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Torching Free Speech

Gary Pearce posted on February 21, 2006 15:58

Should Western newspapers act “responsibly” – as the Bush Administration has suggested – in deciding whether to publish cartoons portraying Muhammad? ...

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Can’t Debate This?

Gary Pearce posted on February 21, 2006 15:57

It is one thing for President Bush to claim the executive power to spy on Americans without a court order or Congressional approval. It is another ...

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Another $555 Million – Not Being Spent on Schools

Carter Wrenn posted on February 21, 2006 11:39

The News and Observer reports, “Raleigh-Durham Airport officials just approved a $257.6 million contract to replace the red-roofed Terminal C,” and th...

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A Challenge to Meeker From the Left?

Gary Pearce posted on February 20, 2006 23:20

If Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker runs for reelection next year, he might face a challenge from a Democrat to his left. Like maybe Thomas Crowder. ...

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What Is Cheney Hiding?

Gary Pearce posted on February 17, 2006 21:59

I’m sorry, but I just can’t let go of the Cheney shooting accident. And here’s why. When a person acts like they’re hiding something, they’re us...

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No Lack of Money

Carter Wrenn posted on February 16, 2006 15:01

The price of Mayor Meeker’s downtown Convention Center just soared again: to $215 million. The City Council just approved spending another $23 m...

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Deadeye Dick is a Sitting Duck

Gary Pearce posted on February 14, 2006 13:37

How easy is it to make fun of Dick Cheney shooting a fellow hunter? Here are just a few of the jokes and one-liners I’ve heard since his hunting ...

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Tough Sell on Taxes

Gary Pearce posted on February 14, 2006 13:35

The News & Observer recently called my old boss, Jim Hunt, the closest thing North Carolina has to a “policy Pope.” (I assume they meant Benedict ...

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The Downtown Hotel

Carter Wrenn posted on February 14, 2006 13:12

The downtown hotel has hit a stumbling block – but not because City leaders decided it was a mistake to stick taxpayers with a $20 million bill to bui...

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Bush and Spying

Carter Wrenn posted on February 11, 2006 11:38

When I first heard about President Bush ‘wire taping’ calls (from U.S. citizens to overseas) I thought that sounded pretty bad – that the President sh...

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