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Should Raleigh's Christmas parade wait for Thanksgiving?

Faceoff: Every Monday, Matthew Eisley faces off against a guest columnist on a topical issue. This week he debates John Odom, executive director of the Greater Raleigh Merchants Association, on the timing of Raleigh's Christmas Parade. First up, Eisley.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:21:44 AM

Fire stations on list of possible cuts

Wake County could extinguish four volunteer fire stations that have battled blazes in the county for decades.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:23:52 AM

In a Cary backyard, death swoops down

Blanchard, a 22-week-old pet rooster, was killed in his owners' yard by a hawk that should have been hunting rabbits.
Modified: 11/23/09 04:40:43 AM

Project binds Muslims to Americana

Ask most people who were the earliest U.S. Muslims and they might scratch their heads and come up with Muhammad Ali or maybe Malcolm X.
Modified: 11/22/09 10:54:06 PM

Players try to stay dry as opponents stalk

A man and his old flame sat in a Raleigh barroom thick with hipsters and their cigarette smoke. His wig barely covered a shock of blond hair; her purse was filled with water balloons. Both wondered: "Just how fast can I reach my water pistol?"
Modified: 11/22/09 10:54:14 PM

Wake clinics offer H1N1 vaccine

Wake County children can get H1N1 flu vaccine Saturday at three different sites.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:36 PM

Briggs branches out

Retailing: A family-owned business in Raleigh that dates back more than a century is revisiting the past.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:33 PM

Meadowbrook plays to history

During the years of segregation, the surest way for blacks to spend time on a golf course was to carry clubs for white golfers.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:32 PM

Charlotte's toll-free loop nettles Wake

Now that Wake County leaders have accepted the hard fact that local drivers must pay tolls to finance the rest of the 540 Outer Loop, they're peeved at the news that Charlotte drivers will see their own loop finished toll-free.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:31 PM

Holiday parade coming Saturday

Former Carolina Hurricanes player Glen Wesley will serve as grand marshal of the 65th annual Raleigh Christmas parade, which kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hillsborough and St. Mary's streets in downtown Raleigh.
Modified: 11/20/09 11:26:43 PM

Fatal accident costs driver, 84, her license for a year

A District Court judge ordered an 84-year-old Raleigh woman to pay $500 and surrender her driver's license for one year as punishment for hitting and killing a 6-year-old girl at a bus stop this summer.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:34:55 AM

Wake schools' budget woes drag on

Wake County students and teachers dealing with overcrowded classrooms and fewer courses aren't going to get relief next year and could actually experience even worse conditions.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:36:32 PM

Man sues Cary over sign

David Bowden, who for months has taunted the town of Cary with a protest sign on the front of his house, is now suing the town.
Modified: 11/20/09 09:40:22 AM

He was always the glue

Mike Haase's sense of humor never failed him. Coaxed to ride his bike at age 3 by an enthusiastic older brother, he returned home with his legs coated in blood. The still-unsteady rider patiently informed his mother, "I was out jumping ramps."
Modified: 11/19/09 05:42:24 AM