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TODAY'S NEWS
The song remains the same
Provisional ballots narrow gaps in the Durham Commission race, but don't change results
Split tickets in Chatham
Slates rejected; one incumbent, one challenger elected
Chatham County voters sent a mixed message in last week's Democratic primary, choosing one winner from each of the slates vying for two commissioners' seats in a race that has left both sides dissecting the results a week later. 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
Does the return of a neighborhood mean the poor have to leave? by Mosi Secret
Cary project proceeds by Fiona Morgan
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
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
The Pneurotics by Bryan Reed
David Karsten Daniels by Chris Parker
The Bleeding Hearts: Big rock, mid-sized city by Grayson Currin
New Polvo age by Bryan Reed
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
In this optimistic season, Raleigh reefer advocates teach their children well 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











Thank you, Fiona Morgan and to the Independent, for your continued coverage of this issue. As a former employee of…
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