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Civitas Review Online: Does She Really?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:16:23 -0500

Gov. Bev Perdue is honoring veterans today by pandering for military votes telling businesses that they should hire more veterans by participating in a new program called “I Hire Military.”

That’s great and all, but has the Governor noticed unemployment in North Carolina is 10.8% (8th highest in the [...]

Right Angles: Heath Shuler: tie diviner, America definer

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:16:08 -0500

Poor Richard at the Voice of the American blog, tells a story about his recent visit with Rep. Heath Shuler, D-NC:

We were sitting around the coffee table and he leaned forward and said, “You’re a registered Republican aren’t you?” I responded, ” Yes.” ( I wish I had responded, [...]

EdCone.com: Outside

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:42:51 -0500

There are many rational reasons for not walking in the rain, but if you are compelled to do so by, say, an insistent dog, the experience really can be very nice, especially if it's not too cold and the fall... [...]

The Meck Deck: Burn in Hell, John Allen Muhammad

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:33:40 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I was living in a DC suburb when the DC Sniper struck. Coming a few months after 9/11 — a woman I knew was on the plane which hit the Pentagon — and the anthrax attacks — office building a few blocks away was locked down — the [...]

Public Policy Polling: GOP disunity overblown?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:26:00 -0500

I think Republican unity problems of late have been extremely overblown.

There's no doubt NY-23 was a big old mess, and if that's replicated on a broader scale next year the GOP will have some problems. But I think that whole charade was a once in a lifetime thing.
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Under the Dome blog: Tough cases used to save program

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:07 -0500

In another fight against Medicaid belt-tightening, the Association for Home & Hospice Care of N.C. is trying to rally the public against cutting private duty nursing services.

An association lobbyist, Carter Wrenn, posted a video on his blog, Talking about Politics, highlighting the stories of patients with chronic [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: CEO turnover rate slows in October

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:55:25 -0500

Fewer chief executives left their jobs in October than in September, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: SBA expands veterans’ program

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:54:34 -0500

The U.S. Small Business Administration and its Office of Veterans Business Development have created a three-year program to offer entrepreneurship training for service-disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. [...]

News 14 Carolina: McCrory prepares to leave office with approval still high

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:43:56 -0500

Mayor McCrory, who will soon be stepping down from his office, will do so with his popularity intact. McCrory's final approval rating is 59 percent, with only 26 percent disapproving. [...]

Civitas Review Online: Selling Grades? Let’s dig a little deeper

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:14 -0500

Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro is in the news for a plan that lets students boost test scores by making a donation to the school (See article). I find this whole episode troubling on several levels, not the least of which is the plan amount to nothing less than [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Is the free market a friend or foe of the environment?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

The question in the headline set the stage for a lunchtime debate at Campbell University Law School between Bill Holman and Fred Smith. Holman is the former N.C. secretary of environment and natural resources who now serves as director of state policy for Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Smith [...]

Public Policy Polling: Vote!

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Voting is now open for who we should include with Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and Mitt Romney on our next 2012 poll.

The choices are Rudy Giuliani, Rush Limbaugh, George Pataki, Ron Paul, and John Thune.

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I didn't put Jeb Bush, Newt' [...]

BlueNC blogs: What Really Should Be Discussed Regarding the Yadkin River Hydroelectric Project

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:23 -0500

The opinion piece below was published in the Charlotte Observer on Nov. 5, 2009. I am republishing this piece on behalf of Dean Naujoks, the Yadkin Riverkeeper (www.yadkinriverkeeper.org).

The Yadkin Riverkeeper is one of the many environmental groups in opposition to Alcoa receiving a new 50-year license from [...]

BlueNC blogs: It is Veterans Day...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:05:40 -0500

While appalled that it's from Faux News coverage, it still makes me shiver..
Listen

And, if you're interested in taking a few moments to honor veterans I can think of no better way than reading Chaplain Roland Gittleson's prayer of dedication at the' [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Note how quickly Hayek's relevance followed that Keynesian revival

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:55:00 -0500

Thanks for posting that Schlaes editorial about Hayek's relevance, George. I can't help remember that it was not even a year ago that the Wall Street Journal observed that "We're All Keynesians Now." Facts have a nasty habit, however, of... [...]

