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5/20/2012 10:49 PM Letter a death row inmate might regret later RALEIGH – Danny Hembree Jr. apparently fails to understand some basic aspects of his current circumstances. As a death row inmate, he has been stripped of many of the rights that law-abiding c ... 5/19/2012 1:31 AM It's time to redesign our universities The academic scandal at UNC is bad, and we hope system president, Tom Ross, and chancellor, Holden Thorp, will rid our flagship university of classes little more than a sham. But this is only a first ... 5/19/2012 12:33 AM Bringing down giants and raising featherweights Ever had huge trees removed from your yard? We did recently. To define the experience would take just about every adjective in my vocabulary: relief, because the massive trees were way too close to ou ... 5/16/2012 9:43 PM Democratic party chair resigns, then not RALEIGH – Being a native North Carolinian, it’s understandable that David Parker might not be a fan of William Tecumseh Sherman. In his day, Sherman was quote machine. One of his more fa ... 5/14/2012 10:38 PM North Carolina pictured in two snapshots RALEIGH — More than a third of voters turned out for North Carolina’s primary elections, far higher than the normal turnout in a presidential year and almost as high as the record turnout ... 5/14/2012 6:00 AM Wait brings us the "Catch-22" of war What is really going on inside their minds when the soldiers come home? Before they can tell us, the call comes to go back to the Middle East for another long tour. In North Carolina, such brave sol ... 5/11/2012 11:07 PM Don't hate the player; hate the game As a parent, it is my responsibility to get to the truth in most situations. I have two children that are alike in many ways, but different in so many others. I’ve got one that will tell the tru ... 5/11/2012 10:46 PM If N.C. was a country RALEIGH — If North Carolina were a separate country, we would not fare well in key international comparisons of economic competitiveness. While it is more common to compare North Carolina to o ... 5/11/2012 6:00 AM No alarms and no surprises in primary RALEIGH – Tuesday’s primary elections came and went with few surprises. In the aftermath, the only final fit came from the opponents of an amendment to the state constitution banning gay ... 5/10/2012 12:16 PM A sex scandal, and a political failure RALEIGH – As long as there is politics and sex, there will be political sex scandals. In the state capital, and surely in Washington, far more of these smoldering scandals take place than are ... 5/9/2012 12:00 AM Plan focuses on early-grade reading RALEIGH – A public school reform plan from state Senate leader Phil Berger isn’t getting much praise from Democrats. That’s understandable, and it’s too bad. It’s und ... 5/8/2012 6:00 AM Five vie to replace Wood as auditor RALEIGH — The five Republicans seeking the job of state auditor have stuck to a common theme: They all say that the Democratic State Auditor Beth Wood could do more to attack waste and fraud in ... 5/7/2012 6:00 AM Troxler faces criticism in bid for third term RALEIGH — State Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler hasn’t enjoyed an easy second term in office. Back in the fall, an E. coli outbreak at the N.C. State Fair sickened about two do ... 5/5/2012 12:00 AM Feathered friends reflect seasonal change How exciting to have a variety of bird species adorn the landscape at different seasons of the year. In April I’m eager to see the hummingbirds return and visit my feeders; they are lovely littl ... 4/30/2012 6:00 AM Four vying for treasurer's post RALEIGH – Many North Carolinians probably consider the North Carolina treasurer to be the state’s banker. That’s not exactly the case. An appointed controller (right now, a man nam ... 4/28/2012 12:00 AM All it takes is seven little words So I caught an interesting interview on The Golf Channel a couple weeks ago. Bill Russell was on The Feherty Show and it was a hour long sit down with the Boston Celtic great. Now, I was a little skep ... |
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