Tuesday 02/28/06

Possible N.C. forest sales sparks debate

Number of Unsold Homes Hits Record High
Also: US savings rate hits historic low

State Grants Aimed at Minority Health

N.C. jobs a prime attraction for illegal immigrants from Mexico
Also: Rural areas adapt to immigrants
Also: Driver's licenses not up to snuff

Sherrill to retire as Rep. for WNC

Families want new design for 9-11 memorial

Magazine- VP expected to retire within year as he becomes 'liability' to Bush
Also: Bush's ratings fall to 34%, lowest of his presidency

'Madame Justice' draws complaint

Wal-Mart wants people to spend more

Bush Calms Some Governors on Nat'l Guard

Groups seek settlement in North Shore Road debate

Veterans may face health care cuts in 2008

Diverse groups team up to fight e-mail fee

Prosecutors- Saddam Signed Execution Order
Also: Official- Iraq has averted civil war

Monday 02/27/06

Schools bear burden of immigration
Also: Govs. press illegal immigration worries

No one admits to regulating adult business near church

Ethics proposals unlikely to curb influence of money in politics

Also:Legislators grapple with separating money, influence

Free to be you and me at Duke

Gay adoption bans heat up in 16 states

Preparing for electronic medical records in N.C., New York

Are attorneys overcharging state?

N.C. company aides Chinese Internet users against censors

Hillary Clinton visits Charlotte for fundraiser

Why the Crown doesn't shine; Another Civic Center issue

Friday! - 02/24/06

Taxpayers asked to cough up $200,000 for Black's legal bills

For millions in America, hunger is a daily pain

Water systems need $1 billion, report says

Democrats ask Dole to sit out ports squabble
Also: Dole says he won't lobby Congress

Lying in court almost risk-free

Sex workers the subject of startling new show at UNCA

A look at gang life at hearing

Leaders to analyze water options

NRA urges judge to overturn S.F. gun ban

Flu is light so far this season

Teacher involved in milk experiment files for school board

Morrisville's beggars face ban

London Mayor Suspended Over Nazi Remark

U.N. Agency Offers N. Korea New Food Aid

N.C. Idols survive

Thursday - 02/23/06

Court Overturns NC Adoption Ruling

The case for Appalachia

NC Muslim community plans protest, wants apology

Board weighs Spanish version

State widens DOT graft probe

Pardee finances looking healthier

State plans to divert mental health funds from local programs
Also: Counties could lose federal DSS funds

Black's expansion of committee charge builds momentum for reforms
Also: Old campaign funds paid credit card bill

Also: Legislature not lacking for reform proposals

School will apologize to first black student

Documents Show Secret Deal on Ports Sale
Also: Ports deal worries N.C. delegation
Also: Myrick blasts ports deal; Dole 'concerned'
Also: Bob Dole consults for Dubai company

Big fines for bad tree cuts

Pesticide law in NC lacks teeth

No. 2 Fed governor leaving central bank

Iran Offers to Fund Palestinian Authority

Wednesday, 2/22/06

Lottery adds logo, new ad agency
Also: Raleigh ad agency gives up lottery deal

Auditors say kickbacks probe could reach other agencies, locals

School separates girls, boys

States review eminent domain
Also: Oversize homes wear out welcome

Parents control school meals

Lawmakers undeterred by Bush veto threat
Also: McCain- Bush must do more on immigration

Monument to NC blacks to get a design team

3 charged with planning to attack troops

Paddling case draws complaint

DOT's price on trucks' toll on roads called high, low

Angry Bond fans threaten boycott

Tuesday 02/21/06

Crime In Asheville; Is It Being Covered Up?~ Matt Cave ExclusiveLast week, after the show, Matt stopped by a small store in East Asheville. While he was in the store it was robbed. This was the fifth time that Matt was either a witness to or the victim of crime in Asheville in the past ten years. Matt asks, "Is this common? This averages out to an act of crime every two years... At this pace my luck will run out." Matt goes on to wonder aloud if the crime in Asheville may not be getting full coverage and attention due to this being a tourist destination. Matt will be asking others to give their thoughts and share their own experiences today on "Take A Stand!"

