January 26, 2005 – 7:20 am
Perhaps I should have created a new category called "HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!" for this story: A medical examiner studying a body in a morgue was shocked when he saw the man take a shallow breath. Larry Green was removed from the morgue at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and taken to Duke University Medical Center in […]
January 23, 2005 – 7:31 pm
An interesting study, submitted for thy approval (courtesy of Incessant Rant). The 2004 Tax Freedom Day study. According to the study, North Carolina is number 32 on the list, with our Day having been on April 6th. Overall, the true Tax Freedom day is April 11th, the earliest it has been since 1967. Since I […]
January 18, 2005 – 8:06 am
A month-old argument sparked a fight Monday night inside the Triangle Town Center shopping mall that left two teenage brothers suffering from stab wounds, police said. The unidentified victims, ages 18 and 16, were taken to WakeMed Raleigh Campus for non-life-threatening injuries. One was stabbed in the buttocks and the other on the back near […]
December 13, 2004 – 10:01 pm
In a totally expected move, the North Carolinian Electors through their 15 Votes to President Bush. William Trotter (R-9th district elector) stated, "It’s a great historic occasion, one that’s very important to me, to get to vote for our President George W. Bush." While Trotter cast a vote for the Charlotte area, Judy Keener (R-13th […]
December 8, 2004 – 7:55 am
Jeremy at American Warmonger was discussing You Might Be a Geek 001, and part of the discussion was about email, which brought about a comment from moi regarding the Ice Storm of 2002 (has to be capitalized) where had no email, no internet, no access. Oh, and no power. Well, Avast! This weekend is the […]
December 3, 2004 – 9:00 am
Ever since I posted an article on a teacher at Rowan-Cabbarus Community College being suspended for showing Fahrenheit 9/11 in class, I have kept an eye, every few days, on any new information. Not a thing, as of this time. I have a few emails out to some of the more local news sources, will […]
December 2, 2004 – 9:10 am
The NC General Assembly has a new law targetting aggressive drivers: It said an aggressive driver "drives carelessly and heedlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others." So how does the General Assembly define that statement? First, authorities must catch the aggressive driver speeding. Second, police must also determine that […]
November 30, 2004 – 9:03 pm
The NC State Board of Elections has made a decision regarding the Nov. 2nd election problems in Carteret County, where a voting machine did not record thousands of votes. Memory set incorectly. They have "voted 4-1 to allow allow participation in the special election by early voters whose ballots were lost, along with those who […]
November 30, 2004 – 8:05 am
Yes, I know vandalization is still not a word. Anyhoo (not a word), the three charged with vandalizing the Raleigh GOP headquarters appeared in court Monday the 29th (starting their week on a bad note, eh?) , and have made the wise decision to not waive the Right to council. The three people accused of […]
November 27, 2004 – 10:06 am
Wow. I am impressed. Responsibility in government: Republican members of the State Board of Elections aren’t sold on the idea of a new statewide election to resolve the agriculture commissioner’s race, the results of which were delayed by lost votes in Carteret County. Chuck Winfree of Greensboro and Lorraine Shinn of Greenville, the GOP members, […]
