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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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