State spending isn’t out of control; it’s actually at its lowest point in since 1996-97, according to a new study from the N.C. Justice Center’s Budget and Tax Center. Photo by George A. Hoffman Jr.A replica of Antonio Canova’s sculpture of George Washington dressed as a Roman general sits in the North Carolina State Capitol […]
Joe Schwartz
Bio: Joe Schwartz is a former INDY Week staff writer who works for soccer.com in Hillsborough. He's been a Gooner since he fell for Thierry Henry in 2005, and he still believes in Arsène Wenger.Email: [email protected]
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A rural row over Maple View Farm
On a recent sunny morning at the Maple View Agriculture Center, a group of YMCA campers a summer shy of kindergarten boards a hay-laden trailer tugged by a green and yellow tractor. “I’m betting before this ride is over, someone is going to hold their nose,” tour guide Paul Sexton Jr. warns, alluding to the […]
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Early World Cup exit is no surprise to this Englishman
English football fans tend to take one of two extreme postions. Some say the country, which is home to the world’s top professional league, is long overdue to add a second World Cup trophy to its vintage 1966 cabinet given the exceptional quality of the players and passion of the supporters. Others, such as our […]
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Preview day 14: Who else will join us (U.S.) in the knockout stages?
One game changes everything, the saying goes. For the United States it was more like one kick, a single Landon Donovan tap in propelled the Americans from elimination to winning a group for the first time since 1930. Coincidentally that year was the country’s most successful tournament in history as they advanced to the semifinals. […]
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Bill would regulate puppy mills
Darla sat quietly, panting on her owner’s lap at the General Assembly on Tuesday, seeking attention from anyone looking her way. Just a year ago, Darla weighed about six pounds, only half what she does now. Her hair was so matted that she had to be almost completely shorn, whiskers and all. “She was pregnant, […]
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Medenblik easily wins Orange County schools race
Orange County School Board Chairwoman Anne Medenblik sailed to victory against parent advocate Laura Nicholson in Tuesday’s runoff election, earning 74 percent of the 2,301 votes cast. Medenblik won all 16 precincts by at least 19 votes a piece. She finished fourth in an eight-person race for four seats in the May 4 primary, but […]
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Legislator pushes for bill to curb puppy mills
Darla sat quietly, panting on her owner’s lap at the General Assembly on Tuesday, seeking attention from anyone looking her way. Just a year ago Darla weighed about 6 pounds only half what she does now. Her hair was so matted that she had to be almost completely shorn, whiskers and all. “She was pregnant, […]
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Mexicans rattle the hot sauce at Torero’s as their team defeats France
DURHAM — Ismael Ibarra Esparza grabbed a handcarved, handpainted chair and motioned as if he was going to hurl it out of the window Thursday afternoon as Mexico netted what would be the game winner against France. Up to then, he was sitting just about as peacefully as one can sit while his country plays […]
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World Cup, day seven: Has it been a week already?
It’s day seven of the World Cup, and we’ve now seen all 32 teams. Let’s see them all again, but better this time. Following a tentative, low scoring opening round of games in which on South Korea, Germany, Netherlands and Brazil bagged two or more goals, teams will now play a more open style, seeking […]
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Greenbridge: A new chapter in a tense history
Northside timeline Early 1900s Northside and Pine Knolls communities are created primarily to house African-American service workers for UNC. 1916 Orange County Training School for African-Americans is formed. It later moves to Northside in 1924. 1941 Construction begins on the Hargraves Community Center on Robertson Street. 1951 Lincoln High School is formed. 1953 Charlie Mason […]