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Monthly Archives: November 2006

Morning Post: Cold light of day edition

Ah, the pomp of wound-licking in Washington.
November 19, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

TWC: election wrap

By now, this week’s print column will seem a bit dated in places. There’s a breakdown of the election and some other tidbits and candy. [...]
November 19, 2006 | Posted in: Columns, Current Events, Elections, Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post: Recounts plus edition

Hayes-Kissell get closer in NC-8. Kissell’s calling for a machine recount and, maybe, a hand recount. In Wake state House races, it looks like Greer [...]
November 18, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Elections, Morning Post, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Smithfield walkout

Big walkout at Smithfield this morning. From AP: TAR HEEL, N.C. — About 1,000 nonunion workers, mostly Hispanics upset with the recent firing of immigrants [...]
November 17, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Economy, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Jets

In case you Chapel Hillians (or anyone else) missed it, here’s the audio of the jets practicing for the fly-over this Saturday. Note the angry [...]
November 17, 2006 | Posted in: Audio, Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Vietnam everywhere

Last night, as part of a much too small crowd at UNC’s Memorial Hall, the missus and I experienced the premiere of Drought and Rain [...]
November 17, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Big weather

Waves of intense weather. Weather watchers say it’s a system much like the deadly one in Raleigh in 1988. Reports are coming in of a [...]
November 16, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Morning Post: Stone casting edition

Homophobic Baptists on the march. No word on whether this will include bed checks. Thanks to immigrant bashing county commissioners, the official language in Davidson [...]
November 15, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Morning Post, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink