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Questions surround N.C. State’s hotel and conference center

Before the Council of State's vote on North Carolina State University’s proposed hotel and conference center, university officials asked and received a delay in the vote. Chancellor Mary Anne Fox told media that she requested the delay not because university officials were counting votes, but because they had not done enough to answer council members’ questions, especially over the issue of private financing of the project.

Jon Sanders

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No 112: The American Republic: A Good Time to Rediscover Our Roots

Once again another great value emanates from the people who are dedicated to the proliferation of freedom: Liberty Fund. It seems that this book comes at a time when America needs to rediscover its bearing, its meaning. What is remarkable about much of today’s political rhetoric is the absence of argument grounded in the permanent things. It is a symptom of modernity that many lose touch with the past or more importantly the immutable truths that form the foundation of this country.

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No. 642: Junk Journalism: Newspapers Routinely Violate Core Principles

Readers “hate us again,” a respected trade publication of the media lamented one year after Sept. 11 and an ensuing, brief courtship with the press. Focusing on a public opinion poll that showed widespread dissatisfaction with journalists, the Editor & Publisher opinion article analyzed the most recent flareup in the love-hate relationship between the press and the public.

Richard Wagner
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No. 643: Fiction, Fact and Freezing in the Ice Storm

The ice storm that paralyzed hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians in December set off much discussion about its impact and meaning. As with anything, some of this discussion has been useful, but other of it widely missed the mark. Let me take this opportunity to set the record straight, as I see it, on the real story of the ice storm and its aftermath.

Michael L. Walden