Former Bulls pitcher David Price and outfielder Fernando Perez were named the Tampa Bay Rays’ Minor League Players of the Year after last night’s game at Tropicana Field. Perez went 1-for-3 during the Rays’ 11-1 rout of the Twins. Perez hit .288 in 129 games for the Bulls this season. With the Rays, Perez is […]
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Former Bulls named Rays’ minor players of 2008
Former Bulls pitcher David Price and outfielder Fernando Perez were named the Tampa Bay Rays’ Minor League Players of the Year last night at Tropicana Field. Perez went 1-for-3 during the Rays’ 11-1 rout of the Twins. He hit .288 in 129 games for the Bulls this season. Price started the season with Single-A Vero […]
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Raleigh’s Pullen Baptist gets props in NYT
In its US section, The New York Times has a feature about Raleigh’s Pullen Baptist Church and its openness and inclusiveness towards gays and lesbians, unusual, the piece says because of the church’s location in Jesse Helms land.
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US Rep Brad Miller signs on to important LGBT bill
The Indy published a story Wednesday about bi-national, same-sex couples living in exile because U.S. law doesn’t recognize them as families. A bill in Congress, the Uniting American Families Act, would, as the Indy’s Merrill Wolf reported, provide U.S. citizens the right to sponsor their partners for immigration, by adding the words “permanent partner” after […]
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State ethics commission beset by ethics problems
The State Auditor issued a damning report today on the NC Ethics Commission, alleging, among other breaches, that the Commission’s Executive Director refused to grant the auditor’s investigators “ready” access to records, that the General Counsel for the Lt. Governor’s office was allowed to view a statement of economic interest report behind closed doors–a policy […]
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Some of my best friends are oceans
John McCain may not know much about “the e-mail,” but he knows an ocean when he sees one. Science Debate 2008 worked with leading organizations to craft vital questions regarding science, the environment, stem cell research and other pressing scientific issues for presidential candidates. John McCain and Barack Obama both answered the questionnaire. Here’s the […]
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NC State cops doling out brownie points
Here’s a good use of student fees: Brownie points. The NC State campus police are issuing bracelets to students who exhibit good behavior, according to a report in the Technician, the campus newspaper. The Big Brother-sounding Responsible Behavior Initiative (aka Everything I Learned in Kindergarten) is in charge of the program. Examples include “being a […]
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GOP threatens to challenge voters whose homes have been foreclosed
This is as low as it gets: The Michigan GOP proposed challenging the eligibility of voters whose homes have been foreclosed, alleging that the people may not be “true residents” of the city or township, reports the Michigan Messenger, a publication of the Center for Independent Media. The challenges are happening in several Michigan counties […]
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Fish wrapping
Lo and behold, The News & Observer has found a way to boost its bottom line: distributing agitprop. Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West, the DVD, was tucked into the Sept. 13 edition of The N&O and Charlotte Observer, newspapers in other swing states and even the Chronicle of Higher Education. The placement of […]