Carolina Politics Online: Jenny Sanford Endorses Nikki Haley for Governor

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:54:15 -0500

This is great!

Jenny Sanford, the wife of embattled South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, has endorsed GOP state Rep. Nikki Haley in the race to replace her term-limited husband.

South Carolina’s first lady made the announcement in a fundraising letter to Haley’s supporters.

“When I’m asked my wish for South Carolina’s future, my [...]

The Meck Deck: Let’s Sell Grades in Wayne County

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:35 -0500

Number of comments: 2

This is pretty funny.

A Wayne County middle school decides to raise money by selling off test points for every donation. Adults thought this was a good idea.

The N&O wrote about it, other adults thought a little harder, nixed it.

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The Progressive Pulse: When Everything Stayed the Same

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:44:56 -0500

Hello, Pulsies, I know you’ve missed me, and I’m sorry about depriving you of my pearls of wisdom. It was selfish. Everything’s going to be all right, though, I’m back now. In fact, I’ve just finished a book that taught me oh so much. I [...]

The Progressive Pulse: More on health care

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:28:10 -0500

In his Weekly Briefing “Okay, let’s go over this one more time“, Rob Schofield provides just with just the simple facts about health care reform.

Share and Enjoy: [...]

BlueNC blogs: "You're not going to tell them, are you?"

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:21:25 -0500

Inside the so-called mind of a pro-life hypocrite.

“I’ve had several cases over the years in which the anti-abortion patient had rationalized in one way or another that her case was the only exception, but the one that really made an impression was the college senior who was the president [...]

BlueNC blogs: I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Rockslides: Past, Present and Forecast

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:42 -0500

As reported by Vicki Hyatt, editor of The Mountaineer, the Pigeon River Gorge section of I-40 has and will continue to be a rockslide-hazardous corridor. The following is a reprint of her November 3, 2009 article “I-40: A troubled history.”

Rock slides that halt travel between Haywood and Newport, Tenn., [...]

EdCone.com: Troubled Times

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:07:18 -0500

"Things seem to be going from bad to worse at the Washington Times. And the continued operation of the newspaper, which is owned Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, seems to be in serious doubt." The turmoil may be driven... [...]

The Progressive Pulse: NC’s budget gap growing; national think tank calls for more federal aid to states

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:03:05 -0500

Yesterday in his comments at the Budget & Tax Center’s legislative briefing in Fayetteville, Senator Rand said that the he has been told by legislative fiscal staff that state tax revenues are behind projections by $90 million through the end of October. In the grand scheme of things that is [...]

InterstateQ.com: Is OutGayLife back to its old copyright infringement tricks?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:02:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
A special follow-up to our Jan. 6, 2009 exclusive, “OutGayLife website network allegedly stealing news content from gay pubs, blogs, mainstream press” After coming under fire for republishing more than 300 Associated Press articles and dozens more from LGBT-focused blogs, news organizations, publications and other media, the OutGayLife.com network is again [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: One-note klaxons still wailing rrrraaaAAAAAACISM over Wake Co. school board vote

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:59:00 -0500

The latest being Terry's find. Not that it took a Nostradamus or anything, but I predicted as much election night.... [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: U.S. to speed up broadband plan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:47:25 -0500

Two U.S. agencies assigned to distribute federal stimulus money for broadband infrastructure projects will cut the number of funding rounds to two from three an effort to streamline the process. [...]

Winston-Salem Journal: Medical research and the front page

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:42:00 -0500

What is a family newspaper to do when the most important research coming out of the big, flashy medical center down the street involves .... repairs to the male anatomy? The story Tuesday about research at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine involving the laboratory [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Hayek's relevance

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:32:00 -0500

In this Bloomberg piece, Amity Schlaes says that every economist has his day and it now seems to be Hayek's time. She refers to him as the "master of gloom" for his argument that embracing welfare state ideas put a nation on the road to serfdom. Gloomy, yes -- but is [...]

The Progressive Pulse: Barbara Morales Burke refuses to answer question about Blue Cross market share

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:26:58 -0500

Burke is a former insurance regulator who sold out to Blue Cross and now pushes the company line. In almost every interview she hesitates and stammers a great deal. I like to think it’s because she can barely force the misrepresentations out of her mouth.

One particularly entertaining [...]

