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Entries for December 2006
Carter Wrenn posted on December 14, 2006 15:56
With only 52 votes Republicans don’t have much voice in choosing Jim Black’s successor as Speaker of the House. But here’s a suggestion: Challenge the...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 14, 2006 15:52
Last year, an eighth grader on her way to East Millbrook Middle School was struck by a car. The principal immediately asked the City to put a crossing...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 13, 2006 15:39
Speaker Jim Black did not invent the political system that embroiled him in the scandals that led to his announcement, yesterday, that he will not see...
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Gary Pearce posted on December 13, 2006 11:13
The political pot is boiling for Raleigh’s elections next year. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve heard – via emails and conversations – since we ...
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Gary Pearce posted on December 12, 2006 09:53
Here’s how you can tell how much trouble George Bush is in because of Iraq: he’s comparing himself to Harry Truman.
I always know a Democratic candid...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 12, 2006 09:51
Four waste disposal companies propose to build mega-dumps in North Carolina and haul, literally, mountains of garbage from New York, Massachusetts and...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 12, 2006 09:49
Contributions to political campaigns are not bribes, because the money is not personal income to elected officials. But what if a Congressman puts his...
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Gary Pearce posted on December 11, 2006 13:06
The Washington-focused national press corps has anointed Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama as front-runners in the Democratic presidential race. T...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 11, 2006 13:04
Mayor Meeker’s said some unkind things about developers (especially when it comes to higher impact fees) in the past, but, now, the Mayor’s about to t...
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Carter Wrenn posted on December 11, 2006 13:03
Now that we seem to have started down the path of getting out of Iraq, let’s ask ‘what if’ the worst happens. We won the military war in Iraq in a mat...
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