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November 24, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:State & Local Coverage
WXYC
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
WXYC: 10 years ago this month, WXYC in Chapel Hill became the first radio station to stream live on the Internet. Host Frank Stasio talks with Mike Shoffner and David McConvillle, who configured the original simulcast on November 7, 1994.
Note: This program aired at noon and is rebroadcast at 9 p.m.Heels accept bowl bid
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
John Bunting walked into the Kenan Football Center on Tuesday night wearing a tan turtleneck shirt, sport coat, big smile -- and a Continental Tire Bowl cap.
Related link:
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/colleges/10259587.htmBest's legal troubles no barrier
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Come December, City Council member John Best Jr. has threatened to conduct city business while donning an orange jumpsuit if he gets thrown in jail for overdue alimony and child support payments....If he's sent to jail, Best might need to modify his duties as a council member, such as attending meetings via speakerphone and writing letters to constituents, said Fleming Bell, a professor of local government law and ethics at UNC-Chapel Hill's Institute of Government.
Miller's card may be bad for business
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
Durham state Rep. Paul Miller may have violated North Carolina's legislative ethics code when he included a personal business card for his financial investment firm in a recent mailing that was paid for with public money....Fleming Bell, a professor at UNC's School of Government and an expert in political ethics and conflicts of interest, said he believed the card's inclusion crossed a line.
Charities on the receiving end (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The culture wars have invaded philanthropy, threatening charities that speak out on politically charged issues or work with donors tied to controversial causes...WUNC-FM, a public radio station that is a service of UNC-Chapel Hill, has lost the underwriting sponsorship of Ipas, a Chapel Hill-based advocate of "reproductive health and rights." Ipas withdrew its sponsorship after the station demanded it drop the word "rights" from its on-air sponsorship tagline.
Binge researching (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The N&O has helped UNC-Chapel Hill stoop to a new low. Your Nov. 22 front-page story concerning research on force-feeding alcohol to rats was shocking in that the researchers are studying something that almost everyone knows.
Town claims it has 'sovereign immunity'
Outer Banks Sentinel
In a request for dismissal of the Outer Banks Sentinel's lawsuit against it, the Town of Kitty Hawk filed a motion Nov. 17 claiming sovereign immunity in its bid to keep portions of its attorney billings from being examined by the public....Professors David Lawrence and Fleming Bell, authorities on the state's public records law who teach at the Institute of Government on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that they have never heard of a local government, or the state, "claiming sovereign immunity as a defense in an action for access to public records, so it's a novel claim to us."
Issues & Trends
Bill Aims to Protect Joint Patents
The Washington Post
Patents that result from collaboration between universities and companies won new protections from legal challenge under legislation that passed Congress over the weekend.
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