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3 Feb 2010

The only portion of Hillsborough Street in question is the stretch in front of N.C. State University between Oberlin Road and Gardner Street.
By Bob Geary | 3 Feb 2010 (News: Wake County)
N.C. Stop Torture Now compiled this scorecard to grade the Obama administration's efforts to curb human rights violations.
By Bob Geary | 3 Feb 2010 (News: National)

27 Jan 2010

The cost of the Lightner Center, designed to house the administrative offices of the police, fire, telecommunications and emergency management departments, is estimated at $205 million.
By Bob Geary | 27 Jan 2010 (News: Wake County)

20 Jan 2010

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If adopted, the new plan would replace the current fluid system of school assignment zones and magnet schools with fixed community boundaries that would be separate districts in a fractured county.
By Bob Geary | 20 Jan 2010 (News: Wake County)
Farr, a partner in the giant Raleigh law firm of Ogletree Deakins, specializes in employment law. But he has a sideline specialty in legislative apportionment and voting rights cases—redistricting, that is—on the Republican side.
By Bob Geary | 20 Jan 2010 (News: Wake County)

13 Jan 2010

"Keep your prayers up and pay attention. Because I promise you, there's more to come. We're just getting started."
By Bob Geary | 13 Jan 2010 (News: Wake County)

23 Dec 2009

The Margiotta majority are realizing that if they're not prudent, what they don't know—and what they don't trust the staff to protect them from—could ensnare them in costly mistakes.
By Bob Geary | 23 Dec 2009 (News: Wake County)

9 Dec 2009

Two dozen parents and teachers denounced the new majority's tactics during the public portion of the meeting, many saying the new members had breached their campaign promise to listen to the public.
By Bob Geary | 9 Dec 2009 (News: Wake County)

2 Dec 2009

There's nothing glamorous about the State men, nothing speedy or sleek. Instead, they'll count on their toughness.
By Bob Geary | 2 Dec 2009 (Sports: Basketball)

25 Nov 2009

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. That's the message from Adam Searing, director of the N.C. Justice Center's Health Access Coalition.
By Bob Geary | 25 Nov 2009 (News: National)
It was parody, of course, though, as Foster says, a lot of people didn't get it right away—and when they did, some didn't appreciate being the butt of the Billionaires' humor.
By Bob Geary | 25 Nov 2009 (Special Issues: Citizen Awards)

18 Nov 2009

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For 50 years, Alcoa has controlled—and profited from—part of the Yadkin River. Now Gov. Perdue and concerned citizens want it back.
By Bob Geary | 18 Nov 2009 (News: North Carolina)
Other applicants can vie for the license when it's up for renewal, as the state is doing—over Alcoa's objection that its application came in after the 2006 deadline.
By Bob Geary | 18 Nov 2009 (News: North Carolina)
Fueled by Andrew Mellon's fortune, Alcoa came to dominate the aluminum industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
By Bob Geary | 18 Nov 2009 (News: North Carolina)

4 Nov 2009

"Well, to my knowledge I don't think I've ever seen a campaign report," Easley said under oath, as a stunned board chairman Larry Leake stared at him.
By Bob Geary | 4 Nov 2009 (News: North Carolina)

28 Oct 2009

Former Gov. Mike Easley, at the outset of hearings held this week to investigate possible violations of the state's campaign finance laws, stands accused—by a friend—of being a petty grifter.
By Bob Geary | 28 Oct 2009 (News: North Carolina)

21 Oct 2009

Tedesco has met with leaders in Southeast Raleigh, and he acknowledges that most have a "legitimate fear" of resegregation.
By Bob Geary | 21 Oct 2009 (Elections: Election Results)

7 Oct 2009

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"If we're the smartest, most creative community in the country, we need to start acting like it."
By Bob Geary | 7 Oct 2009 (News: Feature)
The Meeker Majority is history
By Bob Geary | 7 Oct 2009 (Elections: Election Results)
Diversity candidates nearly swept, boding ill for Wake's superintendent
By Bob Geary | 7 Oct 2009 (Elections: Election Results)
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