March 30, 2006 – 11:53 am
But, the problem as I see it (or at least one of them), is that the odds of winning are fixed: How long are those odds? Consider this: Six out of every seven tickets will not award a cash prize. Of the relatively few tickets that result in cash winnings, more than half will be […]
March 28, 2006 – 10:36 pm
I haven’t really touched on this subject, the whole “innocent till proven guilty” thing. Do not want to go off uncocked like the Defeatocrats. But, the investigation into what happened at Duke is getting very serious (as it should) Duke University announced at a press conference this evening that the university’s lacrosse team will not […]
March 26, 2006 – 4:07 pm
First, who is Jim Black, and why must he go? From Jim Black Must Go: Over the course of the last 12 months, the Speaker clearly has abused his office. Need evidence? Consider this: The Speaker let a registered lobbyist secretly run his office. He appointed a paid representative of one of the companies seeking […]
March 25, 2006 – 11:04 am
Will the NY Times cover this? (via the Raleigh News and Observer) A letter police found in Mohammed Taheri-Azar’s bedroom said he wanted to kill Americans but that driving a rented sport utility vehicle through a crowded campus plaza was not his first choice. With family members sitting behind the 22-year-old, sometimes crying on one […]
March 24, 2006 – 10:17 am
I’m confused (via WRAL) A man accused of driving a SUV into a group of students at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill will make an appearance before a judge on Friday. Taheri-Azar told investigators he wanted to kill people as payback for the killing of Muslims around the world. The Orange County […]
March 11, 2006 – 7:49 pm
I was going to write something pithy about the wonkerness with this article, in which they kind of failed to mention that it is a Democratic run Legislature and Governor that is causing the issue in North Carolina  States have steadily limited the public’s access to government information since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, […]
March 10, 2006 – 7:20 am
Must be a Republican, right? Nope, sorry. (Via WRAL) Â The State Board of Elections on Thursday asked local prosecutors to consider filing criminal charges against a Hertford County senator accused of failing to report $23,275 in campaign contributions since 2002. Sen. Robert Holloman, a Democrat, told the board he hadn’t intentionally violated rules, and asked […]
March 7, 2006 – 7:13 am
Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar had his first day in court on Monday, and showed the face of modern Islam. Excerpts from the News and Observer story, including from the 911 tape when he called the police, which you can listen to at the same link: “I’m thankful you’re here to give me this trial and to […]
March 6, 2006 – 7:39 am
On the day that Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar is going to have his first day in court for 9 counts of attempted murder, students at UNC Chapel Hill will be active Protests are planned for Monday in the same area of campus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where, authorities said, a former student […]
March 4, 2006 – 1:48 pm
More info regarding the SUV incident at UNC Chapel Hill on Saturday. From the Raleigh News And Observer The FBI has joined the investigation of a recent college graduate who faces attempted murder charges for allegedly injuring bystanders after driving a sport utility vehicle through a popular campus gathering spot. No one was seriously hurt […]
