Jail ID program stirs fear
Sheehan:What kind of effect can we expect from Wake County's new program to identify and deport illegal immigrants from the local jail?
Mentally ill wait in limbo
Sheehan:On a recent afternoon, I followed Phil Wiggins into a field of tall, brightly colored flowers.
Marathon madness setting in
Sheehan:'Nice sport, Mom," my oldest son observed wryly as I gingerly lowered myself onto a kitchen chair and began peeling off sodden athletic socks.
Requiem for an original
Sheehan:In a spiffed-up, buttoned-down Chapel Hill some UNC graduates would hardly recognize, Joe Herzenberg was a touchstone.
Icing on the city's cake
Sheehan:For years now, I've been looking for the signal that Raleigh has arrived.
'No good choices' for Ethan
Sheehan:Ethan Benoit is nearing the end of his short life. But the people who love him most cannot bear the thought of letting him go.
Trying half, half trying
Sheehan:Okay, let's review the state of North Carolina's official response to the worst drought in recent memory.
Coziness spin was wrong
Sheehan:To many, Jessie Taliaferro's story is a parable for those eyeing a run for local office.
College sports is amok
Sheehan:A recent survey shows that professors view college athletics as having been taken over by the entertainment industry.
Friction, not fireworks
Sheehan:I was prepared to conduct an intervention on Rosa Gill and Tony Gurley.
Lang link pays off in Cary
Sheehan:Former Cary Mayor Glen Lang hasn't been involved in local politics since he was voted out of office in 2003.
No joy in this victory
Sheehan:A week ago Monday, a state law was changed thanks to Maggy Lewis of Durham.
Secrecy defined as privacy
Sheehan:Stop at the automated bank machine, saunter by a clothing store, visit a friend's apartment complex -- an impassive electronic eye records your every move.
Closing the digital divide
Sheehan:With three children, I cannot imagine life -- or homework -- without a computer.
Happy endings in Apex
Sheehan:On the night of Oct. 5, 2006, Bruce Radford and his wife were hanging out at home when the Apex fire chief called.
Playing for all the Marbles
Sheehan:Sally Edwards, the head of the new Marbles children's museum in downtown Raleigh, doesn't want visitors comparing it with predecessors Playspace or Exploris.
Barbecue king, why risk trial?
Sheehan:At the Smithfield's Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q in Clayton, the bustling lunchtime crowd is 90 percent male.
T-shirt not funny to victims
Sheehan:It's just a little T-shirt. Gray with white and fuchsia writing.
There's defense in numbers
Sheehan:For goodness' sake, don't anyone let my preteen sons see the stories about the Highway Patrol officers and their sexual exploits.
Parents' crusade soars
Sheehan:Today, a bit of housekeeping. First, good news on the efforts of Chapel Hill couple Jesse and Helen Kalisher, who launched a Web-based petition against violent in-flight films this year.
