Friday! - 06/23/06

Suffer the little children

Officials take steps to reduce dropout rate

Cherokee tribes meet in council for first time at shared site

Task force addresses gun control

Emotional meeting leads to Mills River school renovations vows

Marketing study starts 2nd phase

Sylva slashes funding for downtown group

Enka Little Caesars found not responsible for insect larvae topping

The better part of valor on water agreement?

Lingering questions remain, BRCC board says

Driving restrictions keep teens safe

Trying to survive by panhandling

Senate committee approves DWI changes

Ky. blocks state workers' access to blog

House won't push back date for donations ban

Edwards carries political messages toward '08
Also: Edwards urges pullout from Iraq

A moment of your time?
Also: Pulling the right strings
Also: How to herd a bill

New regulations for cable TV gets initial OK in N.C. House

Waterfall tragedy in Polk County

Marion Council keeps tax rate - but raises fees

Plan to end homelessness unveiled

Lexington panel drops idea to rename a street for King

Many Americans in Missile Range Just Shrug

7 men charged in alleged U.S. terror plot

Lawsuit faults Waffle House in man's murder

Alabama federal judge orders Georgia water released to Florida

Vaccine may have killed Fort Bragg soldier

Fans in Dixie rejecting Chicks

Crompton to appear at camp

Jordan ready to upgrade Bobcats

U.S. appeals court backs N.C. in ownership of Bill of Rights copy

Judge plans fall trial in Alabama's college desegregation case

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Wednesday, 6/21/06

Buncombe County OKs tax rate change

Lots of e-mail prompts action on saying pledge

N.C. House approves sex offender registration changes
Also: Federal lawsuit challenges Georgia's sex offender law

Woodfin annexation contested

Senate wants smoking ban extended

Not so fast, says campaign finance watchdog

Court rules father should lose rights despite mother's lies

DOT may delay road projects

N.C. bakers burned by unexpected tax change

$450,000 allotted for new animal shelter

Committee, court act on eminent domain

Grand jury indicts former teacher

Parents' protests bring changes to reading plans

Campaign finance fix called unfair
Also: Campaign funds stir up debate

Davidson commissioner's felony conviction upheld in court

N.C. education advocates seek help from Manning, lawmakers

Bills seek expanded insurance coverage

Episcopalians Reject Ban on Gay Bishops

Run-down case back in court

Lenient DWI rulings found

GOP House- Broad Immigration Bill Unlikely

Also: Cities reluctant to target illegals
U.S. weighs shootdown of N. Korea missile

Hurricanes Day in NC

Tuesday 06/20/06

Soldier with mountain ties killed in Iraq

Hurricanes win Stanley Cup!

Could MLB survive in North Carolina?

Mentally ill are focus of proposal for special court

Pentagon lists homosexuality as disorder

Rat-bite victim to stay with DSS

Clyde flood losses lead to more taxes

Parker gets extra public money

Pill purchases lead to lab bust

Foreclosures May Jump As ARMs Reset

Police chief to discuss 'dealer down' reward program at Drug Commission meeting today

Baptists reject proposal to take over women's missionary group

UNC tuition break benefits athletes


Conference moved to less controversial spot- Chicago

Bladen Commissioners pass on bridge fishing ban


Supreme Court Tackles Wetland Protection
Also: Supreme Court to hear case on mortgage lending

Fly-fishing camp hopes to shape future conservationists

Senate OKs budget compromise with estate tax repea
lFollow-up: Council overrides mayoral veto

National parks plan puts brakes on ATVs

Scientist- China plans moon walk by 2024

Ruling expected on whitewater access

Japan orders pullout of troops from Iraq

N. Korea says it's not bound by test ban

Monday 06/19/06

Teen sees illegals as her heroes

GOP reps honor Black

Foul air chokes the Great Smokies
Also: Smokies problems may shape solutions

JLF- Give Surplus to Taxpayers
Also: Discord could disrupt projects

Highway flower beds raise thorny questions

Valedictorian honors watered down

Charlotte City council deadlocked on new budget

Survey on poop- Half don't scoop
Also: Dog excrement creates problems in state
Bihsop Election Upsets Episcopal Diocese

Underage DWIs given a break'

Republican will try to challenge Duke prosecutor

Lack of public toilets in Asheville a concern

Al Gore Film Asheville Premier - Benefit for SouthWings

Edwards' real estate on market

Northern Moravians apologize for church's role in slavery

National Guard asked to patrol Big Easy

Bush, Brazil leader talk trade expansion

North Korea Moves Closer to Missile Test

Attack in U.S. plotted then called off in 2003

Depp says he just likes France

Friday! - 06/16/06

State gas tax rate unchanged

Locke Foundation head under fire over Duke lacrosse case

N.C. budget differences the narrowest in years
Also: N.C. House budget-at-a-glance

Ex-ferry chief gets mixed verdict

Quake shakes western counties

Rising floodwaters cause problems in eastern N.C.