EdCone.com: Penthouse letters

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:53 -0500

I wrote a couple of articles for Playboy (pre-internet, sorry no link), and I didn't have qualms about it, especially given the writers who had contributed to the magazine over the years. Not everyone was impressed. "Haven't we come up..." [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: New Wake County school board members = Ku Klux Klan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:00 -0500

In a letter published in the Garner-Clayton Record (and the Durham Herald-Sun), Orange County resident Mark Hamblet compares the... [...]

EdCone.com: My guess: 2 million

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:06:01 -0500

The weather changes so fast in DC this time of year... [...]

Under the Dome blog: Abortion amendment didn't win NC votes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:57:46 -0500

In last weekend’s House health reform vote, three of North Carolina’s conservative Democrats opposed the bill, despite an anti-abortion amendment designed to curry favor among Democrats who oppose abortion rights.

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan declined Tuesday to say how she would have voted on the House bill, Barb [...]

Civitas Review Online: Hagan gives no clear answer on health care reform

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:44:51 -0500

In an N&O article, Sen. Kay Hagan says, “I think people have to get their heads around this, that we can’t continue where we are right now …We’re in a window of opportunity right now, and it’s time for health care reform in our country.”

Reform – yes. The type [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: W.A. Brown closes in Salisbury

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:42:06 -0500

W.A. Brown & Son of Salisbury has ceased operation, laying off nearly 100 workers. [...]

Piedmont Publius: Closing the GSO aquatic center budget gap

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:41:43 -0500

I just now watched part of the replay of last night’s Greensboro City Council meeting. Note the council signed off on $3.3 million to run water and sewer to sites near Piedmont Triad International Airport.

But a more interesting issue that the N&R didn’t mention —- hopefully they’ll follow [...]

Thinking Out Loud: Paying for grades

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:33:54 -0500

Selling candy and magazines to raise cash for schools is so five minutes ago, reports the News & Observer of Raleigh.

So a school in Goldsboro is taking the gloves off.

You raise enough money, you raise a test grade. Or two.

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The Progressive Pulse: State Health Plan sets penalties

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:14 -0500

To ensure that state employees aren’t sneaking cigarettes at work the State Health Plan is contracting with a company to travel around the state shoving swabs in the mouths of workers.

We knew this was going to happen. But what if employees decline to undergo this violation? The [...]

WataugaWatch: A New Favorite Author

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:21:00 -0500

Scott Huler lives in Raleigh (though he had the misfortune of being born in Ohio). He's worked and written for the Raleigh News & Observer and done on-air commentaries for "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio. "All Things Considered" is kind of the perfect venue [...]

Civitas Review Online: My Salary Could Use This Kind of “Cut”

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:04 -0500

Media stories and political spin about government budget “cuts” often need a translator for taxpayers to understand the true picture. It’s common practice to label something a “cut” when in reality it simply means that government is spending less on something than it had previously hoped to spend – even [...]

Public Policy Polling: Mixed messages on McCrory

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:51:00 -0500

Pat McCrory is leaving office as Mayor of Charlotte with his popularity intact. But that doesn't mean voters in the city are yearning for him to run for Governor again.

McCrory's final approval rating is 59%, with only 26% disapproving. He has the approval of 81% of Republicans and' [...]

BlogAsheville: Chameleon DJ Spreads the Love

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:00 -0500

Let me preface this review by saying, I'm really glad chef John Joyner has opened his flagship soul food restaurant, Chameleon DJ. He's got a great story, and he'll share it readily. Actually, if you want to know his story you can watch' [...]

Public Policy Polling: Some key words in the Cunningham non-candidacy letter

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:33:00 -0500

Chris Cillizza suggests this morning that despite Cal Cunningham's announcement Monday night that he will not run for the Senate, he may yet be recruited into the race by Senate Democrats if Bob Etheridge is a no go.

I don't think so. These to me were clearly the' [...]

The Progressive Pulse: Rep. Virginia Foxx — keepin’ it crazy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:32:15 -0500

Foxx is always good fodder for late night comedians. In this clip Stephen Colbert explains why health reform is more dangerous than terrorism — an idea first raised by Foxx on the House floor.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Share and Enjoy: [...]

