Fall

Today at 12:03 am, you could balance a couple of eggs on end. Really. Of course that has nothing to do with the Fall equinox. Enjoy some color. Meanwhile, State • Boiling Springs landowners clear cutting to avoid wildlife rules • Only 1 percent of Triad commuters ride public transit • Gasoline leak messes up water system in Cherokee • Sufjan Stevens at Memorial Hall • Special election in Wilmington. Nat/Intl • How's your French? Paper says Oussama Ben Laden serait mort • Latest from Cronyville, USA: Dept. of Education and HUD chief personally blocking contracts • FDA: Not so much cronyism as it is just plain incompetence • Amazing feat: Book emerges from one of the world's largest assholes • Shocker: Rich get richer