My choice: the refs. Maybe Seattle didn’t get jobbed. And as an N.C. State grad, I’m glad to see Bill Cowher win. But I hate to see the Super Bo...

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No matter what school bond issue faces Wake County voters this year, here is an issue I promise will come: illegal immigration. You can see the R...

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The N&O reported today that the downtown Raleigh Convention Center keeps getting more expensive. And the city-subsidized hotel keeps getting uglie...

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Big-time political bloggers refer to the State of the Union speech as SOTU. I call Tuesday night’s performance SSOTU: Sorry State of the Union. No...

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When I heard about ABC anchorman Bob Woodruff being injured in Iraq, I thought first about his wife and four children. Then I thought about TV rati...

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Republicans always say they want government run like a business. So they put business – health insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies, speci...

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Oprah Winfrey already had become the most powerful bookseller in the world. Her endorsement – and an appearance on her show – guaranteed an author ...

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President Bush proclaimed that our goal is to bring democracy to the Middle East. So the Palestinians get democratic elections. What do they do? E...

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Bush/Rove think they’ve turned some good political judo on the Democrats over the eavesdropping battle. (Political judo is when you turn your oppon...

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Much as I hate to admit it, I suspect Carter’s right about terrorism dominating this year’s elections. (See his post below.) After all, nearly 40 y...

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