Cummings: "Mittan Must Be Exposed"~ HendersonvillePost.comAmong many things, online columnist accuses Matt of not having personal values, trying to dismantle the Republican Party, being disingenuous, being anti-military, anti-Christian, being biased against conservatives with "no bounds", using religion as a pawn for his political agenda, having a much larger audience then he deserves and that he should be shunned due to his "poisonous commentary". Did we miss anything else? Check out the column. (PS: Matt has invited the columnist to come on the program.)

Inverse Condemnation Case Lost

Chiropractor donations to Black raise eyebrows
Also: Ethics board wants more enforcement power
Also: Black vows reforms, more 'transparency'
Also: Schools to join eye exam lawsuit

N.C. group asking for removal of Confederate monument

Audit- DOT workers got kickbacks

Buncombe GOP takes aim at corruption

Board to decide on immigration plan

Gay rights issues gaining traction locally

Supreme Court plunges into abortion debate

New lottery logo approved

Monday 02/20/06

Drilling ban may pivot on Virginia

GOP infighting begins anew as election season begins

Pastor takes stand for gay nuptials

Land-sale bill aimed at relief

Debt study says N.C. can shoulder millions

Google criticizes gov't in court papers

Federal agency says whales could die in Navy sonar range

Lawmakers, White House at odds over ports

Local Muslims split over cartoon protests

NC police take thousands of license plates from uninsured drivers

Idaho museum honors black residents

Local gas prices highest in region

Graham defends hunting pal Cheney

Friday 02/17/06

Sales tax increase a Medicaid solution?

Plant closing leaves community reeling

Vote to replace Horton hits snag

Eye docs visit grand jury turf
Also: Prosecutor's nomination no boon to Black

Lottery commissioners debate time off

U.S. 64 widening pushes forward

Overseeing the overseers

Mother reported on cocaine as baby died

Judge orders spying documents released

Council to pursue burying power lines

Church leaders criticize N.C. GOP for directory request

Bush Seeks Money for Wars, Hurricane Aid

Court to review suit ruling

Bolton launches talks on replacing Annan
Also: Annan says U.S. should close Gitmo prison

France Accuses Iran of Making Nuclear Arms

Condemned property lawsuit is settled

State treasurer says North Carolina can afford debt now

Inmates Involved in Riot to Face Charges

Report details struggles of poor in N.C.

Patriot Act Moves Closer to Renewal

Kiss sends man to prison - for life

Immigration agents take 13 people in Kernersville lot into U.S. custody

'Idol' singer and survivor from NC

Thursday - 02/16/06

Lottery Fund Switch Shock Continues
Also: Suit battling state's lottery to go forward

Hundreds of workers told plant to close in Buncombe County

NC Father's suit takes on Jim Blacks' required eye exam law

Faircloth visit has GOP on defensive

Border war- GOP divided on illegals

Three barks and you're out?

NASCAR faithful feeling the burn

Beaufort commissioner challenges Basnight

Vernon Robinson to challenge Mel Watt

Justice Lake- 'We don't have enough resources'
Also: Overcrowded court ends up in chaos

Schools feel squeezed by phys ed mandate
Also: Students teach PlayStation to teachers
Also: Professional clothes bringing out the best in students
Also: Bigger class sizes better?

Chatham limiting hearing public comments

Jones wants answers on chaplain

Effort aims to cut yard parking

Easley's aid sought to stop JP sale

Saddam Reportedly Warned U.S. of Terrorism
Also: U.N. Report Urges Gitmo Shutdown
Also: France- Iran nuke program a military cover

FDA Issues New Guidance on Whole Grains

Researcher- Study finds 'CSI effect' no hindrance to prosecutors

Piracy bust one of largest in N.C. history

Three barks and you're out?

