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Liquor Woes in Indian Trail
Oops. Voters approved liquor-by-the-drink in the Union County burg just last year and the town already has its first alcohol scandal. The Enquirer-Journal reports that the owner of the Bear’s…
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Big Drama in Little Indian Trail
Who knew you could have so much soap opera in such a tiny crossroads of a town? Two sitting Indian Trail council members are being sued by a former candidate…
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Zoning and Annexation
The Enquirer Journal (Monroe and Union County) ran an article today explaining that the Mineral Springs Town Council is mad at the League because it is recommending that towns must…
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Other items of interest
USA Today recently published an article about the American Psychological Association and “green thinking.” The topic prompted Chicago (and former Raleigh) radio talk show host Jerry Agar to seek input…
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The Real Game of Shadows
Despite efforts in the General Assembly to curb ethical quandaries that may ensnarl otherwise noble representatives, it looks as though business-as-usual might continue, albeit along a more circuitous route. As…
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Getting to Know You
This week Lindalyn Kakadelis participated in the Education Policy Fellowship Program sponsored by the Public School Forum. She presented NCEA’s goals and mission to representatives from public schools, human service…
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Up in Smoke
When Congress ended the 70-year-old tobacco price controls program, it was a “prime example of the ultimate triumph of economic forces over political control,” wrote JLF adjunct scholar Mike Walden.…
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Durham Herald-Sun has a new owner
The Herald-Sun of Durham, which runs separate columns of mine in the Sunday edition occasionally and the Chapel Hill Herald weekly, has been sold to Kentucky-based Paxton Media, a family-owned…
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Charter Tour Visits Hotbed of Education Reform
Residents of Orange County – where the controversy over potential merger of its two school districts and the resulting tax increase to some residents is driving the race for county…
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Hitting the Big Time
Recently we told you about Jon Sanders’ Wall Street Journal piece, and now the Pope Center has scored several more important media hits via commentaries by George Leef and Shannon…