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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. ...

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Archive for November 27th, 2008

  • Remembering the tornado that wiped out part of Raleigh

    Twenty years ago this week a tornado ripped through north Raleigh, killing two children. I was unaware of this chapter in the capital city’s history. The N&O provides a detailed description of the path this wicked storm took and catches up with some of the survivors.

  • Don’t forget to thank them

    It’s natural to think about how thankful you are for your family, friends and health today. But Raleigh marketer Tracy Needham suggests thanking others too: Everyone who keeps you in business. Break out the stationary and read her tips: