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TODAY'S NEWS
Blessed are the wealthy
Despite opposition from a council member who bankrolled his campaign, publicly financed elections gain favor as a way to level the playing field for less affluent political hopefuls by Lisa Sorg
The song remains the same
Provisional ballots narrow gaps in the Durham Commission race, but don't change results
Split tickets in Chatham by Jennifer Strom
High noon in Mayberry by Bob Geary
Chapel Hill weighs publicly financed elections by Lisa Sorg
Retired Army Col. Ann Wright
On war, peace and dissent
"After a five-year presence of the most powerful military in the world, Iraq is a very violent place in great measure because of our presence." by Bob Geary
Cary project proceeds by Fiona Morgan
Does the return of a neighborhood mean the poor have to leave? by Mosi Secret
Raleigh news & politics
Last stop
by Jenny Warburg
Teacher's pet by V.C. Rogers
Thanks for endorsements
We're the punishers by Lisa Sorg
Legislature to consider future of public TV channels by Fiona Morgan
The people's think tank
Musings, reflections and general gossip for those more inclined to say Durham-Raleigh
NC Policy Watch's blog
Reporting environmental news and views from N.C.'s capital city
Polvo back in the Cradle
Polvo takes to the Cat's Cradle stage for the first time in a decade by Jeremy M. Lange
Students for a Democratic Society by Lisa Sorg
Polvo mixes old, new
Cat's Cradle • Saturday, May 10
As Polvo took the stage, the fans were eager for the return of one of the most distinctive, influential bands to emerge in the 1990s indie rock scene, and that's what they got. Sort of. by Bryan Reed
Glow in the Dark tour featuring Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D, Lupe Fiasco by Brian Howe and Grayson Currin
The Pneurotics
by Bryan Reed
David Karsten Daniels
by Chris Parker
The Bleeding Hearts: Big rock, mid-sized city
by Grayson Currin
The guide to the week's concerts
Yo Majesty's "Club Action"
by Grayson Currin
The Rosebuds
by Brian Howe
Music news, reviews & previews
Abie Harris' sublime show at Rebus
The mere fact that basic, plain old drawing materials like charcoal and pastel can still present endless possibilities of expression truly moves me in this, our most overtly digital age. by Dave Delcambre
City of Oaks, and weed by Megan Stein
A ferocious dystopian novel from Sarah Hall by Gerry Canavan
Drugs, sex and wheelchairs in Young@Heart; Helen Hunt's moving Then She Found Me
Young@Heart warms the soul. With any luck, Then She Found Me will be only the first film of Hunt's directing career. by Neil Morris and David Fellerath
Film times and brief film reviews
Frederick Wildman imports passionate—and expensive—wines
A recent wine tasting in Cary was one of just six stops on Frederick Wildman & Sons' Grand Tour 2008. by Arturo Ciompi











Hey Mrs. Watkins— Recordings with Brian weren't available for us to use at the time of publication. We asked the…
by grayson, indy music editor on Polvo back in the Cradle (Multimedia)
Interesting that the slide show is set to Polvo from This Eclipse, on which Eddie Watkins is the drummer. Strange…
by watkins on Polvo back in the Cradle (Multimedia)
The People's Channel is an invaluable resource that serves not only the community in terms of providing programming that deals…
by Heather on Legislature to consider future of public TV channels (Columns)