PARODY: Edwards Mistress Gets NC’s Highest Honor

Gov. Bev Perdue acknowledges the contributions Rielle Hunter has made to the state of North Carolina.

Mitch’s minions

Casting Insurers As Villains

The fact that Blue Cross is raising its premiums next year does not necessarily identify the culprit. It just identifies the problem.

Civil Rights Museum Open After Turbulent Beginning

The tour takes about an hour, a good 20 minutes of which is watching video re-enactments. The museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian, which (one hopes) will mean some quality revolving exhibits through the years. Surely the museum will also be the focal point for many history and civil-rights-related events. It certainly will also play a huge role in the continued revitalization of downtown Greensboro.

History of Key N.C. Battle ‘Excellent’

Victories in the South concluded the American Revolution, but they are rarely acknowledged by historians. Lawrence Babits and Joshua Howard do not follow that narrative, and their accurate and readable history of this seminal battle offers a significant service to readers.

1938Argues that Leader of ‘Master Race’ Had no Master Plan

This is a difficult book to read. MacDonogh’s descriptions of street brutality against Jews and the political thuggery practiced by Hitler and his lieutenants are chilling. The shameful inaction, and sometimes shameful action, of the Western powers can produce guilt feelings and our own question of conscience: Though the Holocaust memorials say, “Nie wieder”, never again, do we have the political and diplomatic – or military – will to halt such a monstrosity today?