Marriage amendment puts North Carolina in spotlight

PITTSBORO, N.C. - With voting already under way for Tuesday's primary in this moderate Southern state, the discourse...
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1061129669&srvc=rss

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 09:52:15 -0700

Marriage amendment vote puts national focus on North Carolina

Debate is intense on a measure strictly defining legal unions, and it could have implications for presidential balloting in a key swing state. PITTSBORO, N.C. — With voting already underway for Tuesday's primary in this moderate Southern state, the discourse has been dominated not by candidates, but by a bitterly contested measure known as Amendment 1.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-gay-marriage-20120505,0,1587910.story?track=rss

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 18:37:51 -0700

Green Hope’s Shaffer wins N.C. soccer award

Green Hope High girls soccer standout Alexis Shaffer has been named as the N.C. Gatorade Award winner.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/23/2085267/green-hopes-shaffer-wins-nc-soccer.html

Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 13:39:42 -0700

Bob Garner has new barbecue book

North Carolina barbecue expert Bob Garner comes out with a new book about North Carolina's favorite food.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/13/2058640/bob-garner-has-new-barbecue-book.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:49:26 -0700

Restaurant's dishes vie for 'Best in NC'

Whether or not his dishes bring home the honor of “Best Dish in North Carolina,” Jim Sander said the community is already a winner. By competing in contest, Sander, kitchen manager of Pleasant City Wood Fired Grille in uptown Shelby, has formed...
http://www.shelbystar.com/articles/dishes-64024-home-honor.html

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 13:20:02 -0700

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra coming to New Bern

Galactic Cowboy Orchestra coming to New Bern
http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/may/11/galactic-cowboy-orchestra-coming-new-bern-ar-2268446/

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 06:48:38 -0700

Amendment forces working hard on final weekend

RALEIGH – Organizers and volunteers for and against the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina marshaled their forces Saturday to persuade early voters on their way to polling places and remind others to vote on the measure during Tuesday’s primary election.
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/ncwire/amendment-forces-working-hard-final-weekend-1055381

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 17:28:22 -0700

NC amendment forces working hard on final weekend

Organizers and volunteers for and against the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina marshaled their forces Saturday to persuade early voters on their way to polling places and remind others to vote on the measure during Tuesday's primary election.
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120505/APN/1205050597

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 02:27:26 -0700

Marriage amendment forces making final pushes ahead of primary

Organizers and volunteers for and against the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in North Carolina marshaled their forces Saturday to persuade early voters on their way to polling places and remind others to vote on the measure during Tuesday's primary election.
http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/11066439/

Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 06:22:21 -0700

New Study on Fracking Highlights Mineral Rights

Stronger laws to protect landowners and mineral rights holders will be needed if North Carolina legalizes fracking, according to a new draft report.
http://thepilot.com/news/2012/may/02/new-study-fracking-highlights-mineral-rights/

Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 21:10:27 -0700