Police investigating alleged $600K embezzlement from city financing firm

Wednesday, 2/15/06

League Backed City of New London

City OKs funding to hire staffer to work on homelessness issues

State Democratic Party leader calls for reform
Also: 'Troubled' Dems see need for reforms

Duke Power defends response during December ice storm

Lottery staff caught cheating on logo design

Bush plan would sell 3,000 acres near N.C.-Tenn. border

Gay Episcopal Bishop Enters Alcohol Rehab

North Carolina farmers struggle with tobacco buyout's tax impact

Bomb Kills Four Iraqi Children

White House gives control of six US ports to Arab firm

Tuesday 02/14/06

Lottery money shuffle away from schools surprises some
Also: Lottery will replace $1b in state money
Also: Officials- Lottery money to replace, not boost school spending

Gay Seminar Teacher Investigated

Contract rankles NC businesses

Charlotte gang tally tops 1,200

County to join mental health suit against NC

Blame spread on docked ferry project

Moeser- Cartoon discussion needed

Hillary Clinton plans Charlotte fundraiser

N.C. mother accused of smothering baby while sleeping

Parents sue Guilford over daughter's fatal jump from ambulance

Attorneys spar in court over legality of lottery's passage

Cheney cited for breaking hunting law

Signatures on contracts were Campbell's, expert testifies

Audits Show Millions in Katrina Aid Wasted

Abramoff said to claim close ties to Rove

Scalia dismisses 'living Constitution'

Protesters Rampage in 2 Pakistani Cities
Also: Afghanistan Pressing Pakistan on Taliban

Monday 02/13/06


Land-use plan evokes memories of Z-war~ The Asheville Citizen-TimesThe Buncombe County Planning Board has begun work to revise the county’s seven-year-old land use plan. Planning board members are meeting this week with various stakeholder groups including developers and community club members. The planning board is expected to have something for Buncombe County commissioners to review in June. Renewed talk of land use planning is already generating concern among some zoning opponents. They are suspicious of county commissioners and worry county leaders are simply using another word to push through a zoning plan.

Board Now Turns Attention of Black on to His Campaign Cash Ties to Video PokerAlso: Official- Decker filed false reportsAlso: Board interested in payer of Decker's legal fees~ Carolina JournalAfter three days investigating the campaign-finance activities of State House Speaker Jim Black and the state's optometrists, the State Board of Elections will now turn its attention to the contributions of the state's video poker industry. The board decided Friday to ask the Wake County District Attorney to investigate the campaign finance activity of optometrist Michael Scott Edwards and former state Rep. Michael Decker, whose 2003 change of parties helped Black become Co-Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives.


Monday 02/13/06

Motion to halt lottery considered

Cartoon draws ire at UNC
Also: NC Muslims push for talk on cartoons
Also: Rice- Nations must not incite protests

Offshore drilling proposals may affect N.C.

Burr- Change offshore boundaries

Mountain XPress offers a guide to polyamory

Farmers avoid migrants' union

Some cities consider hushing the horns

Easley not raising funds for 2008

Fast trains expected to slow traffic

N.C. mental patients increasingly discharged to homeless shelters

Legislative committee to review abandoned cemeteries

Hunter shot by Cheney is 'very stable'

Diplomats Say Iran Starts Enrichment
Also: Iran Postpones Atomic Talks With Russia

Motion Filed to Stop Katrina Evictions

Thursday - 02/09/06

First half of show concerned Speaker Jim Black, and the ongoing investigation of corruption by the NC Board of Elections. (SEE NEWS STORY BELOW)

Second half was on the topic of NASCAR's proposed recruitment of minorities. (SEE NEWS STORY BELOW)


Thursday - 02/09/06

Asheville #3 in NC for city tax burden
Also: New Report Shows Local Tax Burden

Articles disucssed in Red...

How optometrists' PAC channeled "blank check" campaign cash
Also: Donors unknowingly gave to ally of Black
Also: Dems still standing by Jim Black

Suit last gasp for lottery opponents?

White House Gives Details on Surveillance

NASCAR puts headlights on diversity

BRCC continues audit investigation

ABC probe, not results, irks council

Commissioner Wants Watson Gone

Council weighs heated projects

Violent MS-13 gang expanding

Dare residents repeal 'sand tax'

State educators drop IBM contract

Census change hurts plan to add city bus services

Well-intended gag order left parents in the dark

Hondurans face deportation in baby formula theft scheme

Mexico vows to prosecute U.S. hotel

Racial Brawls Prompt L.A. Jails' Lockdown


Cartoon Protesters Direct Anger at U.S.

Wednesday, 2/08/06

Duel immersion classes discussed all though the program.

