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Exercise your right to vote
One of the many beauties of our democratic form of government is that when it comes time to vote, we try and make it easier by having polling places in most neighborhoods. Uncle Sam helps a fisherman...
View ArticleExercising your right, II
A little full disclosure here: Despite my grand pronouncement earlier today that you walk or run or bike to the polls to exercise your right to vote, I ended up driving. It was raining, I feared that...
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Help the Triangle Land Conservancy win a car for good
The Triangle Land Conservancy was recently named one of 500 finalists in Toyota's 100 Cars for Good Contest, which will award 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 deserving nonprofit...
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Tar Heel worked for the right to vote
When the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920, it was without the help of North Carolina legislators.The women's suffrage amendment, also known as the Susan B....
View ArticlePat McCrory: No Republican rubberstamp, remaining on the high road
The Republican candidate for governor, all comfy in a checked shirt and no tie, visited The N&O today to answer questions from the editorial and news departments. I had a dentist appointment (boo)...
View ArticleReaders passionate over the Senate's votes to reject gun control
We're inundated today with letters about the Senate's rejecting gun-control measures. Here's a look:------------------------ Shame on President Obama! When will Obama and the gun control advocates in...
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Dwane Powell: Republican disdain for NC women unsealed
The N&O’s former cartoonist just couldn’t sit out this legislative session, not with all the fun things to draw. He’ll be offering his view every Sunday in The N&O during the session. Here’s...
View ArticleEducation shenanigans. An interesting NC history
Here's a long but interesting letter in response to an Aug. 11 letter from a former Wake County lawmaker that offered a history of merging the Wake County and Raleigh city schools. Read it here if you...
View ArticleWhy Wake's school bond issue is a win for the economy AND students
We always get a lot of election-related submissions after it's really too late to consider them for publication. Here's a piece on behalf of the four major associations representing the North Carolina...
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