[Update, 2:30 p.m.: In response to Tillis and Senate President Phil Berger’s criticisms, Gov. Perdue hit back in a statement: “During the last four years, in the worst economic climate since the great depression, North Carolina is one ofeight states that has retained its AAA bond rating. We have seen the largest number of our […]
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Sierra Club leader urges UNC divestment
WHAT The Endowment 101 Forum [Facebook event] WHEN Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7 p.m. WHERE UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapman Hall, Room 201 WHY The Sierra Student Coalition is meeting with UNC leaders to ask them for details about the university’s investments in the fossil fuel industry. The coalition wants UNC to divest its endowment holdings from these […]
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McCrory will take his oath Jan. 5, deliver inaugural address a week later
Governor-elect Pat McCrory’s staff disclosed his schedule for taking the oath of office, delivering his inaugural address and hosting a string of open houses and inaugural balls. He’ll be sworn in on January 5, with the rest spread over the next seven days. Here’s an edited version of the press release we received: Governor-Elect McCrory […]
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Linda Coleman concedes; Republican Dan Forest is Lt. Gov-elect
Linda Coleman was trying to be the first African-American woman elected statewide. (The late Ralph Campbell, elected state auditor, is still the only African-American male.) Coleman lost by 0.16 percent, or 6,585 votes out of more than 4.3 million cast. Forest, a tea-party style Republican, is retiring Charlotte Congresswoman Sue Myrick’s son. I’ve seen it […]
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Get a job with Pat: McCrory says, Help wanted !!
One thing I’ve learned about Republicans over the years: They have a very short bench. Great public servants they’re not. Elect a Democrat governor, and all the activists line up for jobs — well-qualified and otherwise. Elect a Republican governor, and the activists think all the jobs should be abolished. Except they aren’t, because government […]
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Morality at the fiscal cliff: A fairer way to tax
Poor Vikram Pandit. In mid-October, while we were fixated on the elections, the board of directors at banking giant Citigroup asked Pandit to resign as CEO, leaving him destitute except for the $6.7 million “incentive award” he was due for helping the corporation make half as much money in the third quarter of 2012 as […]
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Obama: You guys .. are the source of my hope and my strength and my inspiration
Obama thanking his campaign staff in Chicago and talking about his adult beginnings — and theirs. I put off watching this until I could sit down and appreciate it. If you haven’t seen it, do not miss it.
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McCrory off to a bad start: Pearce
Ah, the social media. Saving me lots of time today. Governor-elect Pat McCrory took the stage yesterday surrounded by Art Pope minions, Art Pope himself and a dollop of ever-lovin’ Duke Energy … which leads me to tweet Gary Pearce: Pearce nails it. RT: Bad Start, Pat talkingaboutpolitics.com/Home/tabid/36/…— Bob Geary (@rjgeary) November 9, 2012
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Saturday night: 4th annual Couture for a Cause at Marbles
Photo by Chris Florio, courtesy Activate GoodDesigns by Kristin Robbins at 2011 Couture for a Cause I first encountered Amber Smith five or six years ago, not long after she started the nonprofit organization called ME-3 that, with a new name, has grown up to be the very excellent group called Activate Good. I wrote […]