Easley asks commission to protect National Guard

State looks at water rules

Sentence passed in tax, fraud case
Also: Businessman faces state tax charges
Ex-Nifong worker aiding opposition
Also: Lawyers- DA jumped gun on info

N.C. Senate panel approves General Assembly smoking ban

Jordan takes stake in Charlotte Bobcats

Fans aren't giving up on statue of Barney

Dems want Jefferson off panel

Teacher faces student cocaine charges

Agency- States unprepared for disasters

Episcopalians Debate Issue of Gay Bishops

Note alleges gift from Campbell's mother

Senate Rejects U.S. Troop Pullout in Iraq
Also: House Rejects Timetable for Iraq Pullout

Top Court Upholds No-Knock Police Search

Hooters wants to pay FEMA for champagne

Whole Foods Bans Sale of Live Lobsters

Thursday - 06/15/06

Arden Wal-Mart approved

Public campaign financing urged

Southern Baptists take anti-alcohol stand

Taylor is high on money list

Haywood County has rash of suicides/attempts

City unveils new floodwater policy

State looks at Hickory water rules

Mayor weighs in on Hendersonville building heights
Also: Wall Street Journal covers Hendersonville debate

$18.9 billion budget clears NC House

Studies show toll roads will work

Farmers increasingly feel forced off their own land

Many North Buncombe grads going into armed forces

Sweep Nets Nearly 2,100 Illegal Immigrants

State treasurer to discuss economy at conference in Asheville today

Bryson City developing first zoning plan

Senate OKs legislative smoking ban

DOT Board overturns Jackson County ruling

Billy Graham statue unveiled

Southern Baptist leaders refuse to back public school pullout

Legislature overrides Sanford's vetoes on budget, other bills

Geologists nearly finished with Macon landslide study

Woman challenges anti-pig law and wins

Franklin to decide alcohol issue July 25

Cleric calls on Bush to convert to Islam
Also: Documents- Al-Qaida seeks U.S.-Iran war

Post-al-Zarqawi raids kill 104 insurgents
Also: U.S.-led forces begin Afghan offensive
Also: Islamic Militia Captures Key Somalian Town

Court- Smokers can't file class action over light cigarettes

General Assembly honors veterans for Flag Day

Wednesday, 6/14/06

New Civic Center study on tap

House Lawmakers Accept $3,300 Pay Hike

Columbus to use lottery funds to balance budget

Official Admits to False Statement

Lottery lowers bar on school funds goal

Bill would ban funeral protests

Bill targeting cable TV rules moves forward

FEMA funds spent on divorce, sex change

Homeless housing focus of workshops

Super Wal-Mart may bring super traffic

Liar charges fly on Fayetteville City Council

N.C. House budget clears committees; floor vote next

Easley plans to revamp low-scoring schools

Chatham Latino group questions United Way's motives

Junk cars costly in NC City - and out of it too

State to evaluate court-appointed services for the poor

N.C. court candidate draws ire of both Republicans and Democrats

AMA- Health Insurance Should Be Required

Accused nanny sues hidden-cam maker

Southern Baptists may consider public school 'exit strategy'
Also: In a surprise, Southern Baptists choose outsider as president

All Hendersonville parking to have three-hour limit

Non-profit agencies feel commissioners' wrath

Retired Farmer Plans Hitler Memorial

Critics alarmed over spending on lobbyists

Hillary Clinton hears anti-war jeers

Iraqi PM launches huge security crackdown

EPA rule relaxed after oil exec's letter to Rove

Coalition troops prepare Afghan offensive

Convention protester seeks veggie salvation

N.C. delegation took 470 privately funded trips in past 5 years

Hawking- Humans Must Spread Out in Space

MySpace may be linked with search engines

Tuesday 06/13/06

Troops Reducing Illegal Border Crossings

Lottery likely to fall short of forecast
Also: Black to Easley- Lottery spending will be changed

Duke professor questions DA's impartiality

Lawmakers' trips 'were valuable'

Churches find little unity on homosexuality

State's water system operators ignoring warning about lead testing

Family pushes for background checks for students

Judge puts case of Christian group vs. Secret Service on fast track

High court makes it easier to contest lethal injection

Police run over, kill sunbather

Sprawl squeezes trailer parks

Mexico, Canada partnership underway with no authorization from Congress

Bush meets with Iraqi PM in surprise trip
Also: 75,000 forces to be deployed in Baghdad

Bill raises troops’ retirement money

Fly, shark, frog, fish among fresh discoveries by scientists

Southern Baptist unity on the line

Rove won't be charged in CIA leak case

Canes one win away from title

Monday 06/12/06
Critics, real estate agent say Easley got sweetheart deal on land
Local voices will soon have TV outlet
Mary Easley for Governor in '08?
Edwards in Iowa, bolstered by new poll
Civil War battlefields fight vandalism
High drowning rates for blacks, Hispanics in N.C. worry officials
Southern Baptists gather amid dissent
Phone Companies Look to Change Cable Rules
ACLU tries to stop warrantless wiretapping
Brain-dead woman gives birth, then dies
Activists Say Chinese Arms Fuel Conflicts
Mars Hill Trio Inspired by Mock U.N.
ACLU tries to stop warrantless wiretapping
Sept. 11 Memorial to Be Redesigned
Jack the cat chases black bear up tree