Half is not enough for mental health

November 20th, 2008

Television news cameras came early to Thursday's meeting of the Mental Health Oversight Committee, a fairly rare occurrence but understandable the day after state officials announced that three staff members of Cherry Hospital had been fired in connection with the death of a patient in April.

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1-Lessons from the 2008 election with the NC Center for Public Policy Research

Rev.William Barber on the historic impact of an Obama presidency.

Action for Children NC on funding health care in a budget shortfall

Families USA on the growing number of uninsured North Carolinia children

Paul Stock with the NC Bankers Assoc. with the state of our banks and tips for consumers

Fair Economics

Senator Richard Burr on early voting, the economy, and what lies ahead for Congress

2-State Sen. Walter Dalton on his bid to become Lt. Governor

FinancialCounselor Celeste Collins on talking to your kids about the economic downturn

Senator Dole on the economy, jobs, and why she deserves another term

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New election analysis from Democracy NC

North Carolina elections/democracy guru Bob Hall has some new analysis to share about early voting and turnout. We’ll try and post the chart he refers to in the release shortly. “New Data Shows Lopsided Results from Early Voting versus Election DayAttached County-by-County Chart Shows Record Voter Turnout Rates * Obama, Hagan and Perdue each led by [...]

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