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October 15, 2008
$60 million proposal unveiled for southeast Greensboro
GREENSBORO - In a partnership between the Greensboro City Council, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and Guilford Count... Continue
Voting Thurs.? Tell us about it
Are you planning to vote Thursday? We'd like to know what it was like. A breeze? Was the line longer than you expected? And what... Continue
Aycock tree planting back on track after drought
GREENSBORO - The Aycock neighborhood had hoped to begin planting trees last fall as part of a grant. But the drought had delaye... Continue
Bill Clinton to speak at N.C. State in Jan.
RALEIGH (AP) — N.C. State says former President Bill Clinton will speak at the school in January, a week after a new president... Continue
Line forms early for Palin tickets
Fans of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin began lining up early Tuesday, hoping to score a ticket to Thursday...... Continue
Miller and Webster offer a clear choice in the 13th District
Voters in the 13th Congressional District will face a clear choice in the election between incumbent Brad Miller, a Democrat, an... Continue
October 14, 2008
Supreme Court hears N.C. minority voting rights lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Tuesday to expand protections of a landmark voting rights law in a c... Continue
N.C. elections board dismisses campaign complaints
RALEIGH (AP) - The State Board of Elections has dismissed complaints filed against two national party groups seeking to influenc... Continue
McCain proposes $52.5 billion economic plan
BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) - John McCain, echoing both Barack Obama and Republican orthodoxy, proposed a $52.5 billion economic plan Tu... Continue
State election officials probe voter forms
RALEIGH (AP) — The N.C. State Board of Elections is investigating voter registration forms submitted by community organizers w... Continue
Have a question for the Elon poll?
In the final weeks of a hotly contested election, the work of pollsters is quoted at every turn. We're sitting down with Hunter... Continue
McCain uses new speech in N.C. visit
WILMINGTON - Republican presidential candidate John McCain rolled out a new stump speech Monday that embraced a reality confirme... Continue
Cobb, Watt face off in District 12
It's been a one-man show in North Carolina's 12th U.S. House District since the district was created 16 years ago. That man is U... Continue
Deadline near to ask for your stimulus check
GREENSBORO - About 18.5 percent of North Carolinians who are eligible to receive economic stimulus checks from the federal gover... Continue
School board candidates field questions
The public had its first chance to question candidates for the Guilford County Board of Education on Monday night during a forum... Continue
Candidate can’t work some indigent cases
GREENSBORO - A local attorney running for district court judge has been suspended temporarily from working as a court-appointed...... Continue
October 13, 2008
Palin to hold rally at Elon University
GREENSBORO — Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and country star Hank Williams Jr. will hold an election rally... Continue
McCain pledges in N.C. to 'always, always put my country first'
Arizona Sen. John McCain spoke to a rally in Wilmington today, firing up a crowd of about 2,000 with pledges to reduce taxes, fi... Continue
Council, commissioners to meet Oct. 28
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro City Council and Guilford County Board of Commissioners will meet together Oct. 28. The meeting o... Continue
McCain to visit N.C. today
WILMINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making his first campaign stop in North Carolina in several... Continue
Pediatrician challenges veteran of U.S. House
GREENSBORO — Teresa Sue Bratton seems to savor questions, sloshing them about like a connoisseur swirling wine in her glass be... Continue
Inside Scoop: Official says e-mail sounds pro-Obama
Greensboro welcomed presidential candidate Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden last month, but not everyone was happy ab... Continue
October 12, 2008
Senate ads: Fact or fiction?
If television commercials are to be believed, the U.S. Senate campaign features a Republican ne’er-do-well incumbent in league... Continue
At-large commissioners race all about the money
Money in some form — whether it’s tax, business incentives or county spending — is shading the race for two at-large seats... Continue
October 11, 2008
Money woes put new spin on bond issue
GREENSBORO - There's never an ideal time to ask for $205 million. The sour economic news of late doesn't make it any easier. But... Continue
