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August 2, 2006 -
As pundits and politicos lament the "culture of corruption," North Carolina last week made some small but important steps towards cleaning up politics. True, the headlines in NC today are leading with this story:
August 1, 2006 -
You can argue whether it's man-made global warming or naturally occurring cyclical climate change, but one thing's for sure: it's hotter than a $2 pistol down here in the South.
July 28, 2006 -
Until 2004, North Carolina was considered a fairly stingy state when it came to "development subsidies" -- the over $50 billion a year in tax breaks and other give-aways that states and localities pay to attract business.
July 28, 2006 -
Of the people hurt most by Hurricane Katrina -- poor and working-class residents, African-Americans -- especially hard-hit were the elderly.
July 28, 2006 -
(Copyright (C) 2006 R. Neal. Click image for larger view)
July 27, 2006 -
At least there are some positive side benefits to otherwise silly or downright ugly election year politics:
July 27, 2006 -
By way of C.E. Petro, Mother Jones has a report on some statistics entitled "How the poor get dinged at every turn." Here is a random sampling: