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Happy Fourth of July!
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700
Happy Fourth of July, everyone!Like most of you, I am taking the day off to celebrate with some patriotic festivities.If ...Ken Hutcherson: Obama has no 'black experience'
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0700
Hutcherson photo art via Mike Tidmus. Oh man, the homo-hating pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Washington state, Ken Hutcherson, ...Is Social Media the New Punk Rock?
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:45:31 -0700
This video comes to me via Jennifer McClure via Web Ink Now. I have a love of disruptive, loud, and ...Ladder 22 / Ladder 5
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:56:00 -0700
One of the city's two new Pierce platforms was placed in service as Ladder 22 on Thursday, July 2, at ...Fourth of July and Fireworks Safety in the Philippines
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:06:04 -0700
While the Philippines also celebrates Independence Day on July 4, Christmas and New Year's are their big fireworks season. ...Tweets from 2009-07-03
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:59:59 -0700
1 week in to new Palm Pre: local Sprint store rocks, national Sprint service is incompetent, phone reception blows (when ...links for 2009-07-03
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:00:24 -0700
Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking Security Not to yell "fire" in a crowded social networking site, but this article ...Friday night senior pet pic blogging
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:38:29 -0700
Presenting the most handsome dog in the ...Merge video retrospective: Superchunk - "Driveway to Driveway"
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:51:00 -0700
It's not technically Friday anymore, but here's Friday's Merge Retrospective video. Here's another classic Superchunk video for "Driveway to Driveway" ...Declaration of Independence…Bluebirds vs House Wrens
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:31:10 -0700
Happy Independence Day, everyone! Well, it’s not quite July 4th, but by the time many of you read this, it ...Two quick things
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:16:57 -0700
1. Aremid is recovering after having spent two days at the vet. He had lots of pricey test performed on ...Mystery Station
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:00 -0700
What fire, rescue, or EMS facility is pictured below? Hint #1: It's located on a street. Hint #2: It has ...Time Warner Cable Prepares Massive SDV Dump
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:22 -0700
A recent letter from Time Warner Cable announces a massive change that makes the CableCARD technology almost useless. Starting July ...A journalism start-up: Should I go for it?
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:05:18 -0700
I could look for a job at traditional news organizations. But as I read over the Knight News Challenge results, ...Breaking News: Sarah Palin is Stepping Down
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:47:10 -0700
UPDATE: MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell makes it sound like Palin is stepping down for family reasons and is sick of politics... ...Advice from a columnist legend
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:41:16 -0700
In the most recent installment of The Charlotte Observer’s intern seminars, we got to hear from Tommy Tomlinson, columnist extraordinaire. ...Archive for November 6th, 2008
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A candid look at what Obama’s victory means to one Durham resident
Durham writer Carl Kenney wrote a potent post today about the emotions he experienced as an African-American as the results showed that Barack Obama was about to clinch the presidential race. His essay offers a candid look at the emotions he has harbored over the years and how they were freed Tuesday night.
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Don’t be sad if you missed Dolly Parton’s performance at RBC
One of our NBC17 photographers covered a portion of Dolly Parton’s Wednesday night show at the RBC Center. He strung together some clips from her songs. I’m still amazed that the weight of her upper body doesn’t tip her small frame over. You’ve got to see how she’s aging:
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Is it time to organize a food drive for local reporters?
Durham citizen journalist Kevin Davis was sad to hear that supposedly N&O reporters were only allowed to eat two slices of pizza in the newsroom election night buffet. Davis writes a witty piece on the demise of local media, and suggests a food drive for local reporters. Are things really getting this bad?
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RDU announces nonstop service to Paris
I just got this press release a few minutes ago announcing that you’ll be able to fly nonstop from RDU to Paris beginning June 2. This additional service means it will be easier for North Carolina residents to get to Europe, or so the press release says. Still looking for a link to share.
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Video of downtown Raleigh election night celebration featured on Viddler
Vlogger Myles Scott was in downtown Raleigh with his video camera after Barack Obama’s victory speech Tuesday night. His video of the cheering streams of people made the featured post on Viddler today, so I’m sure it will be getting a lot of views. Take a look for yourself.
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Photographed by Ronny Nause
Photographed by Ronny Nause
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Racist grafitti appears at NCSU after election
When N.C. State students walked through the Free Expression Tunnel Wednesday morning, they were greeted by racist messages left in the wake of Barack Obama’s presidential win. University officials painted over it by 10 a.m., but the fact that it even appeared shows that we still have much work to do.
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Coach K says Duke students better fill Cameron, or else …
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was not happy that several hundred seats were left unfilled Wednesday in Cameron Indoor stadium, where the Blue Devils defeated Lenoir-Rhyne. The N&O has two audio clips from him, listen to the first as he tells students if they’re not coming, give him their tickets b/c “I know I can sell [...]