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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Nest egg hunt in Raleigh

A pretty right-on-the-money metaphor — Nest Egg Hunt in Raleigh.
March 31, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Senate stitching

I’m beginning to get the feeling that the state health care plan crisis and the secrecy surrounding the contracts are one end of a very [...]
March 31, 2009 | Posted in: Health Care, NCSenate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Newspapers that have cut editions

This may explain that recent drop in paper prices.
March 30, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Boys in the bubble

George Stephanopoulos just issued a ‘hard wonder’ question in which he sternly asked the Secretary of the Treasury if we really can get back to [...]
March 29, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

John Hope Franklin

Tonight, we toast the life of a man who gave it his all. Stories, condolences and more here.
March 25, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Not so careful

I’m starting to hear the names of the people McClatchy has discarded (talk about not knowing when to hold ‘em and fold ‘em). In addition [...]
March 24, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Newspapers and the future of journalism

From this week’s paper, some thoughts on newspapers and journalism and stuff: At a little over 600 square feet in three rooms, the office isn’t [...]
March 23, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Leave the constitution aloooone!

The state constitution that is. A new Elon Poll says half of the people polled don’t think we need about a proposed constitutional amendment to [...]
March 23, 2009 | Posted in: Constitution | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink