photo by Bob GearyViridiana Martinez (seated) early in last summer’s hunger strike [UPDATE 4/7: The seven were released today with no deportation process initiated. I’ve posted their statement below the fold. The Raleigh vigil is still set for 6:30-9:30 tonight.] Seven people who are the undocumented children of undocumented immigrant parents were arrested today at […]
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Raleigh photographer Art Howard documents signs of climate change
Earth: The Operators’ Manual Sunday, April 10, 10 p.m. on UNC-EX Tuesday, April 12, 8 p.m on UNC-TV The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences will host a preview Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m., with a panel discussion to follow including videographer Art Howard and Walt Robinson, professor of atmospheric sciences at N.C. State University. […]
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Gottfried ready for Pack b-ball — with red wardrobe
No cool name like Shaka. But unless he’s put on weight, he’s got a wardrobe full of red (well, Crimson Tide) stuff from Alabama. He’s Mark Gottfried, NCSU athletic director Debbie Yow’s choice to replace Sidney Lowe. Thoughts? (It occurs to me, after a moment’s reflection, that Gottfried — mentioned by no one I know […]
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Wake busing statistics in the N&O: Remember the three kinds of lies?
That was one strange banner headline on the front page of the N&O today: “Data hint how far may tell how well bused students do.” (I see they’ve changed the headline online.) The odd phraseology is perhaps due to the fact that the “data” discussed in the story under it, as the headline writer certainly […]
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Same facts show different truths about being poor in N.C.
The shortest war in American history, the bitter joke goes? It was the war on poverty. It ended almost as soon as President Lyndon Johnson declared it, abandoned as the nation came apart over segregation, civil rights and Vietnam. In Chapel Hill on Monday, there was a Rashomon moment as progressives wrestled with how North […]
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That voodoo that UDO so well (with thanks to Phil Poe, apologies to Cole Porter)
On the homepage of RaleighUDO.com Phil Poe, inveterate citizen that he is, has a new blog up about the UDO — the Unified Development Ordinance. (Like its subject, Poe’s blog is a work in progress.) Never heard of the UDO? That’s Poe’s point in creating his website. Raleigh’s planning department & its consultants from Code […]
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In Cary, a Republican jumps into the mayor’s race
Michelle Muir Michelle Muir has a campaign website and a Twitter (@MKMuir) account. She’s a registered Republican with a excellent voting history, according to county election board records. From Muir: Cary deserves a visionary leader and ambassador who will drive job creation, promote solid planning locally and regionally, keep tax rates low, and ensure citizens […]
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First look: A (maybe) light-rail bridge over Boylan Avenue
photo illustrations courtesy of TTA Triangle Transit planners launched a new round of “alternatives analysis” workshops last night at Triangle Town Center. Subject: Rail transit — now proposed to be a hybrid commuter-rail and light-rail system — for the region. Another workshop is slated this evening, 4-7 p.m., in Durham and a third is tomorrow, […]
