Bishops stand by ban
Sheehan: The politicians you could have expected.
Gangs' reach is growing
Sheehan: There is a virus infecting our community. It is growing and spreading. It is affecting our kids -- younger and younger ones all the time. It is spilling over on the rest of us, too.
A love affair for the ages
Sheehan: It was a strange but wonderful Valentine's this year.
Women's top killer is sneaky
Sheehan: This was not the casting call of Michelle Lepiarz's dreams.
Atkinson steps up like Haig
Sheehan: In one week's time, June Atkinson went from educational ambassador, smiling as the governor pulled the rug out from under her, to -- North Carolina's answer to Al Haig.
Long's wife was his pride
Sheehan:Most people probably think of former Insurance Commissioner Jim Long as he appeared in TV interviews -- serious, talking about ways to keep insurance affordable for the average North Carolinian.
Sheriff's position: quiet
Sheehan:When Chatham County commissioners recently passed a resolution rejecting a federal immigration program known as 287(g), everyone had something to say.
Schools' queen is no ruler
Sheehan:Last weekend, two women from Raleigh appeared in the Miss America pageant.
Bucky's friend is free, too
Sheehan:"Haul him downtown," said Wake District Attorney Colon Willoughby, grabbing Wayne Muller by the sleeve and pulling him toward the door. Turns out our Willoughby has a sense of humor.
Charter schools need chances
Sheehan:Don McQueen won't make excuses for his school, Torchlight Academy, a charter whose renewal is imperiled. But consider this: McQueen and his wife, Cynthia, serve an economically disadvantaged student body with a lot of problems.
Teen, cell phone arrive on schedule
Sheehan:I've always considered my eldest son the best Christmas present I ever received.
The Alex is talk of hospital
Sheehan:At 17, Alex Meliones has a long history with pediatric intensive care units.
Refugees face second uprooting
Sheehan:No parent wants his child to be reassigned to a distant school, with new teachers, new rules and new friends.
Here's some good news to put a new year in perspective
Sheehan:Every December, before we catapult into a new year, I try to update a few columns readers have inquired about.
Jail time is not a cure-all
Sheehan:Last June, Charles "Bronson" Williams was off his psychiatric medications, high on drugs and just a little bit drunk when he stormed into his parents' home near Pittsboro and threatened to kill his mother.
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