Charlotte Blogs: Thursday November 12, 2009 | Charlotte Teachers Institute

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:31:48 -0500

CMS Superintendent Peter Gorman believes that “teachers are the most important school-based factor in academic success.” To help that chance of success in the Charlotte region, area educators are embarking on a new endeavor to help public school teachers strengthen their professional development and increase their effectiveness in the classroom. [...]

Civitas Review Online: Grades For Sale

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:20:36 -0500

‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ seems to be the motto at Rosewood Middle School located in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The N&O reports,

“A $20 donation to the middle school will get a student 20 test points- 10 extra points on two tests of the student’s choosing. That could raise [...]

Civitas Review Online: Deficit Neutral or Fiscal Nightmare?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:03 -0500

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell talks about the real cost of government run health care…

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Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: Anpath hires Laidlaw & Co.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:16:57 -0500

Anpath Group Inc. has hired investment-banking firm Laidlaw & Co. to provide it with advice on strategic transactions, including possible technology-licensing agreements. [...]

Civitas Review Online: Why Are Corporations Not Investing?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:04:25 -0500

Robert Higgs of the Independent Institute is a distinguished economic historian, author of several books, expert on the Great Depression and arguably the creator of the concept of “regime uncertainty.”

This concept simply states that economic investment (and therefore growth) is stymied because entrepreneurs are uncertain (and often nervous) about the [...]

BlueNC blogs: Veteran's Day

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:03:03 -0500

On this most solemn of days, we invite veterans everywhere to tell their stories.

Here's one of mine.

Peace.

EdCone.com: Intimidation

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:07 -0500

Mecklenburg County manager Harry Jones forwarded an email from a citizen who criticized a county program to the citizen's employer, Bank of America. Jones has now apologized. I found bank official Betty Turner's craven response to be as creepy as... [...]

Squall Lines: The bank without a plan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:53:16 -0500

The Greater Wilmington Business Journal has an interesting piece about the collapse of Cape Fear Bank earlier this year. There’s enough blame to go around, writes Josh Spilker, including oversight by the FDIC and the bank’s lack of a strategic plan:

According to the report, the bank in 2006 had [...]

This Old State: Should veterans get a holiday on Veterans Day?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:53:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4
It's Veterans Day, and across the land the military veteran is being honored with department store sales, parades, memorial services, thoughtful editorials, wreath-laying services, grand speeches, solemn ceremonies and a holiday -- a holiday, that is, as long as you work for a government agency. Some private and non-government employers [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: Family Dollar names VP of merchandising

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:35:04 -0500

Family Dollar Stores Inc. has promoted Donna Barker to vice president of merchandising and general merchandise manager. (FDO) [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: BusinessWeek touts Duke University program

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:33:44 -0500

BusinessWeek magazine has named Duke University’s Corporate Education program the world’s No. 1 custom executive-education program. [...]

WataugaWatch: Kissell Has Some 'Splainin' To Do

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:31:00 -0500

Rep. Larry Kissell is North Carolina's newest representative in Congress, elected in 2008 from the NC-8 (which includes all the counties on the South Carolina border, from the eastern suburbs of Charlotte to Cumberland County and Fayetteville). Most analysts agree that Kissell won his seat against [...]

EdCone.com: Sullied

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:28:08 -0500

No knock on Sully, but he shares the title of Hero of the Hudson with a robot and a Frenchman. [...]

EdCone.com: Less than meets the eye

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:23:07 -0500

ABC News' Brian Ross has a breathtaking record of recklessly inaccurate, overhyped stories that don't live up to the headline. His scoop yesterday about Nidal Malik Hasan's "attempt to reach out to al Qaeda" was one of them. More: "His..." [...]

Under the Dome blog: Obama outed Edwards' haircut

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:20:31 -0500

The infamous $400 haircuts that also undercut John Edwards presidential message of reducing poverty started with a tip from the campaign of then-candidate Barack Obama.

Reporters don't like to talk about where they get their stories. But Dome isn't giving away a big secret by revealing that [...]

Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal: Charlotte home sales up 13.6%

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:18:07 -0500

The number of home closings in the Charlotte market rose 13.6 percent in October from September. However, the average sales price dropped 9.5 percent. [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Obamacare and the law of unintended consequences

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:13:00 -0500

I would bet that no member of the House who voted on the ponderous Pelosi bill last week had read the whole thing. But even if someone had managed that, simply reading a bill is not sufficient. Those who purport to represent us must also evaluate the likely effects of [...]