Pro side...Good for children to learn to be able to compete in the work place. Which is good for the economy. Good for everyone to learn another languages.

Con side...It will balkanize America, It's another unnecessary and divisive element introduced into America. We could have the problem that Canada is facing concerning the two languages spoken there. The French want to secede from the English part, and form their own country. Having a common language unites people for a stronger, more unified country. English should be the official language, period.

Duel immersion classes in some NC public schools

Mars Hill gears up for ‘difficult dialogues’

State's mental patients increasingly discharged to homeless shelters

Buncombe paramedics get raise

Speaker Jim Black's wild ride begins

Also: Who's who in the Black hearings

Also: Black hopes foundation will cover eye exams

GOP outpaces Democrats in funding

Good Hope Hospital says cost of state red tape forcing it to close

Durham states its case for fees

Asheville near the top for NC city tax burdenAlso: New Report Shows Local Tax Burden

Jailed immigrants to be checked

Stith seeks pause in gang-to-city-work plan

Council of State approves deal to make way for new N.C. port

Worker wrote specs, got state contract

Homework load OK, parents and teachers say

King holiday questioned in Union County

Google, cos. clash over Internet access

How a soldier got into porn and ended up dead

Thousands of Katrina victims evicted

Scientists Find 'Lost World' in Indonesia

Revels asks to revive suit against pageant

Stones decry Bowl censorship

Duke-UNC players fight, get arrested

Woman does 'mouth-to-beak' to save chicken

Tuesday 02/07/06

Norris ordered to testify

Also: Black shaped pest control panel

State's tax collections running a $210,000,000+ surplus

Burr calms farmers on migrant labor

Also: Sheriff bills US gov't. for jailed illegals

Also: Trooper takes aim at language barrier on N.C. roads

Also: Minuteman Project head reinventing himself

Also: Deputies double as federals

Forest Service land grab alleged

Slow-going on 'self-financing' bonds

Tenn. lawmakers pass sweeping ethics bill

Also: Ethics panel in NC urges laws

Charlotte in middle of nation's porn passion

NAACP Chairman Bond denies Nazi comparisons in NC speech

Henderson County backs of hard line runoff stance

Parker officially sworn in as N.C. chief justice

Buncombe commissioners to consider pay raise for paramedics

Social Security Nos., Licenses a Risky Mix

N.C. pension checks delayed by bottleneck of retirees

High Oil Prices Fuel Middle East Growth

New Species Discovered in Indonesia Jungle

Monday 02/06/06

Discussed...Bush Wiretapping... The Energy Loop on Pack Square. (It's ugly, get rid of it)
Proposed email postage for AOL & Yahoo, to insure companies and indiviuals wll have dependablity of delivery of their email, on a voluntary basis.


Bush to send Congress $2.7 trillion budget

Also: Gonzales to answer eavesdropping questions

AOL, Yahoo to charge postage for email

Staples' response intensified as local criticism mounted

Views differ on eminent-domain laws

Also: Read those covenants carefully, homeowners

City hires sculptor to repair artwork

Budget dickering season begins

Inside Politics- Dawkins switches to GOP

Critics say eye exam flap is symptom of closed budget process

Developers restarting revitalization of The Block

Jones leads quest to shine light on lawmakers' PACs

State board orders Black, ally to testify

Start date rule not for all

Panhandling ban on county agenda

Easleys back in mansion after mold work, renovation

Lebanon Apologizes to Denmark for Violence

Also:One dead as Muslim protests over cartoons intensify


Steelers Win Fifth Super Bowl Title

Feb. 2-3-06

Judge- City’s water system lawsuit can move ahead

Black and Decker ordered to testifyAlso: Check to Black raises new questions

County commissioners advance stricter construction regulations

Many speakers at "road to nowhere" hearing urge cash, not road

Shuler brings big bucks against Charles Taylor

Officials says leaking chemical reaction likely caused blast
Also: At least 1,000 fish found dead from blast

