in which started with a March […]

Walter B. Jones Gives Us His Surrender Reasons

From a letter to the editor in the Raleigh News and Observer, Friday, April 27th, by one of two Republicans to vote for the House Surrender in Iraq funding bill: Your April 25 article about the supplemental funding bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan wrongly explained my expected support for the bill by […]

Walter B. Jones: The Last To Vote

To continue what I was saying in the Surrender Monkey post this morning, it seems that Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-NC 3rd) has even more to answer for. He voted for the House surrender bill, aaahhh, but it doesn't stop there. Listening to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC 5th) on WPTF this afternoon, it seems that […]

Duke Lacrosse: 2nd Petition To Remove Nifong To Be Dismissed

Via WRAL For the second time in two months, a local resident has filed court papers seeking the removal of Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong from office. But a judge overseeing the case said he would again deny the motion. Elizabeth Brewer filed a civil complaint against Nifong in February, alleging willful misconduct and […]

U.S.S. North Carolina Christened

The newest Virginia class attack sub, the U.S.S. North Carolina, was christened yesterday in Newport News, Va. A little bit about the sub, from the Navy Newstand The Navy’s newest attack submarine, North Carolina, will be christened Saturday, April 21, during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard, Newport News, Va. […]

Teacher Took Indecent Liberties With 13 Year Old

Granted, we now have the 24 hour news cycle with inunmerable amouts of media outlets nowadays. News gets out at the speed of the Internet. Even so, why do we keep hearing about cases like this? Carrboro — A teacher’s assistant with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system was arrested Wednesday and fired by the school […]

Va Tech Shooting: HuffPo Chimes In

By now, most people know about the Virginia Tech shooting. If you want some good info, check out Blue Star Chronicles, Hot Air, and the Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler. You can also follow the trackbacks at Hot Air. There is little that I can add beyond saying what a horrendous tragedy this was, and I offer my heartfelt […]

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