North Carolina

North Carolina School Sells Test Scores to Students

Fox News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

A middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money.

Fitch Rates University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's $250MM General Revs 'AA+'

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the following series of general revenue bonds issued by The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on behalf of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH): --$125 million The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill general revenue bonds, series 2009A; --$125 million The University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Flood alerts as Ida still drenches Southeast

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Flood watches and warnings were issued for most of North Carolina as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought heavy rain across the state on Wednesday.

5th African-American Literature Symposium @ NCCU

NewBlackMan (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Fifth African-American Literature Symposium The Fifth African-American Literature Symposium, “ It’s A New Day: The Vicissitude of African American Autobiography from Briton Hammon to President Barack Obama ,” is a symposium is sponsored by the Department of English and Mass Communication and the NCCU Lyceum Series. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Anthony Neal , professor...

America Recycles Day!

Green Daily (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Filed under: Activism Recycle Man on Halloween in West Hollywood/Photo: Mark Ralston/Getty Images The holidays really do come flying at you this time year. I can't believe it's already America Recycles Day, "ARD" , on November 15th. That's this weekend! My friend Erin over at Holidash had a giggle at the idea of an annual holiday celebrating recycling , and sure, I can totally laugh about...

JAMES D. TABOR argues (at the Bible...

PaleoJudaica.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

JAMES D. TABOR argues (at the Bible and Interpretation website) that the Gospel of John preserves a Jesus tradition independent of the Synoptics: The Gospel of Mark: Priority Does not Mean Primacy By James D. Tabor Department of Religious Studies University of North Carolina at Charlotte November 2009 For Christian believers, general readers, and scholars alike the most dramatic and riveting section...

Blackwater accused of bribery

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

Four former executives of the North Carolina security company allege that the then-company president authorized secret payments of $1 million to tamp down the controversy over the killing of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007 by Blackwater guards in Baghdad.

VDH on Sacrificing Americans...

Blowing San #1 (Free subscription) | yesterday

As said in other posts, political correctness is treasonous in the way following it places Americans in harm's way. Here's another take on it; Sacrificing Americans [Victor Davis Hanson] Many in the media are arguing there is nothing more to the Major Hasan mass murder than derangement and the various personal "issues" that "set him off." But there are two considerations that argue...

• Sacrificing Americans -- By: Victor Davis Hanson - The Corner

Writes Itself, Really

Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | yesterday

Actual Twitter from George Hutchins, a candidate for congress in North Carolina. The capitalization is his. All his. GOTTA SIGN OFF THE TWITTER AND PUT IN MY NIGHTLY 6 HOURS OF FOX NEWS. SUPPORT FOX NEWS!! (ANYWAY I CAN PUT THAT IN BOLD OR FLASHING?) He also, by the way, blames the 1964 Civil Rights Act for [...]

Opening session honors church planters

Biblical Recorder (Free subscription) | yesterday

Church planting and cooperation commanded the stage at the opening session of North Carolina Baptists’ 179 th annual meeting at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. About 150 church planters received a standing ovation during a presentation that highlighted the 108 church plants in North Carolina last year. Team leader Mark Gray took a moment to wipe his eyes so he could see his notes....

Senate confirms Obama's Fourth Circuit nominee

JURIST - Paper Chase (Free subscription) | yesterday

[JURIST] The US Senate official website] on Monday confirmed Judge Andre Davis, President Barack Obama's nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, by a vote of 72-16. Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Davis confirmation was delayed by Republicans for five months after the committee reported the nomination to the Senate by a vote of 16 to 3. Davis was nominated...

George Hutchins For Congress

The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

One of the best political sites I've seen. North Carolina should be proud: George Hutchins for U.S. Congress . Here's a small section of his opening page: He's not a fan of Obama: "The November 4, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election was the result of the worst MASS VOTING FRAUD in U.S. History." "Obama has NOT produced a Legal U.S. Birth Certificate." "If elected, I will FIGHT...

Federal Magistrate Says Sectarian Invocations Violate Establishment Clause

Religion Clause (Free subscription) | yesterday

In Joyner v. Forsyth County, North Carolina , (MD NC, Nov. 9, 2009), a federal magistrate judge recommended that the court issue a declaratory judgment finding that sectarian invocations opening Forsyth County Board of Commissioners meetings violate the Establishment Clause. While the county's official policy called for inviting clergy from all congregations with a presence in the local community,...

Bundles of Joy and, Now, Bounty

Family Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Earlier, we noted here the financial incentives given to teenagers in North Carolina not to procreate. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Japanese government is incentivizing women to get pregnant as the country continues experiencing low birth rates....

Wreck identified as Civil War ship

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

North Carolina officials say they have identified a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago. The state Underwater Archaeology Branch said Monday that a silver-plated spoon inscribed with the name of a CSS Appomattox crew member confirmed the ship's identity. Its Confederate crew set the ship on fire in 1862 while fleeing Union forces.

• NC officials ID Civil War ship that burned at sea - Seattle Times
• NC officials ID Civil War ship that burned at sea - Boston Globe
• See the 6 articles on the same subject

Attorneys In North Carolina

donnaheltonbg | 10/19/2009

http://www.gregoryandmcclinton.com Gregory & McClinton, PLLC law office is sited in Raleigh, North Carolina. They provide a wide range of legal representations to citizens of Wake County and nearby locales. Their team consists of experts in different legal matters. They assist clients primarily in family law, business law and estate law. Other services that are provided by the firm are DUI, divorce,...

British baritone Farnsworth wins Wigmore prize

pavi40s2g | 09/21/2009

LONDON (Reuters) –Singing songs on subjects ranging from death to drink, British baritone Marcus Farnsworth has won the top prize in the sixth biennial Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition. Farnsworth, 25, was selected for the 10,000-pound ($16,550) prize on Thursday night by an international panel of singers and musicians in the final round of the four-day contest, which saw...

Last Patrol, The Full-lenght On DVD Movie Review:

kardoshbek7 | 09/21/2009

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