Even the most passionate devotees of civic duty will find themselves sorely tested on Tuesday, May 30. That’s when voters are asked to go to the polls and cast their ballots a second time in two statewide Republican primaries, an election for Orange County School Board, and a Democratic primary for Wake County District Court […]
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In lounging
Raleigh’s hip art enclave will host its latest multimedia installment on Thursday, May 18, at Artspace. Lounge features Dick Luxury’s Blue Room Revue, hosted by Richard Alwyn, a “blue room” designed by funky furniture maestros from Father & Son Antiques, the Love Limited Orchestra with Dana Kletter, Neal Fisher and Doug MacMillan (of The Connells), […]
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Being fair to Miller
In your haste to trash my dad, Rep. George W. Miller Jr., in your endorsement issue [April 26], you failed to mention that in the ’70s, he was a vocal (and lonely) supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment in North Carolina. He opposes the death penalty and has voted against it at every opportunity of […]
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Your Turn
your turn Prevention Not Detention, Wednesday, May 17: A for-profit youth detention center has been proposed for our state, and activists across North Carolina have been organizing against it since the announcement. A meeting to discuss the issue of youth detention and how to voice opposition to the plan will be held at the Durham […]
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The 400 Blows
Opening the N.C. Museum of Art’s outdoor film series is the first flick by a man critics consider one of the greatest filmmakers of all times: Francois Truffaut. Shot in 1959, this is one of the founding films of the French New Wave, an expressive and technically creative style of filmmaking that sought to convey […]
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Sorry, Wrong Number
Imagine you’re a neurotic, bedridden housewife. You’re not going anywere, so you pick up the phone to call a friend and, lo and behold, since it’s 1948 and fiber optics haven’t been perfected yet, you accidently hear two men talking on the crossed telephone wires. You’re kinda bored, so you listen in. To your horror, […]
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Your Turn
your turn Immigrant Advocacy Training, Wednesday, May 17: Through a grant received from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices, El Centro Hispano, North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center, and the N.C. Occupational Safety and Health Project (NCOSH), are providing training in immigrant advocacy. These training sessions […]
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Whose text?
Although Bob Geary and I share a hot-button issue, I cannot agree that simply displaying religious texts in public-school classrooms benefits “the study of religion” “Front Porch,” April 26]. The Ten Commandments are “lessons from the Torah,” so Geary’s exhortation to hang them alongside lessons from the Torah is redundant. But it does bring up […]
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Hitting Them Back
Ralph Nader picked an interesting time to launch his presidential campaign in North Carolina. While 80 percent of the state’s registered voters were skipping the party primary elections last Tuesday, including their meaningless “beauty contests” for president, Nader was on college campuses in the Triangle staking his claim to be a legitimate, progressive alternative to […]
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Your Turn
your turn Message Madness 2000, Saturday, May 6: The subtitle of this daylong training session for grassroots activists is “Getting Your Message Heard by the Media and Policy Makers.” Organized by the Common Sense Foundation, a nonprofit public-policy organization, the workshops teach concerned citizens how to work more effectively with the media and legislators. Workshops […]
