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Where's the Governor?

Carter Wrenn posted on September 15, 2006 09:42

Not to long ago State Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Carmen Hooker-Odom claimed she was going to save taxpayers millions by hiring ...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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Raleigh Hits a Dead End

Gary Pearce posted on September 15, 2006 09:40

First the federal government shot down Raleigh’s hopes for light-rail money. Now the State Board of Transportation has cut off the spigot. ...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Meeker in 07 or 08?

Gary Pearce posted on September 13, 2006 12:55

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker may set the record for most mentions as a potential candidate for statewide office. But my bet is that he runs agai...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Eminent Domain

Carter Wrenn posted on September 13, 2006 12:53

There is a controversy simmering around the state about government using its right to Eminent Domain to seize private property. A recent article in t...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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The Power of Prosecutors

Gary Pearce posted on September 12, 2006 11:42

“Plamegate” in Washington and “Deckergate” in Raleigh make me wonder about the political power of federal prosecutors. For years, Democrats took grea...

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Posted in: General

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Plensa Plaza

Carter Wrenn posted on September 12, 2006 11:40

Raleigh Arts Commissioner Lee Tripi recently spoke out on behalf of Juame Plensa’s Plaza in the News and Observer 8-17-06. He wrote: “Decisions conce...

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Posted in: Raleigh

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Higher Gas Taxes Equals Less Roads

Carter Wrenn posted on September 12, 2006 11:29

With the price of gasoline soaring the state must – it has to be -- be awash in gas tax revenues – so why does it seem every time I open the newspaper...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Did 9-11 Really Change Everything?

Gary Pearce posted on September 11, 2006 15:41

That’s the cliché de jour, but I think 9/11 changed our lives in ways we can’t yet see – or even imagine. It’s not just leaving your shampoo and toot...

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Posted in: General, National Republicans

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Polls

Carter Wrenn posted on September 11, 2006 15:15

Gary, here’s some good news for your folks on the Democratic side of the aisle. Each month the Civitas Institute takes a poll; in August the...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats , North Carolina - Republicans , Issues

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This is Art?

Carter Wrenn posted on September 07, 2006 11:39

The City has asked Spanish ‘artist’ Jaume Plensa to redesign the ‘Plensa Plaza.” Mayor Meeker has his director of the City’s Urban Design Cen...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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