A last look at 2005
Today, a year-end wrap. First, an update on the Interfaith Food Shuttle, which collects leftover but still-good food from grocery stores and restaurants and distributes it quickly to groups that serve the hungry.
Well spouses not alone
Some people want Rosemary Rollmann to be a martyr or a saint.
TTA can't see its way
Larry Hester lost his sight years ago to a degenerative retinal disease, but he leads me into his comfortable North Raleigh home with barely a touch on chair back or table.
1 driver, 2 wrecks, 3 dead
On Nov. 3, 1990, Nancy Proctor Chappell's only brother was killed in a head-on collision with a drunken driver in Greene County.
He's out to protect students
Last week, a Harris Interactive survey commissioned by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network found that teens in North Carolina thought bullying and harassment -- particularly because of real or perceived sexual orientation -- were significant problems in schools. More so here than in the nation overall.
Don't be shy about firearms
Like me, Martha Schütz had known about the ASK campaign for quite some time.
A lottery drawing from hell
North Carolina's first state lottery director, Tom Shaheen, started work this week.
Aid in midst of tragedy
For one remarkable woman in Cary, last week's shooting of state Trooper John Horniak brought back a nightmare.
A violent society, not city
Remember when Janine Sutphen's disappearance first hit the news, in January 2003?
Home eludes patient
Phil Wiggins should have been kicked out of his group home in Zebulon a month ago today.
Feeling thankful? Read on
Forget about Tom Turkey. Last June a refrigerated truck was decapitated by a low overhang (and an overly optimistic driver) in the parking deck at Crabtree Valley Mall.
Brothel workers enslaved
The bust of three brothels in Raleigh and Fuquay-Varina last month differed from similar busts of North Raleigh whorehouses we've read about in recent years.
A dry land's rich idea: Just cut off water
So it's come to this: $1,000 fines, the threat of four-minute showers, and the image of restaurant patrons gasping to their servers, "Water ... please!"
Courting in church no failsafe
Singles, you probably already know this. On the top 10 list of places to find a date, church is No. 4 -- right behind the gym, the grocery store and environmental group meetings.
Scandal's lesson in honesty
For a minute there, Kevin Geddings had me going.
Crime's toxic effects seep beyond murdered spouse
Eric Miller was not the only one poisoned by his wife. The list of Ann Miller Kontz's victims is long.
Clinic gave hope to many
The foyer to Edenton Street United Methodist Church is always buzzing with activity. Tonight, it will be a little quieter than usual.
Election acute for schools
A week from tomorrow a very small group of people will decide the future of Wake County's school system.
Care cut from 2 sides
Ironic, isn't it? For 17 months, I have been following the journey of Phil Wiggins, who suffers from schizophrenia and has lived in state psychiatric hospitals for nearly 44 of his 62 years.
Handicap tags too handy
My first mistake was wearing high-heeled sandals. Turns out some of those handicapped parkers are mighty sprightly.
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