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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Shuler’s not running against Burr

Shuler says he’s not running for Senate. That leaves Dean Smith and Roy Cooper.
March 10, 2009 | Posted in: 2010 Elections | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Axe falling at MNI

Well, what can you say. After several shoes dropped last year and stories of big layoffs ahead this quarter, we got word this morning of [...]
March 9, 2009 | Posted in: Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Whoa whoa whoa

OMG. The large cadre of right wing blowhards who seem to be the only people capable of being interviewed about politics have completely forgotten about [...]
March 5, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events, Economy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Your tax dollars at, uh, work

Again I must ask: Why in these times of tough budgets is the state Division of Air Quality trying to get me to click on [...]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in: Administration, Environment | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Democracy NC on activism and the recent elections

Here’s the release from Bob Hall and the gang at Democracy NC on a study of activism in the recent elections: (link to xls file [...]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in: 2008 Elections | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Bill of the Day: Battle over immigration and higher education

Conflicting approaches to immigration and higher education on the agenda for the legislature. H362 instructs the community college and UNC systems not to implement any [...]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in: Immigration, Legislation | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Deep thought

Ronald Reagan’s tax policies were socialists.
March 2, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Hard numbers

This is why you need newspapers — The N&O cracks the code on the State Health Plan. Blue Cross’ revenue exposes a serious miscalculation of [...]
March 1, 2009 | Posted in: Current Events, Health Care, Newspapering | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink