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John Kane's preposterous parking deck proposal
Kane's pitch is akin to the folks who cut taxes for the rich so the rest of us would be better off.
By Bob Geary | 15 Aug 2007

Transfer in the House
The transfer-tax option is signed into law the same week former House Speaker Jim Black goes to prison. Coincidence? No.
By Bob Geary | 8 Aug 2007

CACs languish in limbo
Hardy Watkins, longtime head of Raleigh's Community Services Department, is puzzled over why, even as Raleigh's population tripled, "civic activism has declined for some reason."
By Bob Geary | 25 Jul 2007

Raleigh Wide Open 2
Raleigh Wide Open was fabulous a year ago—70,000 folks downtown to celebrate the reopening of Fayetteville Street, remember? Amazing. So why not repeat it, which Raleigh will do Saturday with a bigger, if not better, RWO 2.
By Bob Geary | 18 Jul 2007

Congressional candidate Larry Kissell says he became a high school social studies teacher because he loves America.
Call me sentimental, but I still believe in an America where good people can run for office and sometimes even win.
By Bob Geary | 4 Jul 2007

LGBTQ—the Q is for questioning
This country desperately needs more questioning.
By Bob Geary | 27 Jun 2007

Dix: The deal
No, we're not going to get Dix for $10 million, and we're probably not going to get it for twice or thrice or even—but let's not negotiate against ourselves, OK?
By Bob Geary | 20 Jun 2007

Financing growth
I'd go impact fees first, then transfer taxes.
By Bob Geary | 13 Jun 2007

Profiles in courage—and cowardice
There is a big difference between ending the occupation in Iraq and saying you want to end it when, in fact, you don't.
By Bob Geary | 6 Jun 2007

The other cheek
In the end, there were no caskets. We didn't need them. They were never the point anyway.
By Bob Geary | 30 May 2007

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