Right Angles: Rep. Sue Myrick sees it clearly

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:08:08 -0500

Rep. Sue Myrick, R-NC, has no PC illusions or reticence about giving her view of the Ft. Hood killings:

The shooter was radicalized and was a jihadist. The several terror plots uncovered across the country over the past few months all have one common thing: they are all connected by [...]

Under the Dome blog: McHenry 'tweets' to tweak

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:03:22 -0500

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry says a Democratic colleague is seeking retribution against a group of Catholic bishops.

McHenry, a Cherryville Republican who is Catholic, posted a comment on Twitter about U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat from California who suggested that the IRS investigate an organization [...]

WataugaWatch: Dan Soucek Says He'll Run

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0500

...for N.C. Senate, Dist. 45 ... against incumbent Steve Goss.

He ran unsuccessfully for the N.C. House in 2008, against Cullie Tarleton.

This is sometimes called "failing upward." [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Good bits from Camille Paglia

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:59:00 -0500

The headline of Camille Paglia's latest article at Salon.com is "Pelosi's victory for women," but I found her discussion of other subjects much more compelling. On Richard Dawkins: On science, Dawkins was spot on -- lively and nimble. But on religion, his voice went "Psycho"... [...]

Right Angles: N&O editorial writers finally sees what everyone knew

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:56:41 -0500

Number of comments: 1

I chastised the editorial writers at The News & Observer the other day for their willful ignorance regarding the motives of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. The boys on the edit page were simply befuddled:

Was this a random act? Was there something in Hasan’s recent experience that may have prompted [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Does the Constitution still matter?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:40:00 -0500

Walter Williams points out in this column that the Obamacrats clearly don't think so. Even to ask about the constitutionality of the proposed political takeover of the health care industry is "not a serious question." As Williams shows, if you take the view that the Constitution is a... [...]

Under the Dome blog: Chamber head disses lawmakers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:38:19 -0500

Lew Ebert, president of the N.C. Chamber, expressed his displeasure with the state legislature during a recent civic group luncheon speech in Sanford where the crowd, unfortunately for Ebert, included a lawmaker.

Ebert told the crowd that the legislature not only wasn’t helping business owners, but was hurting them, [...]

Right Angles: Salute to veterans

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:27:09 -0500

Today’s Veterans Day, so here’s a light-hearted salute from the legendary songsmith Johnny Mercer. That’s Johnny singing, too, by the way. He didn’t just write the words well. He was also a great singer.

Though written during WWII, the sentiments and the observations about the military are as valid now [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: A bunch of presumptuous meddlers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:00 -0500

John Stossel says that the members of Congress who support the ponderous legislation to "reform" health care are just a bunch of presumptuous meddlers. They don't understand that no person or group has the necessary information to devise a system to serve hundreds of millions of people. Read his column [...]

Under the Dome blog: Fundraiser sells grades

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:23:48 -0500

ON SALE NOW: A $20 donation to a Goldsboro middle school will get a student 20 test points — 10 extra points on two tests of the student's choosing. That could raise a B to an A, or a failing grade to a D. The fundraiser has troubled [...]

Piedmont Publius: GCS: Cluelessness reigns

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:17:56 -0500

Number of comments: 3

I’ve often felt guilty for criticizing the apparent cluelessness of Guilford County Schools’ facilities staff, especially when dealing with school construction. So I felt somewhat relieved this morning when I read this morning that school board members —finally — are expressing frustration at the lack of details regarding construction [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Grades and goodies for sale at Rosewood Middle School

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:59:00 -0500

Lynn Bonner of the News & Observer has reaction to the plan here. Speaking of the plan, when you donate more, you get more! $20 donation - two 10 point credits for two separate exams $30 donation - the above and a pass to a 5th period dance $60 donation - the above [...]

Right Angles: You Read It First in Carolina Journal

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:31:29 -0500

CQ Politics is running a story today about Will Breazeale’s term limits pledge. Breazeale is a Republican who wants to unseat Rep. Mike McIntyre, the incumbent Democrat in N.C.’s 7th District.

