Following up on yesterday’s post by Bob Geary about McCain’s 20-point lead in NC: fivethirtyeight.com is advising Obama to pack up and leave NC even if the GOP lead is much less, adding the only person to gain is Senate hopeful Kay Hagan, who is down 8 points in recent polling. …. say Obama is […]
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out
Bad news for perennial students: UNC will give undergraduates eight semesters to graduate beginning with the Class of 2011. Students previously had nine, reports WRAL.com. The requirement is intended to free up classroom space and save “taxpayers and students money,” said UNC spokesperson Dee Reid. 71 percent of students who enrolled in 1999 graduated on […]
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Durham Commissioners pass anti-tethering ordinance
By a 4-1 vote, the Durham County Commissioners just passed an amended anti-tethering ordinance. Lewis Cheek was the dissenting vote. Look for the story at indyweek.com and in Wednesday’s print edition of the Independent Weekly.
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Thomas Friedman: hot, flat and crowded
NY Times‘ columnist Thomas Friedman will speak at Duke Sept. 22 at Page Auditiorium, according to a university press release. The event is free, but tickets are required: Order online at www.tickets.duke.edu or by phone 684-4444. The topic of his speech is ‘Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It […]
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What are the odds of the state losing its lottery case?
The N.C. Supreme Court will hear arguments that the legislature violated the state constitution when it approved the controversial lottery in 2005. According to The N&O, a group of taxpayers are suing the state, which contends lawmakers followed proper procedure in passing the lottery bill. It could be months before the court decides; if it […]
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Durham Commissioners pass tethering ordinance
By a 4-1 vote, Durham County Commissioners Monday night passed several amendments to a local ordinance that outlaws the unattended tethering of dogs, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Commissioner Lewis Cheek was the sole no vote, stating, “I still haven’t heard anything that makes this ordinance necessary.” For two years, the county’s Animal Control Advisory Board […]
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Dueling enviro lectures: Greenpeace v. Limbaugh’s climatologist
‘Your Environment, My Environment: A Fight for Survival” is the cheery topic of a lecture by Greenpeace Executive Director John Passacantando, who will speak at Meredith College Sept. 9. The details are in a Meredith press release. The event is free. A one-time political conservative, Passacantando converted to the other side in 1987 when Mike […]
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LGBT money as green as straight money
North Carolina law doesn’t allow gays and lesbians to marry, but it will take their money. Largely progressive Orange County is planning a major marketing push to attract gay and lesbian tourists, according to WRAL.com. Raleigh officials, eyeing gays and lesbians as a way to fill the convention center calendar, are also marketing to the […]
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At least the money didn’t go to the dog
Jane Pope won’t get a dime from her late husband’s trust fund, a court ruled yesterday. The Triangle Business Journal reports that conservative John Pope and his two siblings set up a trust in 1986 that upon his death gave the funds to the Pope Foundation, which doles out dough to right-wing causes. Jane Pope […]
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Final vote expected on tethering ordinance
Durham County Commissioners decided at work session yesterday to put the proposed animal tethering ordinance on their agenda for Sept. 8. You can read it here: proposed tethering ordinance amendments. The Indy has extensively covered the issue, including a lengthy and emotional public hearing last week at which more than 70 people spoke in favor […]
