Monthly Archives: October 2008
FinancialCounselor Celeste Collins on talking to your kids about the economic downturn
Citizen Q
Rob Christensen, Staff Writer Comment on this story Have a question for one of the candidates on this fall's ballot? If so, we'll try to ask it and publish the results. Today's question is for the candidates for U.S. Senate, and comes from David Fish, 60, a computer programmer from Raleigh. He is a [Continue Reading...]
Our endorsement: N.C. Supreme Court
Campaign contributions sometimes speak volumes
McCrory, Perdue vow to govern whole state
Better schools start at the top, group says
Who has the best health care remedy?
Confusion about the gas tax.
Making six percent on the American nightmare
Tough times continue in the housing market in North Carolina. WRAL-TV recently reported that there have been more than 16,000 foreclosures this year in the state’s five biggest counties. Families in rural areas are losing their homes too, with 474 foreclosures in Harnett County. [Continue Reading...]
N.C. voters have economy on the mind
GOP dares Perdue: Say that in Charlotte
Publicly financing campaigns raises issues
Why progressive taxation does not equate to “socialism”
Responding to the far right’s latest campaign propaganda
Okay, there are less than two weeks to go until the election and so it’s no great surprise that the various candidates would be lobbing wild claims at each other. In some races they’re coming so fast and furious that most folks have become almost numb to the incessant mailers and the constant drone of ominous music and deep voiced TV announcers imploring voters to save the Republic from sure doom by rejecting one candidate or the other.
The Follies
A few details about gubernatorial money
Campaign finance reports of candidates for state offices are due at the State Board of Elections Monday and they are always interesting reading. The reports will include all money raised and spent by a candidate’s campaign from July 1st to October 20th.
