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• April 13, 2008

  • Mental health reform flaws, laid bare

    So far, Tlny Zichi has been unable to face a first-degree murder charge, with experts split on whether he is competent to stand trial. Continue

• April 11, 2008

  • Lumbee slur: Big-mouth DJs with small minds

    After making fun of the intern, who laughed along, DJ Bob Dumas and his co-hosts ridiculed Indians in general as "lazy" and Lumbees specifically as "inbred." Continue

• April 9, 2008

  • Ahearn: Budget air fares aren't dead, they just smell funny

    Harkening back to the cradle of aviation, three principles of air travel still hold true today: Travel light; get a good running start; and when it comes to spare parts, abide by the spirit of FAA... Continue

• April 8, 2008

  • Tournament Town? Somehow, it just fits

    Sure, we might not have the newest coliseum around. But clearly we're doing something right. Continue

• April 6, 2008

  • A kind voice: 'Welcome home, Shonda’

    Ordinarily, the odds wouldn't have been in Shonda Myers' favor when she walked out the gate of Women's Prison the last Friday in March. Continue

• April 5, 2008

  • Events of history reflected in dance

    The title referred to the pockmarks you can still see on a brick wall on campus, near the corner of Laurel and Salem. Continue

• April 4, 2008

  • Ahearn: The glue factory: I'm leaving it all to the Newseum

    Don't get me wrong, I'm as excited as the next person over the imminent grand opening of the Newseum, a high-tech, hands-on, interactive tribute to the history of — hold onto your seat —... Continue

• April 3, 2008

  • King's anti-war speech a call for action today

    People of faith will join nearly a dozen Quaker congregations for a conference they call “Time to Break the Silence: Southern Churches and War.” Continue

• April 2, 2008

  • Ahearn: 'La Vela' is a candle to light a stranger's way

    We share a lot more than many of us might think. Continue

• April 1, 2008

  • A tangle with a cop and an achy heart

    For five years, Pop has traveled our city, quietly showing his support for troops overseas. Then, one day he was arrested. Continue

• March 29, 2008

  • Writer, 92, says work keeps her sharp

    I do love Dorothy O'Neill's bumper sticker. WRITE NAKED. Continue

• March 25, 2008

  • Sharing a glass with the maker

    Bill Samuels Jr. knows a little something about bourbon. His family's behind Maker's Mark. Continue

• March 23, 2008

  • Mental health officials could be held in contempt

    Lawyers for a Lexington boy who was abused by his mental health providers are trying a novel approach: They want individual administrators held in contempt of court. Continue

• March 19, 2008

  • Ahearn: A Wikipedia guide to N.C.

    Attention parents: Do you remember your multiplication tables or the state reptile? No? Not to worry. Continue

• March 18, 2008

  • Raising a glass to Saint Patrick

    Revelers sporting green gather to celebrate everything Irish in downtown Greensboro. Continue

• March 16, 2008

  • 30,000 bees leave kicking and stinging

    A colony of 30,000 honeybees was found last week living in a rotten oak tree that was cut down at a nursing home near Raleigh. Continue