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Putting In The Effort

Posted by Staff | Feb 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

“We were not pleased at all, not satisfied, not happy about the way we played Saturday night, and yet you have to congratulate North Carolina State. They kicked our tails every which way it can be kicked. They were better in...

A Healthy State of Hate in the Triangle

Posted by Staff | Jan 29, 2013 | Sports

So it finally happened. For the first time since February of 2007, NC State managed to hand us an L. And while there is some solace to be found in the fact that I haven’t had to witness a loss to State since I was a freshman in...

'We're Getting On The Same Page!'

Posted by Phil Ford | Jan 23, 2013 | Uncategorized

I was so impressed and inspired by the first half of our game against Maryland. It showed what kind of a team we can be. We finally got Reggie and James Michael on the same page. Imagine what we can do if P.J. and Marcus get on...

Art's Angle: A So-So Season Going Nowhere

Posted by Staff | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized

Looks like it’s another Year of Living Dangerously. In other words, expending our energy rooting against Duke. We’ve had these seasons before (i.e., 2010), although rarely. When our own basketball team is so young...

Life on the Road in the ACC

Posted by Staff | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized

Until at least Fall 2013, the Atlantic Coast Conference won’t include any members from landlocked states. Before more variables are introduced, let’s rank the best (and the worst) of the ACC’s road venues. In full disclosure,...

Bling in the New Year…

Posted by Kristin Tucker | Dec 27, 2012 | The Fashion Plate

The countdown begins! Whether it’s watching the acorn descend in downtown Raleigh or viewing the ball drop in Times Square from the comfort of your couch, the pressure is on to find a way to memorably send off 2012 and...

NC Democrats – Following a Lead and Finding a Leader

Posted by D.G. Martin | Dec 24, 2012 | D.G. Martin

How are the North Carolina Democratic Party and the National Republican Party alike? That is easy. Both lost elections this fall and do not know what to do about it. It is particularly humiliating for North Carolina Democrats....

We Need a Better Plan for Transit. Vote "No"

Posted by The Commentators | Oct 24, 2012 | The Commentators

There’s a 1/2 cent sales tax referendum on November’s ballot. It will be used to fund a 25-year, $660 million plan for light rail and other transit in Orange County. Separately, the commissioners and Triangle Transit Authority...

Remembering the Dixie Classic

Posted by D.G. Martin | Sep 27, 2012 | D.G. Martin

“It was late, close to midnight, one December night in 1956.” These are the opening lines of “The Classic: How Everett Case and His Tournament Brought Big-Time Basketball to the South,” Bethany Bradsher’s book about The Dixie...

Gen Zers – your Social Security may depend on them

Posted by D.G. Martin | Feb 13, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Gen Z, I thought to myself, what in the world is that? Because it was the theme of the annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh last week, I knew I was behind the times. Just so you will not be so far behind, here are some...

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