But if you read Carolina Journal, you already know about Breazeale’s effort because CJ’s David Bass [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Tart's sour grapes

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:19:00 -0500

After coming in third in the recent Wake County school board election, outgoing board member Horace Tart is sounding off. Keung Hui of the News & Observer has the details here. Keung quotes Tart twice in the article, and both quotes reflect why most voters preferred to vote for John [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Speaking of global warming

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:10:00 -0500

Daren Bakst addressed the topic last night during a Politics, Law, and Economics Lecture at Campbell University. Daren contends that policies adopted to fight global warming actually constitute "an attack on the poor." Click play below to watch the 50:31 presentation. [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Beware the global warming models

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:09:00 -0500

George Will offers this valuable observation about the certainty of global warming data in his latest Newsweek column: There is much debate about the reasons for, and the importance of, the fact that global warming has not increased for... [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: FDR-style big government stops us from killing each other?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:08:00 -0500

Raina Kelley assures us in the new Newsweek that our political turmoil tends to boost murder rates. A study from Ohio State's Randolph Roth offers one notable exception to the trend: On a positive note, Roth credits FDR for falling murder rates in the 1930s as Roosevelt's New Deal "increased... [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Zakaria discerns a basic truth

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:07:00 -0500

Forget his assertion that President Obama has exhibited "intelligent centrism" in handling the financial crisis. Please. Despite that odd assessment, Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria nails one key point in discussing this month's electoral success for... [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: New Carolina Journal Online features

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:53:00 -0500

The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Karen Welsh's report on teachers' concerns about a state-mandated furlough. If you missed it Tuesday afternoon, David Bass' new CJ [...]

The Progressive Pulse: Top of the morning

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:18:29 -0500

USA Today has an interesting look at the priorities of colleges and universities these days.

Fifty-six football coaches now earn more than $1 million a year, 25 make more than $2 million, and three more than $4 million.

And that may not be the most disturbing part of [...]

Right Angles: Obama Campaign Mgr: We Were Source of Edwards $400 Haircut Story

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:07:45 -0500

Number of comments: 3

So much for the rhetoric of rising above it all and setting a new tone.

Multiple media sources are reporting that Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe admits in his new book that Obama campaign opposition researchers dug up the information about $400 haircuts John Edwards was indulging in, [...]

Thunder Pig: A Veterans Day Tribute: Men of Steel in Bamboo Cages

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:00 -0500

View on ExposureRoom

As [...]

Rob Boyce's Political Blog: This one is very good - Thank you Ford

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:02:01 -0500

Ford tribute to Veterans

Happy Birthday USMC and thanks to all the Veterans - past present and future!

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BlueNC blogs: Lenoir County Democratic Women

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:56:13 -0500

Lenoir County, no matter what anyone thinks was transformed on Nov. 3rd. The City of Kinston elected its first Republican Mayor since Reconstruction (Congrats BJ Murphy).

With that victory also came claims of the demise of the Lenoir County Democratic Party. Well, let me just say [...]

BlueNC blogs: Who loves America More? Democrats or Republicans?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:34:06 -0500

While the Republican Party seems to most relish the outward signs of patriotism, such as waving the flag, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and sending troops into harm’s way with aplomb, it is the Democrats who have the longer record prosecuting our nation’s wars since World War I.

Indeed, it [...]

JLF > The Locker Room: Fannie and Freddie roam free

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:00 -0500

The Federal Home Finance Agency has had free rein since September to disregard laws it sees as inconvenient, according to Huffington Post. That's when FHFA succeeded in getting its inspector general downgraded to an internal auditor. And FHFA isn't just any agglomeration of letters, either. It... [...]

BlueNC blogs: After dark

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:28:33 -0500

When I think that Congress and Barack Obama allow our nation to do business with criminal mercenaries who take millions of taxpayer dollars and use that money to bribe Iraqi officials, it turns my stomach. We've known about these murdering thugs for years now, and yet' [...]

The Wild West: Different Issue, Same Triangulation

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:11:29 -0500

Some people are of the opinion that Congressmen cast their votes on the healthcare bill in manners that would increase their chances for re-election. Rhetoric about helping people with pre-existing conditions or capping profits of insurance companies are tossed to the public to give them some dots to connect.

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