Fort Bragg puts limits on Palin visit
Published on 02:00 20-Nov-2009 in National, State, Nation/World, Local/State, Politics, News, LocalSarah Palin kicked off her book tour in Michigan this week, and thousands gathered outside a Barnes & Noble chanting her name, giving the event the feel of a political pep rally. The Army wants Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg on Monday to...
District attorney in Forsyth retires
Published on 02:00 19-Nov-2009 in Local, State, Crime/Safety, Local/State, Politics, NewsForsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith, who says his office has sent more people to death row than any other county in the state, says he will retire after nearly 20years on the job to spend more time with family and focus on other pro...
Helms portrait wins resounding 'yes'
Published on 02:00 19-Nov-2009 in Arts, National, State, Nation/World, Local/State, Entertainment, Politics, NewsMore than 100 of U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms' family members, friends and associates gathered Wednesday night to see the senator's portrait unveiled in one of congressional Republicans' most distinguished enclaves, the private Capitol Hill Club....
Wake reopens quest for school site
Published on 02:00 19-Nov-2009 in Wake County, Local, Education, Local/State, Politics, News, Home PageNewly elected Wake County school board members are cheering a recommendation Wednesday to explore four new sites for a high school in northeastern Wake as alternatives to the disputed Forest Ridge High property. The four new board members...
Perdue urged to sack former aide to Easley
Published on 02:00 19-Nov-2009 in Under the Dome, Local, National, Nation/World, Local/State, Politics, NewsA Democratic political consultant and state government watchdog is urging Gov. Bev Perdue to remove Ruffin Poole, who was a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, from the board that distributes millions in tobacco settlement money. Joe ...
NY Senate lawyer says he handled Bruno ethics
Published on 11:43 18-Nov-2009 in WireA state Senate lawyer testified that he and two other staff attorneys handled the financial disclosure forms that prosecutors are trying to use against former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno in his federal corruption trial. Kenneth Ri...
Outgoing board members vote on crowded classes
Published on 02:00 18-Nov-2009 in Wake County, Local, Education, Local/State, Politics, NewsOne of the final acts of four outgoing Wake County school board members was to request permission Tuesday for 66 elementary schools to exceed state class size limits in kindergarten through third grade. The schools, representing nearly tw...
Fort Bragg crew shuttles people through Afghanistan
Published on 02:00 18-Nov-2009 in Local/State, Nation/World, NewsThe morning air at Kandahar Airfield in southern Afghanistan was crisp and clear, with a chill to it, and Sgt. Jeffrey Sherwood was excited. Sherwood, the crew chief of the Army's workhorse CH-47F Chinook helicopter, wasn't excited about ...
New majority leader doesn't want repeat
Published on 02:00 18-Nov-2009 in State, Local/State, Politics, News, Home PageSen. Martin Nesbitt, the Asheville lawmaker who was elected as the Senate majority leader Tuesday, will help lead Senate Democrats into an election next year that looks painfully familiar. Nesbitt, 63, has spent nearly half his life as a ...
Eagles named district judge
Published on 02:00 18-Nov-2009 in Wake County, Local, Local/State, Politics, NewsGov. Bev Perdue appointed a new District Court judge in Wake County on Tuesday. Perdue appointed Raleigh lawyer Margaret Eagles to the bench for the 10th Judicial District. The legislature created the seat in 2007. A graduate of Wake For...
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