CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/DURHAM – With less than two minutes to play in the first half of Duke’s 43-point rout at Cameron Indoor Stadium, UNC Asheville was within striking distance of the No. 6 team in the country. After Asheville’s leading scorer, Reid Augst, hit a pair of free throws to make it 46-35, Duke turned […]
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A per-therm rate change we can believe in
PSNC Energy, the only natural-gas provider in the Triangle, has submitted a request (PDF) to the N.C. Utilities Commission asking for a 14-percent decrease in the consumer rate from $1.43 per therm to $1.22 per therm, effective Jan. 1. What does that mean, for the average man? It would have saved this reporter approx. $11 […]
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Durham economic development chief leaving for Louisville
When Alan DeLisle arrived in 2002 to lead Durham’s economic development office, he quickly fulfilled a leadership role on a big-ticket project of enormous undertaking. The original developer had pulled out of negotiations, the price tag had increased by more than 50 percent, and the city had risked losing out on tax money specifically earmarked […]
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Chatham leaders riled up about Jordan Lake decision
Staff writer Matt Saldaña discusses this issue with Frank Stasio on WUNC’s The State of Things Chatham County elected leaders have condemned Durham Countys recent decision to endorse a private developers survey that would re-define Jordan Lakes protected areas. Neal Hunter, a developer who lives in Chatham County, commissioned the survey, which moved a proposed […]
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DOT boardmember wants bad press ‘de-sanitized,’ barn door closed
Last month, The News & Observer reported that North Carolina was the only state that did not qualify for $25 million in federal funding for rural transportation programs. The Federal Transportation Authority denied funding after an audit found the N.C. Department of Transportation deficient in 12 out of 21 areas of state responsibility to administer […]
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Bank of America to cut 30,000 jobs
Less than two months after it agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch & Co., Bank of America announced yesterday that it plans to cut between 30,000 and 35,000 jobs over the next three years. The Merrill Lynch merger, approved just one week ago by shareholders of both companies, is expected to close by the start of […]
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Live-blogging the Campaign for America’s Future’s economic plan
3:32 p.m. Borosage says that the Campaign for America’s Future’s proposal is “just the beginning” of a “broad restructuring of the economy.” He says that the “thrust” of the proposal is “parallel” to Obama’s economic recovery plan: retro-fitting public buildings, building and repairing schools, holding governors accountible for spending infrastructure money, and undertaking a green […]
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Duke student blasts ‘insipid’ DPAC coverage; architect fights back
In a letter to the Duke Chronicle published today, Duke University senior Abby Alger blasted a recent editorial weighing the pros and cons of the newly-opened Durham Performing Arts Center, arguing that the piece contained “little research, no analysis and vague platitudes about arts and community.” Meanwhile, Alger writes: Durham suffers from blight and poverty, […]
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Duke grad to head VA
On Sunday, Barack Obama officially announced his selection of Eric K. Shinseki, a retired four-star general, to head the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition to serving in the U.S. Army for 38 years–and earning two purple hearts in the Vietnam War–the Duke Chronicle reports that Shinseki graduated from Duke University in 1976, with a […]
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Duke 73, Michigan 81: On second try, Wolverines fell Blue Devils
Two weeks ago, on a neutral Madison Square Garden court, Duke bested Michigan by a convincing 15 points to win the Coaches v. Cancer tournament, and solidify their reputation as one of the country’s top five teams. Last night in Ann Arbor, however, was a different story. Michigan forward DeShawn Sims (who scored 10 points […]
