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Carolina Mercury- Questions remain about Canopy Meg reassignment June 18, 2013Earlier this month, the News & Observer reported that popular Nature Research Center director Dr. Margaret Lowman (a.k.a. Canopy Meg) was going to be reassigned to a new position as “ambassador” to the scientific community. Emlyn Koster, director of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, […]
- 84 arrested at 7th Moral Monday protest June 18, 201384 protestors were arrested for civil disobedience during the seventh week of Moral Monday protests, bringing the total arrested since April to more than 450. Via WRAL: Barber said before the protests that the next two Mondays will include mass rallies along the lines of […]
- Flono: Time to forge comprehensive N.C. poverty plan June 17, 2013Few in North Carolina may remember or know of the North Carolina Fund. In 1963, it formed the centerpiece of the state’s comprehensive assault on poverty. It was a signature initiative of Gov. Terry Sanford, incorporating grass-roots efforts with public and private supports and strategies. It was the first project of its kind in the nation, and reportedly in […]
- Questions remain about Canopy Meg reassignment June 18, 2013
Category Archives: Elections
Earth to Fred
Can’t find it on the YouTubes. Somebody ought to post it. If you don’t know what I’m talking about read this and this.
Ellmers, Fox, Burr and McHenry make the Dirty Air Villian list
The NRCD announced its list of legislators who “Voted Dirty” today in a new effort to highlight which members of congress are heroes or villains when it comes to air quality protection. North Carolina Senator Richard Burr and Representatives Renee … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Elections, Campaigns, Current Events, Energy, Environment, US House, US Senate
Tagged CleanAir, NC-10, NC-2, NC-5
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Mitt, Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan
One of the things that’s struck me about the difference between this presidential campaign and the last 40 or so has been the lack of war talk. If ever there was an indication that the realities of war-without-end has ground … Continue reading
The NC trend is less Democrats, more reliable Democratic voters
Registration numbers have been a focus of late, especially in the battleground states. I can’t speak for how the numbers work in other states, but I do know that if you think that lower numbers of Democrats in North Carolina … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Elections, Campaigns, Columns, Current Events, Elections, Governor, Politics, Polls
Tagged Barack Obama, Mitt Romey, Pat McCrory, PPP, Walter Dalton
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Morning Post birthday edition
Today is the 51st birthday of Barack Obama. Funny how this tax thing has made it much more difficult for anyone to bring up the birther thing. That’s a nice change this birthday, but it’s not the best gift. The … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, Current Events, Elections, Morning Post
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Morning in America
Yes. Why would we ever want to return to where we were just four short years ago?
Morning Post Day 97
Good morning. Today is the day the new Obamacare rules for contraception coverage takes effect. That means no co-pays, evah. Somehow this is some radical idea opposed by many religious leaders. Well, tough, it’s the law of the land now. … Continue reading
Morning Post – Day 98 Vetoes anyone?
All eyes on Raleigh for the next couple of days as Governor Bev Perdue still has a few bills on her desk that a growing group of environmental advocates want to see vetoed. Top of the list is H819, which … Continue reading