… because even if it passes, it will soon pass away. (Good reporting job, NCSU Technician.) Speaker Tillis says Amendment 1, if passed, would have short shelf life. technicianonline.com/news/nc-speake… #whyohwhy — Independent Weekly (@indyweek) March 27, 2012
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John Hood @ John Locke says “NO” on racism, homophobia and Amendment One
John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh and part of the imperial ruling council of the Art Pope Empire, is not someone given to political smears, racism or homophobia. Thus, the blogger who posted on a JLF site last week about President Obama’s decision to oppose Amendment One — and illustrated it […]
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YWCA’s future: Ex-staffers and board pledge to work together
photo by Bob Geary In time, it may be seen that the way the YWCA’s closing was so bungled helped sound the alarm that led to the organization’s resuscitation. If so, last night’s get-together of board members and terminated staffers at Martin Street Baptist Church — a private meeting — will be seen as an […]
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(Updated x 2) Hillsborough Street & bike lanes go together
photo by Bob GearyThis pic is from two years ago [Update 2, Monday, 11:30 p.m. So if you had Option 3 in the pool, congratulations! Option 3 — see below — calls for bike lanes, a center-turn lane and parking on one side of Hillsborough Street. That would be the south (the YMCA) side. The […]
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Finally: YWCA board will meet with staff Tuesday
Updating this story from the Indy on Wednesday, the YWCA of the Greater Triangle’s board did meet Thursday with Raleigh business and civic leaders, shutting ex-staffers and the press out of the proceedings. In fact, when some of us — staff and reporters — showed up at the meeting place (I went because Maria Spauding […]
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President Obama opposes Amendment 1, calls it “divisive and discriminatory”
The Obama campaign put out a statement today, attributed to spokesman Cameron French: “While the president does not weigh in on every single ballot measure in every state, the record is clear that the president has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples. That’s what the North […]
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(Updated w/ pix) Ides of Love march in Raleigh against Amendment 1 … falls on the Ides of March
[Update, Thursday, 2:30 p.m. Running around today, I missed the march but caught some of the preparations at the Bell Tower and the end of the rally at Halifax Mall. Not thousands, but several hundred marched and/or came to the Mall for the speeches. “We cheered extra loud as we went by the Civitas building,” […]
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Damon Circosta: The Raleigh Goodmons sign another blue-chip recruit
Damon Circosta rates as a strong defender and clever playmaker who should help the Raleigh Goodmons in a tough league — the N.C. Future Development League — dominated of late by the Carolina Wingers. The Wingers are led by their point man, Paul “Skip” Stam, and by owner-manager Art “His Holiness” Pope. But Stam can […]
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Outrage over closing of YWCA in Raleigh
What’s next? The invitation-only meeting will be held Thursday, March 15, at Hospice of Wake County, near the State Fairgrounds on Trinity Road, from 10 a.m. to noon. In the two weeks since the YWCA in Southeast Raleigh abruptly closed after 110 years, there has been an outpouring of anger, sadness and memories, as well […]
