Florida State and Georgia Tech each saw an offensive and defensive player earn an Atlantic Coast Conference weekly football honor for their play in key league division wins on Saturday. FSU’s Rashad Greene was recognized as the ACC Receiver of the Week, and Seminole defensive tackle Eddie Goldman was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week following Saturday night’s 23-17 overtime Atlantic Division victory over visiting Clemson. Locally, Duke’s Takoby Cofield was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week
Month: September 2014
The truth is that North Carolina has raised school spending
Just before Labor Day, the publicly available polls of likely voters had incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan roughly tied with her Republican challenger, Thom Tillis. Since Labor Day, the polling average has shifted about three points in Hagan’s direction. How come? The main cause, it seems, is that Hagan and her allies have vastly outspent Tillis and his allies on TV ads since Labor Day — and the claims in those ads, on education funding, have both pulled some swing voters into Hagan’s column and pushed some Tillis voters into the undecided column.
Red people? Blue people? What’s the difference?
In my near 50 years one thing that has always been crystal clear is that red people are Republican, blue people are Democrats. The red or mostly red with white and blue elephant represents the GOP. The blue or mostly blue with red and white donkey, ass…
ACC football by the numbers after week 3
After three weeks of the college football season, here is a rundown of Atlantic Coast Conference football by the numbers.
NEA campaign ad dodges facts, raises financing issues
“I always want my students to start with facts, and the fact is Thom Tillis is terrible for education in North Carolina.” That’s the beginning of a pointed TV ad featuring Chapel Hill teacher Vivian Connell. The ad is part of a $1.7 million campaign by the National Education Association’s Super PAC, the NEA Advocacy Fund, and it’s airing in 95 percent of the state over a 10-day period. Vivian Connell is a member of the advisory board of Public Schools First NC, which is an affiliate of Blueprint NC, the left-wing umbrella organization behind a memo calling for the Left to attack Republicans, and to “Eviscerate the leadership and weaken their ability to govern” while “crippling their leaders (McCrory, Tillis, Berger etc.).”
ACC football by the number
Here’s a rundown of Atlantic Coast Conference football by the numbers.
Walgreen pharmacists will offer flu shots at the Pittsboro Curves on September 15
Pittsboro, NC – Curves of Pittsboro is pleased to sponsor a Flu Shot Clinic with Walgreens. Expertly trained Walgreen pharmacists will offer flu shots at Curves on Monday, September 15, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This flu shot clinic…
There are plusses and minuses of changes in population and technology
This wish does not recognize the reality that Pittsboro shriveled to near death when the ‘Label Plant’ closed and the area had not yet experienced the economic boost from spillover from the Research Triangle Park. I don’t know when thencphoenix was bor…
Entire hog farm industry is sitting on a gold mine of hog manure
I was one of the neighbors opposed to the hog farm being built just east of my home. At the time I told the builder that if he would live there instead of in Sanford, I would have no objections. He modified his plans, built the hog farm, and I have nev…
Triathlon affecting a few Chatham roadways on Sunday
On Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, a swimming, cycling and running event will impact a few Chatham County roadways around Jordan Lake’s Vista Point and southeastern Chatham. The Finish Strong Half Iron Triathlon begins at 7:30 am and will continue until around 4 pm.