Tax Loopholes Could Be Closed To Raise Money With a high unemployment rate and a declining economy, North Carolina's superior Triple-A bond rating could be in jeopardy. By Matt Viser City, State & National Editor The budget clock is ticking louder by the second as legislators continue meeting this week in an effort to find ways to clear up a bleak revenue picture.
"It's nice to be on the old home turf again," James Taylor said to a capacity crowd at Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh. Taylor, a Chapel Hill native, was back in the area Saturday night for the fifth show of his 50-city, four-month long "Pull Over" tour. And Ole String Bean's homecoming concert did not disappoint. Although Taylor is well-known for his laid-back, mellow voice and gentle guitar picking, he didn't hesitate to let loose with his band and occasionally run around on stage with boyish excitement. For nearly three hours, fans were treated to a set that ranged from the b
Orange County recently filed an appeal in the D.C. circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, declaring that a federal agency's review failed the public. In May, the National Regulatory Commission rejected Orange County's arguments challenging their decision to allow Carolina Power & Light to expand the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant.
