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Monthly Archives: November 2006

Days of autumn past

With all the leaves down and the first winter blast (such as it is here in the Piedmont) coming in, I was just thinking back [...]
November 30, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Media, Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Smithfield and the House of Cards

This week’s column is a look at the recent Smithfield walkout and the economic house of cards that results from current immigration policies. Here’s the [...]
November 29, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Economy, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post:

• GDP up • Maliki down • Sadr out • Dems in • Markos/Billy-O sluggin‘ • Another Fla. vote muggin‘ • Al Kamen buggin’
November 29, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post: Tree on house edition

Ah, good morning. I’ve traveled back across the mountains successfully and this morning laid eyes on the tree that fell on the house during the [...]
November 28, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: Taxing trees

This week’s column is about some of the more messed up parts of NC tax code plus, carbon banking for the future. Here’s the link [...]
November 24, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Policy, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post: Regime change edition

Happy Thanksgiving. Hat tip to Squanto. Meanwhile, • Lots of rundowns on the changing government here at home including this look at the new chairs [...]
November 23, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post, Policy, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

PACing them in at UNC-Chapel Hill

The Carolina PAC’s growth and influence has been pretty amazing over the past six years. I remember covering it when the big bond vote was [...]
November 22, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Higher Ed, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Smithfield day of action

In the wake of last week’s walk out and protests at Smithfield’s Tar Heel plant, the Justice at Smithfield people are calling for a day [...]
November 21, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink