Culture
June 22, 2007 -
This week, our coverage of the mythic NC "voter fraud" scandal, racists in Tennessee, the cause of
June 22, 2007 -
A former accounting executive with Halliburton Inc. says the company engaged in illegal accounting practices, ignored his warnings about them, and then retaliated against him when he took his concerns to federal authorities.
June 19, 2007 -
In January of 2007, a Knoxville TN couple out on a date were carjacked, raped, and brutally murdered. The victims were both white. All five suspects arrested in connection with the crime are black. You can read about the horrific crime here.
June 19, 2007 -
A team of 30 college kids on bicycles rode through Western North Carolina and over the mountains to East Tennessee last week on their way to San Diego. Their mission: To raise awareness of affordable housing issues and to raise money for the Orange County NC chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
June 18, 2007 -
I didn't know this until running across SusanG's post at DailyKos:
June 18, 2007 -
We reported here last month about concerns expressed by the new National Hurricane Center director that higher-ups were wasting millions on questionable public-relations efforts while sh
June 15, 2007 -
In our now-growing tradition of honoring those who honor Southern foodways, we feel moved to point out that June is Sweet Tea Month. Whether you're upset that we waited to tell you this until June 15, or happy to know you still have two weeks to celebrate, depends on whether y
