Facing South (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Several black leaders, community groups, and legislatures voiced outrage when the North Carolina Senate did not take up the North Carolina Racial Justice Act bill before adjourning last week. As Facing South previously reported , the North Carolina House approved the Racial Justice Act in 2007, and numerous attempts have been made to have this bill heard in the state Senate this...
ImmigrationProf Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Sadly, the debate over immigration is not always polite, civil, and constructive. This article describes the increase in threats against Latino leaders in North Carolina because of their stance on immigration. A law student (I am not printing her name...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Ciao Bella®, New York’s original gelato, brings its “Discover - Savor - Share” tour to North Carolina
Charlotte Personal Injury Lawyer (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Charlotte Observer is reporting that 12 people have been hospitalized as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred at a downtown Charlotte grocery store. It appears at least one person might have life threatening injuries. The incident occurred prior to the store opening and it appears those affected were employees and not customers. As an attorney I am often asked by victims of these...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
The tour will spend a month in North Carolina beginning with retail and community events in Wilmington and driving on to charities, concerts and additional stops in Charlotte and Raleigh. Among the highlights are the Cape Fear Blues Festival in Wilmington, the Journey and Rascal Flatts concerts in Charlotte, and the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival in Raleigh. The Swirl will also be visiting A Child’s...
Newswise (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Released: Wed 23-Jul-2008, 13:10 ET Residents’ Input Leads to Better Health in North Carolina CommunityLibrariesMedical News KeywordsPOPULATION HEALTH, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SMOKING CESSATION Contact InformationAvailable for logged-in reporters onlyDescriptionCommunity involvement was the key to success for a program that helped reduce risky health behaviors...
Phone Scoop (Free subscription) | yesterday
WRAL and CBS are testing a new mobile digital TV technology that can send specially encoded signals to receivers built into devices such as cell phones. The digital TV is sent over the same signals as local HDTV broadcasts ... (follow link to read)
The Editors' Blog (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
In a couple of hours, N.C. Veterans for McCain will be gathering at the Legislative Building for a rally. Later on, at 6:30, Barack Obama's campaign will open its Raleigh headquarters. We just posted a story online headlined: "State could be election battleground." The latest Rasmussen Reports poll showed McCain with a 3 percent lead in N.C. Now, President Bush won North Carolina by more than...
News & Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Obama campaign already has at least 60 campaign organizers and staff in the field and is apparently just getting started. At a Tuesday night event in Raleigh, nine field organizers were introduced for Wake, Johnston and Franklin counties alone.
NewsObserver.com - Local & State (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Obama campaign already has at least 60 campaign organizers and staff in the field and is apparently just getting started. At a Tuesday night event in Raleigh, nine field organizers were introduced for Wake, Johnston and Franklin counties alone.
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Source: Crime and Justice News, July 22, 2008 "The four-year-old High Point, N.C., anticrime initiative that has virtually shut down public drug dealing in the city of 100,000 was featured yesterday at the National Institute of Justice's annual conference. The Washington, D.C., event showcases important research on crime. Criminologist David Kennedy of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, whose Boston...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
In North Carolina, a couple of libraries have started summer programs aimed at introducing young students to the joy of video game construction. Read More...
Get Mash (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
A judge has sealed the search warrants used by police during the investigation to find the killer of a slain North Carolina mother. Read the full story
Blogs for the NC State Community (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Announcing the first annual Trees for an Urban Future: Emerging Issues, Innovations, and Current Trends North Carolina Urban Forestry Conference September 9 - 11, 2008 Marriott Hotel Downtown Greensboro, NC Conference Context and Objectives Recently, North Carolina was determined to be the 6th fastest growing state in the nation. With the positive aspects of this status, comes an urgency...
Sue's Place (Free subscription) | yesterday
Learning from other North Carolina Cities - that was the title of today’s Action Greensboro trip to Charlotte. On what was probably the hottest day of the year, two bus loads of Greensboro volunteers rode to Charlotte and spent a full day learning about Charlotte’s successes in city-building, economic development, challenges and politics, and community [...]
