January | 2009 | Exile on Jones Street

Watch this space

The new White House has a new website. On that site, you may want to keep an eye on this page.

Flags in the snow

It’s the snowiest it’s been in years. Driving in to town, visibility was limited, but everywhere you could see flags waving. They really stood out.

January 20, 2009 | Posted in: 2008 Elections, Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

I have to ask

This is just weird marketing. Why is the NC Division of Environment and Natural Resources asking me to respond to an anthropomorphisized auto part named, [...]

January 19, 2009 | Posted in: Misc | Tags: DENR | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Larry Kissell gains a seat on the Ag committee

Good news for Hoke County? Larry Kissell gains a seat on the House Agriculture Committee. Here’s his page.

January 15, 2009 | Posted in: Misc | Tags: Larry Kissell, NC-8 | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Price wants to repeal Military Commissions Act

Changes being made. Seems we may return to the idea of rule of law. This from Rep. Price’s office: Price Introduces Bill to Restore the [...]

January 15, 2009 | Posted in: Legislation | Tags: civil rights, David Price, Legislation | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Wal-Map

A really interesting visual on the growth of Wal-Mart year by year. Worth watching.

January 10, 2009 | Posted in: Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Annexation

Hearings this morning on municipal annexation in the General Assembly. Sounds well attended. Municipal leaders acknowledge that there have been cases of abuse, but urge [...]

January 6, 2009 | Posted in: Policy | Tags: annexation | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

How about a bailout for papers?

Yeek. Reuters has a story musing over the prospect of government salvation for newspapers — as if the current economic crisis has anything to do [...]

January 1, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

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