As Hurricane Gustav heads for the Gulf toward New Orleans, Facing South, the blog of the Institute for Southern Studies, has issued its three-year anniversary retrospective of Hurricane Katrina and the government’s pathetic and apathetic response to the disaster. For a quick, and yes, painful read, check out the Pain Index, which ranks N.O. as […]
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Liddy too ladylike to take the gloves off?
Carter Wrenn criticizes Elizabeth Dole for being a wimp against opponent Kay Hagan and her aggressive $6.5 million ad campaign. On Talking About Politics, Wrenn writes that Liddy ” is in a knife fight with a first-rate gang of cutthroats. She’d better stop mooning around like Florence Nightingale.”
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First co-working, next co-kvetching
205 Lloyd St. in Carrboro could become the new spot for those who don’t work out of an office but can’t or don’t want to work at home: techies, designers, freelancers and inevitably, those who want to look busy. Carrboro Creative Coworking is run by Brian Russell; workers pay a fee to have the amenities […]
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First, the dog, then the pony
Over the past year, if observers and opponents of a federal disease research lab felt like they were watching a dog and pony show hosted by the Department of Homeland Security and the N.C. Consortium, well, it’s because it was a dog and pony show. The importance of managing the media and the message regarding […]
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Huge turnout for Durham’s tethering ordinance hearing
Before a packed Commission chambers, more than 75 people spoke over the course of two and half hours on Durham County’s proposed animal tethering ordinance Monday night, the overwhelming majority in favor of it. County Commissioners took no action on the legislation, but will likely finalize language at the Sept. 2 work session, beginning at […]
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A league of our own
For the past 10 days, I have fallen asleep around midnight watching the Olympics on TV: Michael Phelps masquerading as a dolphin in the water, the Chinese gymnasts who weigh 80 pounds soaking wet, beach volleyball that frankly, in my opinion, has no place in the sporting legacy of Athens. (I don’t get synchronized diving, […]
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VIDEO: Durham Sluggers win Beepball tournament
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The speed, skill and torque of table tennis
Crack the gym door at the Brier Creek Community Center in Raleigh most Friday nights and the room sounds like it is full of telegraph operators sending Morse code. Instead, you’ll find 20 sweaty people, transfixed over 10 green tables, tapping, smashing and blocking a small, white ball, a careening dervish with a mind of […]
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Durham Sluggers win Beepball tournament
&rArr Read more from our 2008 Annual Manual, focusing on Triangle sports for non-Olympians Video by Lisa Sorg If you cannot see the video, download Apple Quicktime
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Could you survive on the new minimum wage?
Last month, the federal minimum wage increased from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour. This graphic illustrates how a single parent with two children in the Triangle could surviveor noton this wage. Monthly expenses are roughly $960, $100 less than the take-home pay. The numbers assume the parent works full-time, receives Medicaid and food stamps. Expenses […]