Remember the flyover bridges? The railroad tunnels? They are, if not gone forever, at least off the table for now as Light-Rail Transit Plan 2.0 takes shape for DTR (Downtown Raleigh). A good time to take it all in — or have your say — would be Aug. 1, when the City Council conducts a […]
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Raleigh Council to hear alt.rail.transit.route options for DTR
Remember the flyover bridges? The railroad tunnels? They are, if not gone forever, at least off the table for now as Light-Rail Transit Plan 2.0 takes shape for DTR (Downtown Raleigh). A good time to take it all in — or have your say — would be Aug. 1, when the City Council conducts a […]
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Planned Parenthood files suit in federal court vs. General Assembly funding ban
Breaking news: “Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina (PPCNC) filed suit today in federal district court in Greensboro seeking to prevent the enforcement of the Planned Parenthood defunding amendment passed as part of the North Carolina budget during the 2011 legislative session. The North Carolina legislature passed a state budget that denies Planned Parenthood state […]
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AP: Feds investigating Wake jail’s treatment of immigrant detainees
The Associated Press is reporting an investigation by the civil rights unit of the Department of Homeland Security. The probe is in response to a complaint by the N.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union alleging that people detained in the Wake County jail on suspicion of being illegal immigrants were mistreated. According to […]
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Don’t throw that dirt on Brad Miller’s casket just yet
Congressman Brad Miller, D-Raleigh The Republican plan for congressional districts puts Raleigh Democrat Brad Miller in the crosshairs, no doubt about it. As much as the GOP’s plan is aimed at replacing other Democrats too (Larry Kissell, Heath Shuler, Mike McIntyre), Miller is their Enemy No. 1. That said, they may have gone too far […]
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Light or commuter rail?
Would you like your rail light or commuter? Light rail and commuter rail run on tracks, but otherwise they’re distant cousins. Light rail has quick starts and stops, runs on streets and in rail corridors. The stations are no more than a mile apart. It is designed to spark inner-city development as an alternative to […]
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Susan Evans will run against Ron Margiotta in District 8 school board showdown
Courtesy of evansforwake.com Susan Evans (that’s her, top left), who’s made no secret of her dislike for Ron Margiotta’s agenda since he became Wake school board chair, announced today that she’ll challenge Margiotta for the District 8 school board seat in the October elections. Evans, who lives in Apex, is a CPA with Big Four […]
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Last Perdue licks: Vetos win enviro-plaudits
All week, environmentalists have peppered us with their appeals: Tell Gov. Perdue to veto that awful Senate Bill 781 (“return of the Hardison Amendment”) and that other awful Senate Bill 709 (“drill, baby — or frack”). (They also wanted her to veto the terminally awful Senate Bill 110, which allows the first terminal groins — […]
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DOT: We got yer Raleigh rail transit right here …
inside the old Dillon Supply steel fabrication building And you thought we’d have to wait another decade at least to get rail-transit service in Raleigh. Not at all. In fact, we already have rail-transit service — didn’t you know? You can jump on a train to Durham three times a day, and three times a […]
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Forbes sez: Raleigh is No. 1 city to do bidness.
Raleigh is No. 1, Charlotte 22, Asheville 24 and Durham 31 on the 2011 Forbes list of best cities to do business. It just proves what the Republicans have been saying, that years of one-party government by the Democrats have led the state’s economy to … oh, never mind. Raleigh returns to its accustomed No. […]
