What are the members of the N.C. Utilities Commission thinking? The six of themthere’s one vacancylooked somewhere between distracted and disengaged at a packed public hearing Monday night as citizens implored them to do their job and drag Duke Energy into the 21st-century world of clean, renewable power generation. The commissioners were likely preoccupied with […]
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Voller to Dems: March with me at HKonJ-7 in Raleigh on Saturday
At his first press conference since being elected state Democratic Party chair, Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller called on Democrats to take a stand against the Republican-led “radical, reactionary legislature” by joining in the 7th annual HK on J march and rally Saturday in Raleigh. from WRAL.comDemocratic Chair Randy Voller The HKonJ website has details. The […]
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Should Wake County vote on transit funding in 2013?
Capital Area Friends of Transit is an alliance of groups working for better bus and — eventually — light-rail transit offerings for Wake County. They’ve launched a petition drive in an effort to pressure/convince the Wake County Board of Commissioners to allow a public referendum on the 1/2-cent sales tax for transit which was authorized […]
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“Bad zoning case” at Falls Lake prompts a (good) lawsuit
Remember “the mother of all bad zoning cases” out at Falls Lake? It’s headed for court: “The mother of bad zoning cases” is back! Wake commissioners sued over Falls Lake watershed development soc.li/uryNAKX— Bob Geary (@rjgeary) February 6, 2013
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The miseducation of Pat McCrory
I wasn’t surprised when Gov. Pat McCrory denigrated the liberal arts in higher education last week. While advocates argue that liberal arts courses sharpen a student’s ability to think critically, analyze issues and see the world from different perspectives, McCrory sees a flaw in their reasoning. After all, he had a liberal arts education and […]
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Crack-up: Duke Energy says good-bye to a nuclear plant in Florida, leaving customers with the bill
Perhaps this will cause Duke Energy to reconsider building more nuclear power plants? MT: Duke Energy to retire idle Florida nuclear plant. Duke customers pay, not Duke shareholders. newsobserver.com/2013/02/05/265… via @newsobserver— Bob Geary (@rjgeary) February 5, 2013
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Can you handle the truth? Ex-U.S. prosecutor at Gitmo speaking out Thursday, Friday at a college near you.
Col. Morris (Moe) Davis was chief U.S. prosecutor for military trials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba until he quit in protest over orders to allow so-called evidence gained via enhanced interrogation techniques, the methods formerly known as torture. Col Morris Davis Davis will be speaking at UNC and Duke during the day on Thursday (tomorrow), at […]
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Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller: the Dems’ next state chair?
My goodness, the Democratic Party in North Carolina is in a sorrowful state, reduced to a pitiful few in the General Assembly. The governor’s a Republican. Lieutenant governor’s a Republican. Supreme Court is Republican. And the worst is yet to come. In short, it’s a great time to be chair of the state Democratic Party. […]
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Dix Park: Saving a prime piece of land through a critical mass of people
From his house in the Boylan Heights neighborhood, Joseph Huberman can see the Dorothea Dix property across Western Boulevard. He’s walked Dix Hill many times with his family. A neighborhood leader and an artist with a bent for building things, Huberman was named to the first legislative study commission on Dix. That was about 10 […]
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Mansfield out of race for Dem Party Chair, leaving Voller or ???
Former state Sen. Eric Mansfield is out of the contest for state Democratic Party chair, citing the ill health of his mom. That leaves Pittsboro Mayor Randy Voller unopposed at this point — nine days before the Feb. 2 election meeting of the party’s State Executive Committee To read Mansfield’s statement, click on the link […]
