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It Must Be Catching

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With the primary election results this week, either a lot of people have been reading my rants about business-as-usual in Washington, or at least a lot of people are having the same thoughts I am. What I find interesting is that both Democrats and Republicans felt the [...]

Seeking The Right Path

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Here in the U.S., all eyes are focused on Washington as the future of health care reform is debated for a final time before a definitive vote is cast some time Sunday. Outside of military engagements, no other issue has generated the level of rhetoric and heated debate seen [...]

Civil Discourse

Old NC Senate Chamber

This afternoon, the local school board is meeting in Raleigh to take a second vote on doing away with mandatory year-round schools. This comes as the result of elections at the end of last year that saw a group of new board members elected after running on promises [...]

Cashing In

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I finally found my calling. I’m going to become a trainer providing seminars to government officials. Apparently, it’s a very lucrative profession where you can earn upwards of $10,000 for three days of work. At least that’s what the North Carolina State Auditor authorized in payment for a [...]

Who’s Driving the Bus?

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For some who have been stopping by here since the beginning, Tarheel Ramblings has looked very different for the last couple of weeks. For the most part it’s been a photo-blog. That’s not a bad thing, but it is not how I started out. The main reason for [...]