Songs I dig – The Western Lands
2008 August 26
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Of Interest- WUNC, NPR, and Local RadioThe superlative Jack Benny I am nearly convinced that the editorial board at the Daily Tar Heel is nuts. I mean, the DTH editorials provide enough material for daily posts. A recent one about radio stations of all things didn’t make me to laugh (my usual reaction) but rather to simply sit in sad astonishment. I do not want to sacrifice my enjoyment of rea […]
- Run, Conservatives! Run!Here at Red Clay World Headquarters (RCWHQ) we often find ourselves discussing the future of the conservative movement in the great state of North Carolina. It has been a long time since we have had quality conservative leadership at the state level. Not just someone who wins an election, but someone who offers a voice of conviction and consistent leadersh […]
- Not stimulating yet"The current stimulus and calls for a future one are primarily government growth policies, not strategies to shorten the current recession."That's Edward P. Lazear, writing in today's Wall Street Journal.read more
- A key fact in VirginiaCreigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell are a pretty popular pair of candidates, so much so that 14% of the electorate in Virginia has a positive opinion of both of them. That might not sound like a lot but in this highly polarized nation that's actually pretty good. In New Jersey less than 4% of voters like both the Democratic and Republican choices for Gover […]
- A fine example of nowhereLocker Room’s Joe Coletti takes note of the NYT story reporting that fed transportation dollars are basically going nowhere. Well, not nowhere: Commuters in High Point and visitors to the city for the furniture market will have another option for ground transportation when a new park-and-ride lot opens in northwest High Point. The board of trustees for the […]
- Best places to stand in North Carolina?My colleague Mary Newsom has pointed readers to the fun in coming up with a list of best places to stand in Charlotte. And here's a Web site that invites readers to vote on the 100 best places to stand in the United States. But I was disappointed to see that only one N.C. attraction -- the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse -- made the list of nominees for the […]
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