April 16, 2007 – 7:38 am
And a good Monday morning. The start of a new work week. How about a beer and hockey? [gv data=”ml9iyKy3fd4″][/gv] I must say, this guy needs a beer, or at least one of those "please join us in reality" pills Durham — A Durham preacher who voiced criticism of the handling of the Duke lacrosse […]
April 15, 2007 – 3:04 pm
MSNBC the station might be useless these days, but MSNBC the website is still pretty good, and they prove it with an article entitled "What Really Happened That Night At Duke," throught their Newsweek affiliation. It's a long one, but well worth the read. The only thing I will excerpt is this For the press, […]
April 13, 2007 – 4:58 pm
While I was perusing (well, trolling) the Democratic Underground for some good progressive seething, I ran across this article from the Washington Post Long before the case against three Duke University lacrosse players collapsed in public, a soft-spoken Sudanese immigrant knew that something wasn't quite right. When asked, he told the truth: One of the […]
April 12, 2007 – 7:29 pm
Too little, too late DURHAM – Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong acknowledged today that three former Duke University lacrosse players were “wrongfully accused” of sexual assault. Nifong released a statement one day after N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper dismissed the charges against the lacrosse players and declared them "innocent" and the victims of an "unchecked" […]
April 11, 2007 – 9:06 am
Seems like everyone is reporting that the case will be dropped today RALEIGH, N.C. — The three men indicted in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case could learn this week whether state prosecutors plan to bring them to trial or drop the charges, a person close to the case said Tuesday. The attorney general's office, […]
April 11, 2007 – 8:02 am
Morning, y'all, Jebediah here, and I must say, seems as if 'ole Lizzy Edwards has a wee bit of a problem with Southerners RALEIGH, N.C. – Elizabeth Edwards says she is scared of the "rabid, rabid Republican" who owns property across the street from her Orange County home – and she doesn't want her kids […]
April 7, 2007 – 11:15 am
Don't you just love the way government spends your money? CHAPEL HILL – Next week a Washington, D.C., artist will put the finishing touches on a $420,000 stone wall and 40-foot marble bench outside the new Town Operations Center at Chapel Hill's rural edge. The project is the latest example of the town's Percent for […]
March 29, 2007 – 7:39 am
I mentioned back last Saturday about a Bill to be introduced by Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) and other Republicans, and it was passed on Tuesday (from the Washington Times) House Republicans tonight surprised Democrats with a procedural vote to protect public-transportation passengers from being sued if they report suspicious activity — the first step by […]
March 21, 2007 – 4:48 pm
It just keeps getting worse and worse for Nifong (The Durham Herald Sun) The N.C. State Bar says Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong is engaging in "semantic hair-splitting" in an effort to fend off its charges against him and contends alleged misconduct like his is "seldom, if ever, excusable." When all is said and done, […]
March 13, 2007 – 1:42 pm
I haven't written much about the Duke Lacrosse case lately, because, not much is really happening. Well, today is a milestone. It is one year since the two strippers went to a house near the Duke campus to dance at a party thrown by the lacrosse players. And, at this time, the State still does […]