“General Assembly Police Chief Jeff Weaver testified to a murmur of disbelief among the many lawyers attending the Wake County District Court hearing that his 18-officer department had people in this region they labeled ‘anarchists‘ and collected intelligence on them. … the chief at the helm of the law enforcement agency that arrested more than […]
Lisa Sorg
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The week’s scuttlebutt: N.C. in Doonesbury; Hofmann Forest lawsuit; election results
The humiliation continues: For all the wrong reasons, North Carolina makes the national news (again) as the subject of Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoon on slate.com on Oct. 6. Unemployment benefits, cuts to public school funding, abortion restrictions and the discriminatory election bill made the list of Negative Ned’s “338 regressive bills and counting” passed by […]
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Sealed with a kiss
On a recent evening walk, I found this receipt and appraisal papers discarded in a stand of bamboo. Initially, I was intrigued by the transaction$11,500 for a 2.5-carat diamond ring with two pearls in a platinum band, size 4 1/2. Such slim fingers. I turned over the receipt, which was tucked in a black plastic […]
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The government shutdown and you
Head Start Agencies that received funding with restrictions can’t access the money. No routine administrative support service. Social Services No standard and follow-up inspections of certain licensed health care facilities by federally funded inspectors. Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, will shut down this month, affecting 264,000 women, infants and young children. Funding for […]
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A crack in Google Glass: Wearable technology’s glassault on privacy
Imagine a scene a million years ago in which your hominid ancestors are gazing at their first campfire. Eyes wide, jaws slack, their faces probably lit upmuch like the 3,500 or so humanoids on Saturday who tried on Google Glass, a hands-free, voice-activated, wearable computer expected to be technology’s Next Big Thing. “OK Glass, take […]
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Bell, Williams; Davis, Beasley advance in Durham primary
With 58 of 62 precincts reporting, Incumbent Mayor Bill Bell and challenger Sylvester Williams will advance to the November election. Bell has received 87 percent of the vote compared with Sylvester Williams at 7 percent. Michael Valentine placed third with 5.3 percent. In the City Council Ward II race, it appears Eddie Davis (59 percent […]
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Robinson wins in Cary; Smith a likely victor
Incumbent Jennifer Robinson has won another term to the Cary Town Council, beating 60 percent to 40 percent margin over challenger Karl Thor. This is according to unofficial results from all seven precincts in District A. In District C, Jack Smith has a commanding 1,500-vote lead over Deborah Pugh, with nine of 11 precincts reporting. […]
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Josh Fox to appear at Gasland Part 2 screening tonight in Durham
Josh Fox, who directed the first Gasland documentary, is scheduled to be in Durham tonight at a screening of Gasland Part 2. The event will be held from 7–10 p.m. at the Carolina Theatre, 309 W. Morgan St., Durham. It is sponsored by Clean Water for North Carolina and Working Films Reel Power. Donations benefit […]
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Four Triangle food trucks featured in new book
In The Southern Food Truck Cookbook (Nelson Books, 260 pages), Heather Donahoe roams below the Mason-Dixon Line, where she seeks out not haute cuisine for the white tablecloth crowd, but innovative street food for those of us who feel more at home using paper napkins. While the Triangle boasts dozens of food trucksand Donahoe, preparing […]
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Government shutdown means you won’t hear ‘The Crowd Roars’ tomorrow night
The government shutdown has affected people in life-threatening ways—the suspension of clinical trials for children suffering from cancer, for example—so the cancellation of a film at the N.C. Museum of Art is merely a minor annoyance. However, it does demonstrate the small ways the federal government intersects with our daily lives. The Crowd Roars, a […]
