Saint Patrick's Day

Annual St. Patrick’s Day video

Public-sector job numbers, charter school waiting lists attract attention

The latest North Carolina unemployment numbers continue to rebut the argument that Republican state budget writers produced a plan guaranteed to generate thousands of public-sector layoffs. Carolina Journal Managing Editor…

G’boro council: Gay marriage, downtown noise ordinance

I also had the opportunity to tune into last night’s Greensboro City Council meeting. Interestingly enough, the two hot-button issues —- the resolution opposing the constitutional amendment opposing gay marriage…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

GSO noise ordinance spikes St. Pat’s party

M’Coul’s owner Simone McClinton pulls the plug on the annual St Patrick’s Day party: Businesses and residents downtown have complained about the noise from outdoor music, said Ed Wolverton ,…

Other Themes for the Giant Uptown Lunchbox

OK, now that we know National Coming Out Day rates a full-on rainbow light show for the Duke Energy Building, as determined by light-switch controller Wells Fargo, what else should…

NBC’s getting bad rap for Black History Month menu

NBC is catching a lot of flak for its Black History Month special menu (see at right). Yes, this was a mistake in today’s hypersensitive, politically correct climate. But rather…

Green Hair Lands Former Charlotte Educator in Trouble

A high school in Columbia, SC sent a 9th grade mentor home on St. Pat’s Day because of his green hair. Michael Rice, who says he taught English in Charlotte…

Get Yer Irish On

As best you can, given cubicles and bosses and all. Take it way, Pogues….

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

It’s the Alias Acoustic Band playing “Wearing of the Green” from their album “Irish Songs of Rebellion“:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. Just to clear things up, St. Patrick is famous for driving all the snakes from Ireland. In fact, Ireland has never been home to…

Too much green beer

A not-so happy St. Patrick’s Day for the 733 people arrested for DWI over the weekend. The Triad breakdown: Guilford – 25 Randolph- 22 Forsyth- 12 Randolph- 8