Schools give recess new look due to state changes

Lawmakers find facts are fluid on encyclopedia site

Durham DWI cases hit language wall

Judge- Room searches unlawful

Boehner represents clean break from DeLay

A cafeteria of ideas for building schools without raising property taxes

N.C. anti-gas tax group unveils TV ad

Congress extends Patriot Act five weeks

District prepares for new state tests

Rumsfeld likens Chavez's rise to Hitler

White House records tied to CIA leak case may be lost

Gay actor in missionary role stirs flap

Thursday - 02/02/06

Women Sue Wal-Mart Over Morning-After Pill

Cherokee vice chief says Easley rejected live poker

WNC school assignment sparks evolution debate

Incorporation may shield Butner

The diversity dollar in Asheville
Also: The economics of tolerance

Blue Ridge CC trustees launch investigation

RNC chairman says Easley trying to shift blame over gas tax
Also: Pols pump gas tax rollback

Park Service seeks input today on controversial North Shore Road

Easley appoints Bland to Senate vacancy

Scientific Games says it is cooperating with investigation

Meeting result between schools and gay students - no comment

State lowers auto insurance rates

House Sends Bush Budget-Cutting Bill

Ferry director resigns in wake of charges

Duke Energy Fourth-Quarter Earnings Soar

Police Apologize to Sheehan, Drop Charge
Also: Cindy Sheehan's arrest, in her own words

White House removes Abramoff prosecutor

New Raleigh fire chief seeks to hire more minorities

Pentagon now prepares to fight Long War

Dean's Bush bash plays mainly to the true believers

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to Fund Palestinians

Alito Sides With Mo. Inmate on Death-Row

Study Finds New Planet Bigger Than Pluto

Carolinians to compete in Bassmaster Classic

Wednesday, 2/01/06

Religious ad fires up students

N.C. law threatens Smokies’ elk herd

Industry may pay more for its water

GOP will rally for reduction of N.C. gas tax

Black has $1 million re-election kitty

Also: Scientific- 'We wish North Carolina all the best'

Media: GTECH awards could mean end of allegations about rival, Black

Dean rallies partisans in Durham

Bush says America 'addicted to oil', Criticizes Dems on Iraq

Also: N.C. politicians react to State of the Union address

Also:Easley urges Bush to investigate gas companies' profits

Iran's president lashes out at Bush

Also: Atomic Agency Sees Possible Link of Military to Iran Nuclear Work

Forum offers look at turnpike proposals

U.S. funds to help families buy homes
Also: Summit focuses on housing, homelessness

Annexation foes speak out

Immigration rally draws both sides
Also: Wilmington school has 22 languages spoken in students' homes

Deceased Employee Speculated About Dredging in MemoAlso: Ferry Director Appears in Court

Alito Sworn in As Associate Justice

Gay porn allegations hit 82nd Airborne

Bill could cost counties millions

Audit finds problems in Lumbee tribal budget

Tuesday 1/31/06

GTECH wins lottery deal with state
Also: GTECH history has its dark side

Power, stakes grow for Black
Also: Candidates seek company of besieged House leader

Study calls for tax code revision

N.C. sues TVA citing air pollution as "public nuisance"

Ad agencies want lottery account

School boards take a poke at eye exam rule

City ready to talk water with residents

Exxon profit for 2005 is $36.1 billion

Watt- It's too early to discuss impeachment

Jesse Jackson Plans Katrina Protest March

Howard Dean visits Durham tonight

Reynolds may roll out Camel smokeless, analyst says

One job undone as Lake retires

Man who served on death row for 26 years dies of heart attack

Al-Zawahri Threatens New U.S. Attacks

Putin touts Russia's missile capabilities

Greenspan Faces Last Rate-Setting Meeting

Widow of Martin Luther King dies

Monday 1/30/06

Even if cleared, Black could suffer from elections board hearing

Group angry about gas tax transfers

Law enforcement digs in against a growing Meth menace
Also:Homemade labs pose widespread threat

China, N.C. connection involves more than lost jobs

Gay Seminar Paid for by Taxpayers Upsets Parents

State salaries often boosted

Magnet schools fail to diversify Forsyth County system

Disclose Abramoff contacts, GOP says

Debate heats up over temporary residency

Bombs Strike Christian Targets in IraqAlso: Iran Says Talks, Not Threats, Are Key

Lawmakers push Bush on Abramoff contacts