{"id":91,"date":"2007-01-04T09:38:09","date_gmt":"2007-01-04T17:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2007\/01\/04\/noonalmost-report\/"},"modified":"2007-01-04T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2007-01-04T17:40:20","slug":"noonalmost-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/mill\/2007\/01\/noonalmost-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Noonalmost Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Raleigh at 1 p.m., the House Select Commitee on Captial Punishment is holding a public hearing on the Death Penalty. Chapel Hill council member <a href=\"http:\/\/kleinschmidt2005.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/it-has-only-been-few-days-since-new.html\">Mark Kleinschmidt writes<\/a> about it on his blog. The big question is whether Orange County Rep. Joe Hackney can finally muster up enough votes for a moratorium. Last session, there were plenty of people who said it was the right thing to do, but not enough votes to pass it.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to read Alderman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indyweek.com\/gyrobase\/Content?oid=oid%3A41683\">Dan Coleman&#8217;s essay<\/a> on attending the ceremony in honor of Misael Martinez pay a visit to the <em>Indy<\/em> site.<\/p>\n<p>The redesign of 300 East Main is in the news. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com\/orange\/10-805312.cfm\">Here&#8217;s the <em>Herald<\/em> article<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/161\/story\/528439.html\">the <em>N&#038;O<\/em>&#8216;s take<br \/>\n<\/a> from this morning.<\/p>\n<p>State &#038; National<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/01\/04\/washington\/04cong.html?hp&#038;ex=1167973200&#038;en=87288e2db853e30a&#038;ei=5094&#038;partner=homepage\">Meet the new boss<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201ddefinitely not the same as the old boss.<br \/>\nWaPo: Click ticking on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/01\/03\/AR2007010301543.html?sub=AR\">One Hundred Hours<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 TPM on the GOP&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tpmmuckraker.com\/archives\/002267.php\">irony deafness.<\/a><br \/>\nMeanwhile, back at the ranch;<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 What a feeling: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluenc.com\/toyota-coming-to-nc\">Toyota coming to NC?<\/a><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Ag-Mart <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/102\/story\/528517.html\">slips out of big fines<\/a><br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wilmingtonstar.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070103\/NEWS\/701030430\/0\/news01\">Soft landing<\/a> predicted for NC economy<\/p>\n<p>And as far as the gavel in the NC House is concerned, it&#8217;s still up for grabs.<br \/>\nToday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncinsider.com\/\">Insider<\/a> notes that Rep. Jim Crawford held a get-together yesterday to try and build support, but that nothing&#8217;s settled.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One list being circulated showed as many as 15 House Democratic caucus members undecided. The House Democratic caucus is scheduled to meet Jan. 10 to elect its speaker nominee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Raleigh at 1 p.m., the House Select Commitee on Captial Punishment is holding a public hearing on the Death Penalty. Chapel Hill council member Mark Kleinschmidt writes about it on his blog. The big question is whether Orange County Rep. Joe Hackney can finally muster up enough votes for a moratorium. 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