Is this Walter Raleigh’s 'lost colony' drawn in invisible ink?..
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t is a mystery that has perplexed historians for more than 400 years - what ever became of the 120 settlers who tried to establish England's first colony on the north-east coast of America? Queen Elizabeth I and famed explorer Sir Walter Raleigh had hoped the expedition in the 1580s would create a capital in the New World, but something went terribly wrong. The men, women and children simply vanished - possibly massacred by native American Indians - any evidence of a settlement disappeared and the infamous 'lost colony' became rooted in American folklore. But solving the centuries-old mystery may...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 04:34:01 AM
Raleigh City Council seeks an exemption from HB650
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Adopts Conforming Ordinance The Raleigh City Council today adopted an ordinance that members hope will be short lived. The vote brings the City Code into compliance with North Carolina State Enabling Laws. The newly adopted State law that went into effect Dec. 1, allows the carrying of concealed weapons essentially everywhere, with the exceptions of some City-owned parks and recreational facilities. The City Council has asked the City Attorney’s Office to pursue an exemption for Raleigh during the General Assembly’s short session. "While the City Council will comply with the new law, the Council members unanimously believe it is bad...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 04:34:01 AM
Occupy Raleigh pays rent for new downtown campsite (good old capitalist supply and demand)
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Occupy Raleigh pays rent for new downtown campsiteUpdated: Nov 29, 2011 8:30 AM EST RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Anti-Wall Street protestors have a new downtown Raleigh tent village that the landowner says is an example of good old capitalist supply and demand. **SNIP** The land for the tent village with a library, kitchen, social area and portable toilet is costing demonstrators $400 a month, which an anonymous donor has offered to cover.
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 04:34:01 AM
Triangle man tied to unconfirmed 9/11 bomb threat [Raleigh-Durham NC]
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A man accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the Triangle has been linked to what U.S. counter-terrorism officials have called a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to set off a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jude Kenan Mohammad is among three al-Qaida leaders that investigators believe pose a particular threat because they have lived in the U.S. Mohammad, 22, dropped out of Fuquay-Varina High School in 2006 and left the U.S. two years later to visit Pakistan, his father's homeland. A federal grand...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 04:34:01 AM
Wake County Voters Arrested For Voting Twice In 2008 (some typical RAT fraud in Raleigh)
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Wake County Voters Arrested For Voting Twice In 2008Three Raleigh residents apparently thought casting one ballot in 2008 wasn't enough. Posted: 9:16 PM Aug 11, 2011 **SNIP** Authorities said Kierra Fontae Leache, Shelia Romona Hodges and Brandon Earl McLean each cast early ballots in the 2008 presidential election, then voted again on Election Day. They are charged with voter fraud and are free on $10,000 bond apiece. Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby said six more arrests are pending. Republicans leapt on news of the arrests Thursday to bolster support for a GOP-backed bill to require voters to show photo...
Published on Sunday 20th of May 2012 04:34:01 AM
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