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The popularity of this Web site has grown more than I ever imagined it would and I would like to keep that momentum going, but I don’t think I can do it alone anymore. I have a busy schedule. I have a full time job, am in the process of [...]
I didn't like much about the primary wars, but one thing I did enjoy was the chance to get to know Bob Orr. He declined to post or comment publicly at BlueNC (he had his own busy blog), but we did exchange emails from time to time. He [...]
Winter Soldier on the Hill: Iraq Veterans to Testify Before Congress on Failure of Troop Surge WHAT: Winter Soldier on the Hill WHO: Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) & The Congressional Progressive Caucus WHEN: May 15, 2008, 9:30am-12:30pm WHERE: 2261 Rayburn House Office Building WHY: To present eyewitness accounts [...]
[Update: We're up to $335! You've responded amazingly. Can we get to $500? Just another $165. We can do it! If you can swing it, send Hagan $25 right now via the Expand the Map! ActBlue page.]
[Originally posted at Senate Guru.]
You read that right. The Senate Guru [...]
After recuperating from several weeks of lack of sleep, with 2 or 3 hour long nights being very common, it is an absolute pleasure for me to use My 100th post to thank all the voters in Cabarrus County for giving Barack Obama a victory in [...]
Federal aid to state education systems “promotes the idea that federal school money is ‘free’ money, and thus gives the people a distorted picture of the cost of education,” wrote Barry Goldwater in his marvelous little book, “The Conscience of a Conservative.” That truism written over 40 years ago [...]
That’s what we’re in today. It’s sort of the flip side of Indian Summer.
Amazingly, I had never heard the term until today. I was up in Farmville, Va., visiting my mother-in-law for Mother’s Day and I heard one of my wife’s nephews use the term.
And, yes, the blackberries [...]
First, BlueNC -- I can't thank you enough for the incredible support you have given to my campaign and to Will and me personally. We couldn't have done it without you!!! It is remarkable that with close to 1.2M votes the race is still just a few thousand apart for [...]
It was a great ride. I greatly enjoyed the opportunity to run and look to great things from Wayne and the Department of Insurance under his leadership. We have a great big state and lots of interesting issues facing us, and I know that November will bring us closer to [...]
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said on CBS' "Face the Nation" today that "the math is very, very hard" for Hillary Clinton.
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State lawmakers may have a fatter budget surplus than they originally thought, though it remains far less than in previous years.
Economic analysts for the state legislature now estimate that North Carolina will have a budget surplus of about $150 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Last month, the [...]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham said he will propose suspending the federal tax of 18.4 cents a gallon for the summer in a measure on the Senate floor as early as next week.
“On a very short-term basis, I think Sen. (John) McCain’s got a really good idea — relieve [...]
John William Ingram V has been named the new sheriff of Brunswick County to replace Ronald Hewett, who resigned after he was suspended and charged with embezzlement and obstructing justice.
The Wilmington Star-News reported that Ingram was selected Saturday in a secret ballot by the county Democratic Party [...]
Not The Onion.
But it reads damn close.
[...]LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who has defaulted on nine homes and expects banks to foreclose on all of them, forcing him into bankruptcy, says he now considers it a mistake to have invested in the real estate market.
Coastal Stormwater Rules need tightening
Polluted runoff - also called "stormwater" is our state's biggest water quality problem. When it rains, water runs off the land or hard surfaces like roads and rooftops, and into creeks, rivers and lakes. Along the way, the water picks up various pollutants, such as oil, [...]
