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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 9th, 2008
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Is it too early to decorate for Christmas?
I spied my first Christmas decorations on Saturday. The banners hanging outside a shopping complex on Whitaker Mill Road were swapped out with some cliche holiday symbol that fails me now. But apparently, the city of Raleigh has already begun decorating Fayetteville Street. Check out the wreaths:
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All aboard: A look at train lovers
For 24 years, train lovers around North Carolina have visited the N.C. State Fairgrounds for the annual Train and Railroadiana Show and Sale. On Sunday, Ginny went to see what gets these folks choo-chooing.
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Just how green is the Triangle?
We all know there area lot of greenies around the Triangle. It seems like every business is trying to find a way to be more sustainable (or at least a way to claim to be). But what are the green success stories in the Triangle? John Dancy Jones highlights them on his blog Raleigh Rambles.
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Is the News and Observer liberal or conservative?
It always amuses me when newspapers get letters from folks accusing editors of being too liberal or too conservative. How can a newspaper be both? N&O editor John Drescher published a sampling of the recent letters the paper has received. Read them to see how divergent Triangle residents views are:
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Guiness makes everything better (even cupcakes)
I’ve been in the mood to do some baking lately, and there’s nothing I love baking more than cupcakes. You probably know by now that I also love beer. So I may have to give these Guiness cupcakes a try. Triangle resident Christine posted the recipe and a review:
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What a teacher probably shouldn’t tell a fifth grader
If everything your elementary school teacher ever told to your class was caught on tape, do you think he/she would have ever gotten in trouble? A fifth-grade teacher in Fayetteville is under fire over a comment she made to a student about McCain/the Iraq war. It was posted online. Over the top, yes or no: