Consummate actor, and liberal-turned-conservative-because-of-9/11 One of his finest moments on The West Wing:
2,116 North Carolina Sex Offenders Are On MySpace
CNN has the story: More than 2,100 registered North Carolina sex offenders were found on the social networking site MySpace, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday. In response to a subpoena from state Attorney General Roy Cooper, "MySpace turned over the names, IP and e-mail addresses of 2,116 convicted North Carolina sex offenders found on its social networking Web … Read More
Jumping Over The Moon
Could the rumors be true? Is Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance going to mount a production of Rent this year? The real version of Rent (not the "school edition")? Stay tuned…
Writing Your Own Obituary
It must be weird to be a reporter at The Rocky Mountain News — Colorado's oldest newspaper (150 years old) and winner of 4 Pulitzer Prizes — and have to report the death of The Rocky Mountain News.
Broad-based Sex Education Popular In North Carolina
From Public Policy Polling survey results released earlier this week, the question was asked: A bill being considered in the Legislature would give parents the choice of having their children receive comprehensive sex education or abstinence only sex education. Would you support this proposal? 69% said "yes"; 31% said "no". Even conservatives (58%) and Republicans (54%) supported the bill by a … Read More
What Will The Stimulus Bring To Forsyth County?
According to this fact sheet (PDF) put out by the White House, 7,800 jobs will be saved or created by the stimulus package in North Carolina's 12th District. The 12th District covers most of Forsyth County, parts of Guilford County, and extends to Charlotte. The 5th District (where I actually live, just west of Winston-Salem) will see 7,700 jobs saved … Read More
Thrill Me
Good local theatre this weekend and next: By Mary Martin Niepold SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL Published: February 8, 2009 Putting a murder to music may not be new, but it does curl the brain somehow. Sweeney Todd did it, and Oklahoma! to a lesser degree. Kurt Weill is famous on the subject. Now, "The Murder of the Century" is the … Read More
How Many Times Is James Whitmore Going To Die?
Didn't he die a couple of years ago? I mean, obviously not, but it seems like he did. Anyway, it's sad…. again.
Weather Advisory
From 6 pm EST, Tue., Feb. 3, 2009 until 12 pm EST, Wed., Feb. 4, 2009 SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AROUND THE TRIAD AREA AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AREA… SMITHFIELD… AND THE ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT… THEN ADDITIONAL SNOW BANDS ON THE … Read More
RNC Leader Follies
I love the little news scrolls coming across my desk today, as the Republican National Committee seeks to elect a new chairman — the guy who will lead the Republican Party. The first ballot had Mike Duncan in the lead. Mike Duncan has been the head of the RNC, which mounted massive losses in Congress in the 2006 and 2008 … Read More
Kennedy Collapses At Inauguration Luncheon
Wheeled out on a stretcher. Remember, he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May. Senator Byrd (D-W.Va) collapsed as well, although it doesn't sound as serious. I'm not a big fan of Byrd, being a former Klansman and all. (Photo from earlier in today's inaugural luncheon) UPDATE: Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), who has been twittering all day, notes … Read More
Videos of Flight 1549 Landing In The Hudson
From security cams at a New York pier: A ten minute video (crash starts at 2:00) shows the speed of the current and rescue operations. At about 3:12, you can see one of the passengers fall off the slippery wing into the cold water on the right hand side.