Just how free will government information be?
President Obama has shown a disposition toward openness. Two experts assess the changes so far.
Why do murder cases drag on for so long?
On Thursday, thousands of people gathered at UNC-Chapel Hill to remember slain student leader Eve Carson on the one-year anniversary of her fatal shooting.
Is more regulation the answer?
In 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found serious quality control problems at the Wake County plant operated by AM2PAT.
2009 gets off to a dry start
Even after rain Wednesday, precipitation at Raleigh-Durham International Airport is barely half of normal for the first 52 days of 2009.
Saggy pants: Is the end in sight?
Most college dress codes bit the dust in the late 1960s and early '70s, and it has been common ever since for students to attend classes looking like unmade beds.
Save or spend? What's a patriotic consumer to do?
Saving is good. Thrift is good. So said Confucius. So said Benjamin Franklin. Mom and Dad probably mentioned it, too.
Can't they see how they look?
President Obama says their bonuses are shameful, but the financial executives who helped bring down the economy still seem to think they deserve big bucks.
Will U.S. policy toward Cuba finally change?
The United States imposed an economic quarantine on Cuba in the 1960s. The aim: strangle Cuba's economy and force a regime change. Except for the occasional minor thaw or tightening of the screws, that's where things have stood ever since.
Time for a Durham city-county merger?
Here we go again: Durham's city and county governments are talking about consolidating.
School diversity: Why keep trying?
Most other districts have reverted to neighborhood schools. Is Wake County's effort to maintain economic balance worth it?
How bad will it get?
Those economists, what a bunch! You can put a hundred of them end to end and still not reach a conclusion.
Priorities: Where should Obama start?
Last week, we asked readers to suggest the first three things Barack Obama should do when he assumes the presidency Jan. 20. Here are some of their responses. See others online at share.triangle.com.
Is honesty for suckers?
Are you a chump if you play by the rules?
Coastal insurance is underfunded
The only way for many coastal homeowners to get insurance is with a state-run program called the Beach Plan.
Sex? In this city?
Sunday Focus:Adam & Eve, a retail chain that sells sexy lingerie, sex toys ("romantic enhancements" is the company's term) and related merchandise, has operated a store on Chapel Hill Boulevard in Durham for years without incident. But the company's plan to move to a new spot at N.C. 54 and Fayetteville Road near The Streets at Southpoint mall has stirred up spirited opposition.
Unemployment: Will it be as bad as in '83?
As the economic downtown continues, the number of people who are unemployed is rising. The U.S. jobless rate rose to a 14-year high last month. Nationally, 10.1 million people were unemployed.
Outlook is grim, but N.C. has advantages
Michael Walden is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in NCSU's Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics and the author of a new book, "North Carolina In The Connected Age."
Exhausted yet?
Do presidential campaigns really need to be so long?
Will North Carolina stay red or go blue?
From 1932 to 1968, North Carolina was a blue state, voting reliably for Democratic presidential candidates. Beginning with the election of Richard Nixon in 1968, it has been almost as reliably red, supporting Republicans in all but one race.
