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Subjectivity is truth. The crowd is untruth.

May 26, 2009 • 7:03 am Comments Off

Open letter to Kim Jong-Il

Dear Kim: Please listen to this Peter Tosh jam and then GET A GRIP!

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May 14, 2009 • 7:28 pm Comments Off

Seven Tarheel hoopsters graduate

I love me some Carolina basketball. That’s a pretty deep topic given the 32 years I’ve been a rabid fan.

But beyond my love for what may be the perfect game, I really am glad to see so many UNC players walking in their caps and gowns.

Tyler Hansbrough has been a pure joy to watch for the last four years on the basketball court.

It’s been even better to watch him let his guard down and be a young man in the prime of his life.

I really admire that guy.

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• 8:23 am 3

Berger Calls for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Corruption

Attorney General Cooper Mum on Possible Easley Campaign Violations

Raleigh – Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) today called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate issues surrounding former Democratic Gov. Mike Easley and his associates in connection with reports of possible violations of campaign laws and ethics rules.

According to a recent series in the News & Observer, former Gov. Easley took at least 25 flights on private jets with some in apparent violation of state campaign contribution limits.  It appears that many of the individuals who provided the flights were rewarded with plum appointments to powerful state boards.  For example, the News & Observer highlighted Gov. Easley’s close relationship with a N.C. State Trustee (appointed twice by Easley) who provided free flights, supported Mary Easley’s $170,000 job at N.C. State and helped Gov. Easley obtain an extraordinarily good deal on a piece of coastal property.  The newspaper also recently uncovered that members of the Easley family were provided personal use vehicles at no charge by car dealers supportive of the former Governor.

“The silence from North Carolina’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Roy Cooper, regarding these serious allegations is deafening,” said Berger.  “But we should not be surprised since most of those under scrutiny are Democrats and he will not risk offending them while seeking their support for a possible U.S. Senate campaign.  For these reasons, we need an independent special prosecutor, free from political pressures, free from conflicts of interest and free to investigate these improprieties and allegations of corruption wherever they might lead.”

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May 13, 2009 • 11:30 am Comments Off

Potato festival bill advances in the General Assembly

But not meatier issues like Tax Payer Defense Act. That’s what you get with one-party rule in Raleigh.

That and corrupt ex-governors and jailed former speakers of the house.

Change anyone?

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May 12, 2009 • 7:06 am Comments Off

Bruce Piephoff at Chinqua Penn

The acclaimed singer-songwriter will perform at Chinqua Penn on Thursday. The concert is free to the public, with the estate’s vineyard wine and other beverages sold on site.

If you’ve not seen Bruce or been to the estate since it reopened, this is a great combo.

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May 9, 2009 • 7:47 pm Comments Off

Fixin’ to Die

Col. Bruce and ARU.

Just ’cause.

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