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I always expect the worst from the our local Democratic Party Organ, the Raleigh, NC, News and Observer. I derive some small satisfaction that they usually have to give it away. I canceled our daily subscription back in 2000. Mrs. TC demands the weekend editions so we subscribe to Sat and Sunday delivery. This morning I could not believe the front page. Nearly 2/3s was devoted to this headline: State's workers suffer in a global economy PRICE OF PROGRESS: A FUTURE THAT LOOKS WORSE THAN THE PAST See the actual front page here (pdf file). It's worth noting that unemployment...

Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:00AM EDT My stories stand While we have grown accustomed to seeing the unfiltered spin from Sen. John Edwards' press shop appear in The N&O, your reckless report about me in your July 4 editions struck a new low (Under the Dome/Washington item "Edwards in media tussle"). You ignored the significant implications of stories I wrote and instead called up Edwards' spokespeople (both of them for this major effort) and allowed them to use The N&O to attack me and my credibility for reporting that Edwards had blocked popular legislation in one of his committees. The...

Friday, November 8, 2002 6:21AM EST A lapse looks costly By BARRY SAUNDERS, Staff Writer I'll tell you one thing. If the sight of Donnie Harrison traipsing through the woods with bloodhounds wasn't enough to get Wake County's black voters to the polls, nothing will ever be enough. Harrison, in his TV ads and in an interview with me, noted that he favors bloodhounds to search for lost Alzheimer's patients, children and criminal suspects, but his use of them nonetheless sent chills down my spine because of their historical symbolism. Judging by voter turnout, Harrison's use of dogs that were...