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Reaction to the NC State scandals & House budget

Posted: Monday, June 8th, 2009

Ever wonder what a puppet feels like being jerked around? Read the latest blog to get our take on the House budget. www.ncblogger.com

There's so much to talk about regarding the resignation of Chancellor James Oblinger and the firing of Mary Easley. To read our reactions to these latest events click on our blog site www.ncblogger.com

We'd like your reactions. Let us hear from you.
Tom Campbell

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5.14.08
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5.10.08
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5.08.08
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5.01.08
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3.27.08
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3.20.08
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2.27.08
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2.19.08
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2.14.08
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11.21.07
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11.02.07
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10.25.07
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10.18.07
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10.11.07
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10.04.07
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9.20.07
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9.12.07
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9.05.07
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8.23.07
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8.20.07
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8.04.07
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8.02.07
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8.02.07
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7.31.07
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7.26.07
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7.14.07
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7.10.07
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7.07.07
July Fourth trip

6.28.07
The Chatham moratorium

6.25.07
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6.21.07
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6.19.07
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6.10.07
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5.17.07
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5.03.07
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4.26.07
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4.20.07
Legislative Retirement Pay

4.12.07
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4.06.07
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3.29.07
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3.22.07
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3.15.07
More disclosure by public officials

3.08.07
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3.08.07
Family Values?

3.07.07
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3.01.07
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2.26.07
Temporarily out of service

2.21.07
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2.15.07
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2.13.07
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2.08.07
Tolls for roads

2.01.07
Dropouts

1.19.07
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1.19.07
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1.19.07
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1.11.07
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1.04.07
Edwards for President

12.22.06
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12.15.06
More Tall Ships controversy

12.08.06
The most trusted public official in NC

11.30.06
Teacher pay differential

11.17.06
Fair Market Value for Out of State Students

11.09.06
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11.02.06
Am I Wrong?

10.19.06
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10.12.06
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10.05.06
The Geddings Trial

9.28.06
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9.22.06
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9.14.06
Saying the Pledge every day

9.07.06
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8.31.06
Vital Statistics

8.24.06

8.17.06
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8.10.06
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7.27.06
The Ethics Reform Bill

7.20.06
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7.13.06
If the legislature was an animal

7.07.06
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6.29.06
Large landfills

6.23.06
In-state tuition rates for athletes

6.15.06
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6.08.06
Hang up and drive

6.01.06
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5.18.06
The Video poker ban

5.11.06
The Easley budget proposal

5.05.06
How to spend the surplus

4.27.06
Too many will not graduate

4.20.06
The Duke Lacrosse story

4.06.06
Open Mike

3.31.06
The Duke Lacrosse event

3.23.06
Video poker hearings

3.16.06
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3.09.06
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3.02.06
$1 Billion bond referendum for infrastructure

2.24.06
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2.16.06
Were we hoodwinked?

2.10.06
Ban all gifts and contributions?

2.02.06
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1.27.06
Advice to President Erskine Bowles

1.20.06
How are we doing?

1.15.06
College educations for students

1.05.06
Minimum wage hike

12.30.05
Ballance, innocence, and prison

12.23.05
Repeal the gas tax increase?

12.16.05
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12.10.05
More schools needed

12.01.05
Children and ATVs

11.23.05
Drilling for gas off the NC Coast

11.17.05
Should government-subsidized organizations compete with private enterprise?

11.12.05
Withholding Federal Road Money

11.03.05
Dumping on North Carolina

10.29.05
Teacher salaries to increase

10.20.05
High gas prices in North Carolina

10.14.05
The lottery off to a bad start

10.06.05
Mass Transit Rail Projects

9.29.05
Felons on the ballot

9.25.05
New Nuclear power plants

9.16.05
Local law and immigration

9.08.05
What do you think of the Legislature's work?

8.30.05
The Senate Passes a Lottery

8.25.05
Teacher certification

8.14.05
Treatment of state employees

8.04.05
What about curfews?

7.28.05
Session limits

7.14.05
Allocating road construction funds

7.07.05
Cooper's ruling

6.23.05
So help me Allah?

6.17.05
Smart Start and More at Four

6.14.05
If you don't like the score, change the team!

6.12.05
News Media Isn't doing its job

6.10.05
Faith and politics

6.05.05
Three crosses in Durham

6.03.05
Comment on "Pothole Pathways"

5.27.05
Rating our lawmakers

5.19.05
Shut up and drive!

5.12.05
Religion and politics

5.05.05
The Senate Budget

4.28.05
New Nuclear Power PLants

4.22.05
Searching for a new UNC President

4.14.05
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants

4.07.05
Open Mike

3.31.05
More money for failing children

3.24.05
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3.18.05
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3.10.05
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3.03.05
Private contributions to university educational programs

3.02.05
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2.18.05
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2.10.05
Bush and Social Security Reform

2.10.05
Bush and Social Security Reform

2.03.05
Red Light Cameras

1.28.05
Tax increase for storm damage relief

1.15.05
The Inaugural Address

1.08.05
UNC and The Bell Award

12.23.04
Table games on the reservation

12.16.04
Singing the National Anthem

12.02.04
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11.19.04
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11.11.04
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11.03.04
What did you think of the outcome?

10.22.04
Blocking the RGA

10.15.04
NC Supreme Court Elections

10.07.04
Reitrement savings plan

10.03.04
How much influence do debates have on elections?

9.23.04
Economic Development

9.17.04
How to improve the political process

8.29.04
What about teenagers making bombs?

8.13.04
NC Funds Motorsports

8.05.04
Aggressive Driving

7.30.04
School Calendar bill

7.23.04
Vinroot's withdrawal

7.16.04
Teacher pay

7.12.04
Edwards on the ticket

6.25.04
Managing Our Coasts

6.17.04
Increasing State Debt

6.10.04
How do you view the media?

6.03.04
Is Health a right or a privilege?

5.22.04
Easley and the NAACP

5.15.04
The main election issue

5.06.04
Congressman Frank Ballance

4.30.04
Supplement the Chancellor pay

4.16.04
North Carolina Medicaid Audit

4.10.04
YMCA says same-sex couples won't get discount

3.28.04
Solving the NC budget problem

3.11.04
Involuntary annexation

3.04.04
What next for John Edwards?

2.12.04
Gay Marriages

1.31.04
Internet voting

1.22.04
Cell phones in cars

1.15.04
The most important issue facing North Carolina

12.27.03
Top Stories for the year

12.18.03
What would you give them for Christmas?

12.11.03
Economic Incentives for Corporations

11.28.03
Obesity in children

11.20.03
Tribute to Jim Graham

11.14.03
Where should Tobacco settlement money be spent?

10.26.03
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10.16.03
Is China at fault for NC losing jobs?

10.09.03
Illegal Immigrants in North Carolina

10.02.03
How can we improve NC SPIN?

9.24.03
Is reform needed in the UNC System?

9.12.03
Which Democrat should run against Burr?

9.05.03
What Matters Most?

8.28.03
Gun Control

8.22.03
Tell us what's on your mind

8.15.03
How to fix the North Carolina Economy

8.08.03
Public debt without the public vote

7.31.03
The School Year

7.24.03
Should Edwards make a choice?

7.18.03
Changing Election Laws

7.11.03
Does size matter on public education?

7.02.03
Treating State Employees Differently

6.27.03
Racial Preferences in College Admissions

6.16.03
Elect or Appoint Council of State?

6.08.03
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