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Our Perspective... Finally, someone has stated the obvious: a college education in North Carolina is less affordable than ever. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education gave North Carolina a flat D- rating on affordability. Could olive oil stop hurricanes?
Guess what? I’ve now learned that a hurricane can be stopped in its tracks, pushed away, or simply disappear if only someone could devise a reasonable plan. Sound silly? Maybe not. CNN recently had an entire article on their Web site devoted to amateur “hurricane-busters.” According to the site, even the federal government tried desperately between 1962 and 1983 to stop hurricanes from reaching American soil. That’s right. They even had a special name for their efforts – “Project Stormfury”. The plan was to weaken the storm by flying an airplane into the eye and “seeding” the storm with silver iodine, causing the “supercooled” water in the storm to freeze, ultimately resulting in disruption.
Four steps to make bad ESPN good again
Thursday is the only day I can actually watch the morning “SportsCenter.” Thus, Thursday is a good day. Imagine then my shock to find a random anchor in a pink tie asking people what they were going to do when they got home from their job. This apparent “Queer Eye” fan was not in the Bristol, Conn., home of the Worldwide Sports Leader. Oh no, he was in Kuwait as part of some ratings ploy titled “SportsCenter supports the troops.” There is a very simple reason this is a ratings ploy. Instead of simply sending “Dream Job” winner Mike Hall and his incredible hair gel to Kuwait to interview some troops about their experiences and maybe how the Red Sox are doing this year, they sent the entire set. Convocation speaker: more harm than good? APPS film full of unfounded presumptions Jesus marriage column leaves out details Horror movie reviews missing bottom line Election story biased, advocates law breaking Election story infuriates campus republicans Election story leaves out other side
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