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George Lakoff, the preeminent thinker on effective communication for progressives, will offer a two-hour private (not open to the public) session for staff of Blueprint organizations ONLY on Saturday, March 1, 2008, from 1-3 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at…

What should happen to unspent campaign contributions?

Former state Supreme Court chief justice Burley Mitchell suggested North Carolina decriminalize illegal drugs instead of building more prisons.

What’s on your mind? Tell us what concerns you this week.

Why not? It’s better than nuclear waste.

Should Kevin Gedding resign from the lottery commission? Shoud Scientific Games be disqualified as a potential lottery vendor?

Should NC accept out of state teacher certification? What’s your solution to our state’s teacher shortages?

Legislative elections are too influenced by big money raised by legislative leaders. Agree or disagree?

Legislative leaders created a $14 million slush fund so they can dole out monies for special pet projects, the state auditor is moonlighting, and a legislative aide was paid by a gaming company to “monitor” the lottery bill.  These questionable…

The 2005 General Assembly session over. How do you think lawamkers did this year?

What are your thoughts about the way the Senate conducted the lottery vote?

Many politicians support the lottery because they don’t have the courage to raise revenue fairly.

General Assembly leadership needs to stop micromanaging UNC, it’s threating the unity of the 16 campus system. Agree or Disagree?

Some lawmakers want to study the capital punishment system without suspending executions. Does it make any sense if we suspect there are problems in the way we decide who is put to death that we keep executing people while we…