WRAL5 reports …state lottery officials are in the Christmas spirit.
Excuse me while I puke.

Merry Money, the first $10 instant-ticket game in North Carolina, began appearing in stores Tuesday. The new game is part of a trend in the lottery industry toward holiday-themed scratch-off games, which officials hope will boost sales.
The new game features a colorful […]

Ironically titled article in today’s Herald-Sun “‘Dancing man’ gets go-ahead to go back on lawn“.
Goes on to mention that it’s only 1 hour, 1 day once a week (of course with preapproval).
Few comments I hadn’t heard before:
“Milian said Thomas’ dancing set a bad example; other performers would think they could use the lawn similarly and […]

Robin Cutson, a fellow 2005 candidate for Chapel Hill Town Council and, more recently, a candidate for Orange County Board of Commissioners, has decided to spur local change outside of the “established system”.
She say’s she’s frustrated with the inability of our local elected folk to solve problems in a common sensical fashion:
…it appears that citizens […]