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I just finished Atheists: A Groundbreaking Study of America's Nonbelievers, by Bruce Hunsberger and Bob Altemeyer, both Canadian professors of psychology. (Hunsberger is now deceased.) According to the authors, who searched the existing literature, this book reports the findings of one of the first social scientific studies of atheists in [...]
[...]I found this article interesting, but not convincing. The author has a forest-and-the-trees problem when it comes to issues of race and crime.
The Metropolitan Sewerage District (MSD) is responsible for treating and disposing of the wastewater generated in Asheville and surrounding areas, and to my knowledge, it has no competition where septic tanks and straight-piping are forbidden. Enjoying a monopoly’s ability to name its price, the MSD has two programs to [...]
In our last post, concerning Cary’s budget (click here to read), we said that Cary residents would see a decrease in their tax bills. On average, this may or may not be the case. Our post was based on a press release issued directly from the town with the [...]
This has been an interesting, busy and somewhat emotionally exhausting day, yet I feel good.
Tonight our request for permission to use the court house square was in the hands of the town council. Milton Bullock was absent from the meeting. I'm hoping he was simply delayed by his [...]
The Daily Kos kids have been dissing Appalachia in their inimitable style, prompting a bit of scolding by one Kos diarist. Here’s part of what she says (emphasis added):
But West Virginia and other places like it are not as monolithic as many believe. Sure, they are more skewed to [...]
Ralph Sexton’s ministry, Hearts with Hands, for years has been a great way to work around government red tape and get help to the needy.
[...]A headline reads, “Town Attorney Says He’s Ready for Trial in Dancer’s Suit.” It has to do with a case of alleged dirty dancing. However, knowing that Asheville’s attorney, Bob Oast, is a thespian, I was expecting another story.
[...]This is a video from Brad Warthen’s blog on The State.
[...]The Charleston County Republican Party is sponsoring a debate of the two GOP candidates for 9th Circuit Solicitor on Monday at the party’s regular executive committee meeting.
Blair Jennings and Scarlett Wilson will be at North Charleston City Hall at 7 p.m.
Bill Sharpe of WCSC Live 5 News, will moderate the [...]
The competitors each say that constituent service is at the heart of their motivation for running.
“I can provide true constituent representation for working families and my neighbors struggling to pay their taxes,” said Bussjager, 58, a real estate broker and auditor.
Young said she [...]
Charleston lawyer Dwayne Green decided to run against state Sen. Robert Ford after he heard Ford say that if U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois were to win the Democratic presidential nomination, it would doom the party’s candidates in the fall.
Ford apologized soon [...]
Second Congressional District Democratic candidate Rob Miller of Beaufort has accepted three invitations to debate his primary opponent, Blaine Lotz of Hilton Head Island.
The winner of the June 2 primary will face incumbent Joe Wilson in November.
Miller has accepted invitations to debate Wilson May 23 on Frank Knapp’s radio program [...]
In an April 26 memo to trustees, Burgess wrote, “It is inappropriate to place a general ban on the image of the Confederate Battle Flag being worn on articles of clothing and/or accessories. Such a ban will cause a larger concern than the high school administration has [...]
Residents in west and southwestern Mecklenburg will get their first new county commissioner for district 2 in nearly a decade after Norman Mitchell lost in the May 6 primary.
Democrat Vilma Leake and Republican Tim McLeod are definitely on the ballot, with small-business woman Constance Johnson mounting an uphill battle to [...]
This is happening more and more, as it should. Lawlessness must be opposed if society is to survive:
A 24-year-old man shot and killed a teenage intruder Friday after the youth and some other juveniles tried to break into the his northwest Atlanta home, police said.
The shooting occurred around 1:15 [...]
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole encourages her colleagues to confirm judicial nominees Thomas Farr and Robert Conrad on the floor of the Senate today.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Burr urged his colleagues to act on the nomination of Robert J. Conrad to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, spoke on the Senate floor this afternoon, Barb Barrett reports.
President Bush nominated Conrad to the post in July 2007, [...]
State Sen. David Hoyle may want to take diction classes.
In an April 24 meeting of the 21st Century Transportation Committee, the Gaston County Democrat said he got into hot water over an unclear word.
At the time, Gov. Mike Easley was on an economic development trip [...]
Despite opposition from some alumni and supporters, the Winston-Salem-based N.C. School of the Arts has moved one step closer to a name change.
The UNC Board of Governors voted last week to seek legislative approval to change the school's name to the University of North Carolina School of the [...]
Cigarette taxes have become a popular source of state revenue.
According to research by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 43 states, the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories have increased their cigarette tax rates more than 75 times since 2002, when many states faced tight budgets due to [...]