2 Apr 2008

N.C. Senate Democratic primaries heat up in Wake County

The most interesting debate recently is the one Jack Nichols, a Democratic candidate in state Senate District 16, is having with himself.

By Bob Geary | 2 Apr 2008 (News: Wake County)

Do-it-yourself Obama

Barack Obama supporters—and entrepreneurs—have taken to making their own merchandise and signs to capitalize on the fervor.

By Jeremy M. Lange | 2 Apr 2008 (News: Feature)

The buck stops here on NBAF

The federal government is proposing that state or local dollars should fund construction of the NBAF's utility plant.

By Lisa Sorg | 2 Apr 2008 (News: Follow-Up)

26 Mar 2008

They adopted the old name, but Students for a Democratic Society forge their own path

By taking the name SDS, the new generation of activists have refreshingly reinvigorated the radical spirit of their '60s counterparts. Yet, the SDS and its 240 chapters are also inheriting their predecessors' baggage: the ultimate failure to meet their goals.

By Lisa Sorg | 26 Mar 2008 (News: North Carolina)

Soldiers, activists speak on the war's anniversary

The anti-war scene today in Fayetteville, the capital and on campus, plus a visit to the RDU USO

By Bob Geary | 26 Mar 2008 (News: North Carolina)

Bill Clinton scouts the North Carolina battleground; his wife follows this week

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to visit the state on March 27. She will deliver an economic policy address at Wake Tech in Raleigh, and attend events in Fayetteville and Winston-Salem.

By Fiona Morgan | 26 Mar 2008 (News: North Carolina)

"Five years of deception"

Wally Myers gave this speech at the state capitol earlier this month. He is a Vietnam veteran and a member of Veterans for Peace.

26 Mar 2008 (News: North Carolina)

Uncle Sam wants YOU for the U.S. Army (really, really badly)

As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year, the U.S. Army has steadily lowered its recruiting standards to fill its ranks.

By Mosi Secret | 26 Mar 2008 (News: National/ International)

Shalala: Veterans benefits system is broken

Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars won't get proper health care until the U.S. government updates and simplifies the bureaucracy strangling benefits and outpatient care.

By Juliana Hanson | 26 Mar 2008 (News: National/ International)

A fallen soldier's brother heads home to Carrboro

While the ordeal has been trying for both mother and son, Rosalia Martinez has maintained her confidence in the decision her son made to follow in his brother's footsteps.

By Amanda Younger | 26 Mar 2008 (News: Follow-Up)

Iraq War Toll

4,000 U.S. troops killed

26 Mar 2008 (News: The Count)

19 Mar 2008

Wright ousted from House

As the vote clock wound down in the General Assembly Thursday afternoon, so did the timer on state Rep. Thomas Wright’s legislative career.

By Lisa Sorg | 19 Mar 2008 (News: North Carolina)

A move in western Wake to elect the school board at-large

Hell hath no fury like a parent reassigned.

By Fiona Morgan | 19 Mar 2008 (News: Wake County)

Head-scratcher for progressives in Wake Senate race

The candidates for the Democratic nomination in state Senate District 16 have squared off in debates so relentlessly civil that one even apologized for their lack of "distinctions on the issues."

By Bob Geary | 19 Mar 2008 (News: Wake County)

Allies unite with New Hill vs. treatment plant

Davis and High House, a nonpartisan citizens' group in Cary, announced that on the behalf of New Hill it will ask the Town of Cary to reconsider where it will build the wastewater management plant for western Wake County.

By Fiona Morgan | 19 Mar 2008 (News: Wake County)

Tony Asion

"The way the media is portraying Latinos and the way a lot of politicians are attacking Latinos is giving the general public this view of Latinos that is kind of ugly."

By Mosi Secret | 19 Mar 2008 (News: Q&A;)