Took five minutes. In and out. Easy and kind of fun. In fact, I might do it again later this week. Didn't quite vote the straight Democratic ticket. Left a lot of positions blank. And if I knew the candidate (a neighbor, or a legal colleague running for the court), I didn't care about political party. Voted "yes" on the … Read More
Idiots
Down the road: MIDWAY, N.C. (WGHP) – A Davidson County man says he found Jesus Christ in a tree branch. After his landlord cut up a branch that fell from his tree, Bill Johnson took a closer look and couldn't believe what he saw. Johnson says the image on the branch appears to be Jesus Christ dressed in a robe … Read More
Kennedy vs. Foxx
Digby thinks he "may just pull this thing out". Well, I hate to be pessimistic, but Billy Kennedy's chances against Virginia Foxx in NC-05 are just about zero: he's down 30 points in the polls. I will say this though: he's running a great campaign. Granted, he's up against Virginia "Matthew Shepard was a hoax" Foxx, but this is North … Read More
Victory For NC ACLU In Body Piercing Case
Honestly, I think the North Carolina chapter of the ACLU has only one attorney, Kathleen Lewis Parker (who I crossed paths with last year when a friend's daughter was barred from creating a gay student organization at a local high school). The NC chapter of the ACLU is a good organization, but woefully underfunded. So it can't do all the … Read More
High Point City Council Approves Mosque, Without Any Freakout
How it's done: HIGH POINT, N.C. The City Council on Monday unanimously approved a pair of rezoning requests that clears the way for a mosque to be built in south High Point. The council granted requests from Malik Hanif to rezone 6.9 acres on the east side of Allen Jay Road just north of E. Fairfield Road from a residential multi-family … Read More
The Reviews Are In
From the Winston-Salem Journal: Actors' fine work brings to life the tests of baseball and its parallel with life SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL Published: August 22, 2010 Actors Ken Ashford and Scott Stevens hit over-the-wall home runs with their performances in Rounding Third. The play, written by Richard Dresser and directed by Nathan Adam Sullivan, opened Friday night at Theatre Alliance. … Read More
The Reviews Are In
From the Winston-Salem Journal: Leigh Somerville McMillan SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL Published: August 1, 2010 The Theatre Alliance audience returned home after Friday's opening night performance with quite a catch. King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running: Songs and Stories of the Carolina Coast delivered exactly what was promised: a vacation. And, like most vacations, we didn't want it to … Read More
North Carolina Unemployment and The Filibuster Attempt
Tomorrow, Congress will consider extending unemployment benefits to millions of out-of-work Americans. Last time they tried this, Republicans successfully blocked it. According to the latest numbers from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, North Carolina currently has a double-digit unemployment rate of 10 percent. North Carolina Policy Watch estimates that when the last vote to extend unemployment insurance failed, 20,000 North Carolinians lost … Read More
The Local Tea Party Candidate
All over the country, the Republican Party is running up against far-right "tea party" candidates, often to hilarious results. As I have pointed out, the GOP/Tea Party rift tends to divide the right side of the political spectrum, all to the benefit of the Left/Democrats. It's no different here in North Carolina. The GOP is attacking the tea party's man … Read More
NC Goodwill Centers No Longer Interesting; They’re Scary
On Monday, I wrote a post entitled: NC Goodwill Centers Getting Interesting. I take that back. Another grenade has been found at a local Goodwill Center, this time right here in Winston-Salem: WINSTON-SALEM — A customer at the Goodwill store on Peters Creek Parkway tried to purchase a grenade found on a shelf Wednesday morning, prompting the evacuation of the … Read More
NC Goodwill Centers Getting Interesting
Reported yesterday, in Asheville: A clothes sorter at a North Carolina charity generated a lot of goodwill when she turned in thousands of dollars she found in a sock. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that Goodwill worker Jocelyn Garnace found more than $5,000 cash in a sock wrapped up in a blanket. This afternoon, in Madison: A device that could be … Read More
Breaking: Flight to DC Receives Threat; Lands In Greensboro
AP: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed to land at Piedmont Triad International Airport … Read More
Breaking: Flight to DC Gets Bomb Threat; Lands In Greensboro
AP: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Officials say a Continental Airlines flight from Houston to the Washington area has been diverted to North Carolina after a threatening message was written on a bathroom mirror. The Transportation Security Administration says Continental Flight 3006 was headed for Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Wednesday when it was directed to land at Piedmont Triad International … Read More
North Carolina Tax Officials Tried To Get Information On Your Amazon Purchases
Bet you didn't know that. Nobody did, except that it showed up in some court papers filed yesterday. Amazon is trying to block the North Carolina Department of Revenue from getting information about Amazon purchases by virtually North Carolina resident since 2003. Yeah, and it's the federal government which is being intrusive!