Predictably. But North Carolina state senator Doug Berger (D) got in some good words. He compared the state’s proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage to Nazi Germany during this afternoon’s debate. “I believe that if we pass this motion to concur, we are essentially putting a pink triangle into our state constitution,” he warned: BERGER: In Nazi Germany, some of you may not … Read More
With 10.1% Unemployment In North Carolina, The NC Assembly Gets To Work
From the AP: Ten House Democrats voted with nearly all Republicans in favoring of putting on May’s primary ballot a question that would make marriage the only domestic legal union recognized in this state. The bill passed 75-42 — above the 72 needed for any constitutional change — and is now headed for debate Tuesday in the Senate. A similar three-fifths majority … Read More
Supporters of Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment in NC Use Lock And Key To Show How Marriages Are Consummated
House Speaker Pro Tem Dale Folwell (R) held a press yesterday alongside ultra-conservative ministers who argued against civil marriage by maintaining that homosexuality is prohibited in the Bible. One of those ministers, Rev. Johnny Hunter, said that sexual acts between two people of the same gender are “immoral and unnatural.” Using a lock and key, Hunter explained that only heterosexual acts allow … Read More
Marriage Amendment in NC
The elected proponents of bigotry are pushing for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, which they hope advances at a special legislative session on September 12. Via Equality NC, we learn that the measure does not have the support of the people: Fifty-six percent (56%) of North Carolina voters oppose or strongly oppose an amendment to the state constitution that would ban same-sex … Read More
North Carolina To Possibly Consider Making Bigotry The Law This Week
North Carolina lawmakers might consider a state constitutional amendment that would ban all “recognition of same-sex marriages, civil unions, domestic partnerships and other public and private arrangements for same-sex couples” as early as Thursday, when legislators consider several unrelated measures: Their session rules allow them to consider only those and certain other topics, but, on Tuesday, Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) filed … Read More
Verizon 4G Is Here
Greensboro, NC — Verizon Wireless turned on their 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network Thursday in the Triad. The change will impact several areas in North Carolina and more than 100 cities across the nation. Verizon said the services are up to 10 times faster than their current 3G network. The service is only available for 4G capable phones, which currently include … Read More
Verizon 4G Coming To Triad Sooner Than Expected
GREENSBORO N.C. (WGHP)— Verizonannounced on Tuesday it will turn on its 4G LTE network in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point on July 21. 4G mobile service gives consumers service up to 10 times faster than a 3G network. The company expects average data rates in real-world, loaded network environments to be 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the … Read More
The Review Is In….
From the Winston-Salem Journal: Play is good-hearted fun By LYNN FELDER "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel," which opened Friday night at Twin City Stage, follows the misadventures of a couple of good old boys who think they've shot an angel and a tabloid journalist from "up North" as they search for meaning and redemption in an Alabama swamp. Along the way, … Read More
This Side Of The Tracks
This is the arrest record from just one local trailer park this past weekend: Rakem Deshawn Chambers, 23, was charged with driving while impaired. Albert Barron Kimber, 24, and Cyvonne Lachelle Hooper, 26, were charged with being drunk and disruptive and resisting arrest. Dawanna Creed Jackson, 25, was charged with disorderly conduct. Miguel Mendez Oliva, 31, was charged with assault on … Read More
Yeah, THAT’LL Work!
Waste of money: An advertisement for Winston-Salem will soon be in the advertising center of the U.S. — Times Square. The billboard in the Big Apple will entice people to visit Winston-Salem for a weekend trip to experience a different kind of city. The five-second add will run 120 times, with a potential viewing audience of more than one million … Read More
More Japan Earthquake Facepalm
Reportedly, this weekend at a Watauga County Republican Party convention, our own Senator Virginia Foxx had this to say about the Japan earthquake and tsunami: It is a sign that God is still in charge. Yeah. Right. It has nothing to do with fault lines and shifting tectonic plates. It was God. He looked down at us and thought to Himself, … Read More
Good, Because I Have A Few Things I Want To Say To Him
WXII: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In his first visit to the Triad since becoming president in 2008, Barack Obama will visit Winston-Salem on Monday. Sources confirmed to WXII that the president will be attending an event at the west campus of Forsyth Technical Community College on Bolton Street. Details about the visit weren't immediately available. The source said White House officials were … Read More
Movie Premiere
Well, my movie premiers tonight, and when I say "my" movie, I mean (of course) the movie in which I may make a brief appearance assuming that I don't end up on the cutting room floor. It's called "Hellphone" and the premiere takes place at the Carousel Theatre on Battleground Avenue at 6:30pm in Greensboro, with the film commencing at … Read More
Remains Found
I haven't posted about this story — it's too depressing. But now maybe that her remains appear to have been found (and we all knew it would end up that way), focus can go elsewhere: HICKORY, N.C. – Investigators said Friday they believe they have found the remains of a disabled North Carolina girl who was reported missing about a month … Read More
GOP’s Dirty Tricks in NC
(via Digby) RALEIGH, NC —With less than 24 hours until the close of polls tomorrow night, the North Carolina Democratic Party is getting reports of disgraceful repeated robo calls to unaffiliated and Democratic voters from conservative interest groups meant to anger voters and suppress turnout. These unsolicited robo calls, which are coming to a voters sometimes up to eight times … Read More