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October 2008

• Discount House: Raleigh officials give $2.3 million in rental cuts at new center
• Grass roots move against annexations

• Cultural Secretary’s property deal appears lucrative, Page 4
• Analyst: N.C. price-gouging law leads to gas lines, shortages, Page 4
• Questions persist on Mary Easley’s initial hiring at N.C. State, Page 5
• N.C. lawmakers quiet on abortion bills, Page 6

• Legislators rush bill requiring in-school voter registration, Page 9
• Terry Stoops commentary: A case for performance pay, Page 9
• Landmark: NEA not reporting full effort in political campaigns, Page 11
• Study: HS non-graduates cost society, Page 12

• Change in Board of Governors’ leadership could signal major shift in panel’s direction, Page 13
• Jane Shaw commentary: College rankings — good and bad news, Page 14
• UNC leads in “quiet revolution” of offering course credit online, Page 14
• George Leef commentary: Service learning — More of a fad than an academic experience, Page 15

• Millions sought for “cultural district” in Greensboro, Page 16
• Fiscal crisis grips Chowan; faces $4 million shortfall, Page 17
• Chad Adams commentary: Government “needs” vs. government “wants,” Page 17
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• Cherokee to Currituck, Page 18
• Asheville Transit System operated five months without contract, Page 19

• Book Review: Strickland and Read’s The Lawyer Myth, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: Nathaniel Macon fought federal encroachment and high taxes, Page 21
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Movie review: “Swing Vote,” Page 23

• John Staddon commentary: Smoking for England, Page 24
• Editorial: N.C. voters, choose wisely, Page 24
• Editorial: Mental health: Don’t make private contractors the scapegoat, Page 25
• Editorial: Welfare reform: Right was right, Left clearly had it wrong, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Policy makers and energy innovation, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Where’s the next bubble? Page 26
• Marc Rotterman commentary: Newt Gingrich — The GOP’s idea man, Page 27
• Letters to the editor, Page 27

• Bowles consults UNC Oracle on difficult decisions (a CJ parody), Page 28

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Print Edition

October 2008

• Discount House: Raleigh officials give $2.3 million in rental cuts at new center
• Grass roots move against annexations

• Cultural Secretary’s property deal appears lucrative, Page 4
• Analyst: N.C. price-gouging law leads to gas lines, shortages, Page 4
• Questions persist on Mary Easley’s initial hiring at N.C. State, Page 5
• N.C. lawmakers quiet on abortion bills, Page 6

• Legislators rush bill requiring in-school voter registration, Page 9
• Terry Stoops commentary: A case for performance pay, Page 9
• Landmark: NEA not reporting full effort in political campaigns, Page 11
• Study: HS non-graduates cost society, Page 12

• Change in Board of Governors’ leadership could signal major shift in panel’s direction, Page 13
• Jane Shaw commentary: College rankings — good and bad news, Page 14
• UNC leads in “quiet revolution” of offering course credit online, Page 14
• George Leef commentary: Service learning — More of a fad than an academic experience, Page 15

• Millions sought for “cultural district” in Greensboro, Page 16
• Fiscal crisis grips Chowan; faces $4 million shortfall, Page 17
• Chad Adams commentary: Government “needs” vs. government “wants,” Page 17
• Local Innovation Bulletin Board, Page 18
• Cherokee to Currituck, Page 18
• Asheville Transit System operated five months without contract, Page 19

• Book Review: Strickland and Read’s The Lawyer Myth, Page 20
• Troy Kickler commentary: Nathaniel Macon fought federal encroachment and high taxes, Page 21
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Movie review: “Swing Vote,” Page 23

• John Staddon commentary: Smoking for England, Page 24
• Editorial: N.C. voters, choose wisely, Page 24
• Editorial: Mental health: Don’t make private contractors the scapegoat, Page 25
• Editorial: Welfare reform: Right was right, Left clearly had it wrong, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: Policy makers and energy innovation, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Where’s the next bubble? Page 26
• Marc Rotterman commentary: Newt Gingrich — The GOP’s idea man, Page 27
• Letters to the editor, Page 27

• Bowles consults UNC Oracle on difficult decisions (a CJ parody), Page 28

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