From the folks at the Durham News Service: Why does Wake hate on Durham so much? Nobody else thinks Durham’s that bad! (Click above image for larger image, or download the PDF.)
Denise Prickett
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McCain promises: We won’t do this to America again
Elect us Republicans, McCain said today, and we promise to never do to America again what we did to the country before. I think that’s what he said, isn’t it? Earlier, we posted Bob Scheer fingering Phil Gramm, McCain’s economic guru, as the key culprit in the world-wide bad financial paper disaster. Now Josh Marshall […]
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Pawlenty: Palin shouldn’t be held responsible
On tonight’s MSNBC coverage of the Republican National Convention, Chris Matthews and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty had this discussion: CHRIS MATTHEWS: Do you think that this is settling in well, this decision by the candidate, by Sen. McCain, to select someone so unknown to the country? Is it working, as you see it? GOV. PAWLENTY: […]
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Dog Days of Summer 2008
The most difficult thing about the Indy‘s annual pets issue is having to choose only a few readers’ stories to print. So we’ve put additional readers’ tales online. This year, we drew the names of four local shelters and rescue groups out of a fish bowl and asked them to write a story about their […]
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Dog Days of Summer 2007
People might call the Dog Days of Summer a fluff story: It’s all about our pets. But if you’ve ever rescued a feather-light abandoned cat from the side of a country road (“The Story of Croc”) or said goodbye to a canine long-term companion with bone cancer (“Max, Master of Infinite Hope”), you know our […]
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The crone
When I was home for the holidays, my mother’s Wiccan friend Rebecca asked me to write something for my mother’s croning ceremony, celebrating the accumulated wisdom of her six decades as a woman. The first thing that came to mind was the little note mom always put in the school lunches she packed for me. […]
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Dog Days of Summer 2006
By George, I got him! Yes, I adopted that sweet kitten from last year’s Dog Days of Summer cover. He’s the cat I always wanted … and the kitten I almost lost. I was wrapping our first Christmas gift of last year. The boys (my girlfriend and I also adopted Giles, a British blue) wouldn’t […]
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For the week of May 3 through May 14
The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill has begun a new season of its popular end-of-the-workweek celebration called Fridays on the Front Porch, featuring some of North Carolina’s best bluegrass bands. There’s no cover charge, and the Inn offers its Tiny Vittles menu with full bar service during the show. This year, in the same time […]
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For the week of April 26 through May 6
On Wednesday, April 26, The Weathervane at A Southern Season in Chapel Hill is hosting an Italian wine dinner with Clint Harris of Winebow Distributors. Executive Chef Patrick Cowden is creating Italian foods with sizzle, flavor and flair to complement an array of wines spanning the Italian peninsula. The 7 p.m. dinner costs $55 plus […]
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For the week of April 12 through April 22
On Monday, April 17, Nana’s Chophouse in Raleigh is hosting a five-course Dutton Goldfield wine dinner. For reservations for 6:30 p.m. dinner, call 829-1212. Starting April 18, the Atrium of the Royal Bakery in Raleigh hosts the Harvest2Home Farmers’ Market each Tuesday from noon-3 p.m. supporting local sustainable agriculture. Each week also features an agricultural […]