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The Power of Prosecutors

Gary Pearce posted on September 12, 2006 11:42

“Plamegate” in Washington and “Deckergate” in Raleigh make me wonder about the political power of federal prosecutors. For years, Democrats took grea...

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Plensa Plaza

Carter Wrenn posted on September 12, 2006 11:40

Raleigh Arts Commissioner Lee Tripi recently spoke out on behalf of Juame Plensa’s Plaza in the News and Observer 8-17-06. He wrote: “Decisions conce...

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Higher Gas Taxes Equals Less Roads

Carter Wrenn posted on September 12, 2006 11:29

With the price of gasoline soaring the state must – it has to be -- be awash in gas tax revenues – so why does it seem every time I open the newspaper...

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Posted in: General, Raleigh

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Did 9-11 Really Change Everything?

Gary Pearce posted on September 11, 2006 15:41

That’s the cliché de jour, but I think 9/11 changed our lives in ways we can’t yet see – or even imagine. It’s not just leaving your shampoo and toot...

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Polls

Carter Wrenn posted on September 11, 2006 15:15

Gary, here’s some good news for your folks on the Democratic side of the aisle. Each month the Civitas Institute takes a poll; in August the...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats , North Carolina - Republicans , Issues

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This is Art?

Carter Wrenn posted on September 07, 2006 11:39

The City has asked Spanish ‘artist’ Jaume Plensa to redesign the ‘Plensa Plaza.” Mayor Meeker has his director of the City’s Urban Design Cen...

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Union Power

Gary Pearce posted on September 07, 2006 11:36

Unions have long been politically weak in North Carolina. But the state may see a new, more aggressive and more politically savvy union offensiv...

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Posted in: General, North Carolina - Democrats

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What if we win?

Gary Pearce posted on September 07, 2006 11:33

What if we Democratic dogs catch the car and win both houses of Congress this year? If I’m a Democratic presidential candidate, I’m not sure ...

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Plensa Plaza - Art or a Park?

Carter Wrenn posted on September 05, 2006 16:38

The Raleigh Arts Council has told Jaume Plensa his $4.3 million plaza in the middle of Fayetteville Street has to be redone. That it can’t be in the m...

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Mending “the broken branch” of government

Gary Pearce posted on September 05, 2006 16:36

David Broder of The Washington Post wrote recently that Congress is the “broken branch” of government. Broder bemoaned problems ranging from “runaway...

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