July 12, 2006 – 6:18 pm
Despite a massive, convoluted process, pure petty politics, the NC General Assembly has OK'd the use of the Pledge in NC schools: The General Assembly approved Tuesday a requirement that school districts set time daily in school for students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The measure also required schools to teach about the meaning […]
June 21, 2006 – 1:31 pm
Looks like someone down in the Queen City (Charlotte, NC, for y'all non-NC folks) has a bit of penis envy. Tom Sorensen, of the Charlotte Observer, does his best to rain on the Hurricanes, and their fans, parade: Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals was one of the biggest games ever played in North […]
June 19, 2006 – 10:55 am
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong is a little upset. Not over the way he himself has handled the Duke Rape Case, but, over the media treatment, including blogs, in the latest Newsweek (via Wizbangblog) Asked for an interview last week by NEWSWEEK, Nifong declined, but sent an angry e-mail accusing the national media of getting spun […]
June 16, 2006 – 12:56 pm
This is pretty wild A small earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four Western North Carolina counties Thursday night, the seventh noticeable temblor to shake the region in the past year. There were no reports of damage in the 3.1-magnitude quake, centered 28 miles north of Franklin and felt from Maggie Valley […]
June 14, 2006 – 9:15 pm
Well, that was fun today. Not much wind, but plenty of water. But, it wasn’t fun for everyone: Nearly eight inches of rain fell in the Raleigh area and other parts of central North Carolina, flooding roads and low spots Wednesday as the remnants of the season’s first named tropical storm slowly churned through the […]
June 9, 2006 – 7:14 pm
At what point does Nifong dismiss the charges or a rational, law abiding judge step in and end this charade, much less legal disaster? When Durham police and prosecutors asked a judge for permission to collect photos and DNA from 46 Duke University lacrosse players, they said a woman had reported being beaten, choked and […]
June 4, 2006 – 10:31 am
Here’s a story that slipped under the radar of the big media outlets: Sen. Elizabeth Dole became the first member of Congress to meet with the new Iraqi prime minister when she quietly traveled to his country last weekend. Dole, a North Carolina Republican, told The Charlotte Observer that she and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki […]
May 22, 2006 – 6:34 pm
From the Raleigh N&O John Edwards, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004, says he would not seek the presidency in 2008 if his wife’s health were to worsen. “She’s doing great. All the tests are good, and they’re very encouraging,” said the former North Carolina senator, whose wife, Elizabeth, has been treated for […]
May 18, 2006 – 4:26 pm
Or so writes Ruth Sheehan, in the Raleigh News and Observer: This case is about race because the slur-slinging — alleged by both of the dancers — is the one allegation that defense attorneys have not disputed. Contrary to Cheshire’s implication — it doesn’t matter how drunk you get, or how many drunken friends you’re […]
May 16, 2006 – 8:17 pm
Like many politicians, this one is completely and utterly clueless (from the Raleigh N&0) CARRBORO – Alderman John Herrera wants Carrboro to be the first town in North Carolina to give noncitizens the vote. At a meeting Friday between the Board of Aldermen and Orange County’s legislative delegation, Herrera asked the delegates to bring the […]
