The author reports on the annual planning conference of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, where civic and business leaders will chart the city's next fifteen years.
The Friends of Tobacco, a group of farmers, businessmen, legislators, and other tobacco advocates in the state, argues that smoking doesn't cause cancer and that the tobacco industry is being discriminated against.
The author, a doctoral student at Duke University, offers a critical view of the tenure process, using the case of former Duke tenure candidate Rick Roderick as an example.
Three major development projects on Highway 15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill would stimulate the economy but would also eliminate the last undeveloped land on the Durham-Chapel Hill corridor.
\"Soft-money\" research professors at North Carolina State University are responsible for raising their salaries as well as the dollar amounts of research grants from government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and, increasingly, private industries.
Joe Herzenberg, a Chapel Hill Town Council member who has failed to pay state income taxes for fourteen years, is currently observing the political maneuverings aimed at removing him from the council.
Arcadia Inc. has adopted a Danish model of alternative living in Carrboro called cohousing, wherein members own private homes but share land and a common house in an environmentally friendly and socially supportive neighborhood.
Crowther examines the recent violence in Chapel Hill in the context of the individual's right to own firearms and the National Rifle Association's agenda.
The \"religious right\" is comprised of conservative fundamentalists who seek to enforce their moral code through the political process. In Wake County one such group is the Christian Coalition.
Ruley argues that Ernest King's conviction on murder charges was based on his reputation rather than the evidence. King is a reputed drug lord from New York City who allegedly was attempting to take over the Durham drug trade.
Unregulated inner-city money changers, such as pawn shops, rent-to-own stores, and finance companies, profit from the poor by charging exorbitant fees and loan rates.