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...innocent until proven guilty. Instead of examining the most basic aspects of the case, the media has refocused the debate on racial issues, class issues, town-gown issues, and collegiate athletic issues. While all these factors may ultimately be important in this case, and are certainly pertinent to Raleigh-Durham and the nation, the manner in which the media has portrayed the case has allowed these secondary issues to overshadow the facts of the case. A recent New York Times article, for example, contained allegations that the members of the lacrosse team had been spotted at a local...
...local viewers, want a piece of the new action. "This fight will get very real very quickly, and there'll be a court case within six months over this," predicts Rafat Ali, owner of the industry-news site paidContent.org One struggle brewing pits CBS against its affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., WRAL, which wants to stream prime-time shows live, then sell downloads on its own website, limiting access geographically to Raleigh viewers. Production companies and studios that provide shows to networks pose another potentially thorny family feud. Networks haven't figured out yet how to split the pie, which...
...around the U.S. process 125 million tons of coal or, in many cases, coal waste from an earlier mining era. For owners and operators, the whole point isn't creating a profitable new energy resource for the U.S.; it's about collecting the tax subsidy. Progress Energy Inc. of Raleigh, N.C., which owns electric utilities that serve portions of the Carolinas and Florida, reported in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that in 2002-04 its synfuel-production losses added up to $400 million. No problem: the company claimed $852 million in tax credits, magically transforming a money...
...Abramoff get busted. It reminds me that the difference between America and so many other countries is that in the U.S. these guys are prosecuted and there is at least some attempt to punish them. I appreciate all the good people who don't break the rules. Tom Wright Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. Music You Can Use "The Power Of Mozart" described how listening to the composer's music can help "treat ailments ranging from acne to Alzheimer's disease and even, it is claimed, make you and your kids smarter" [Jan. 16]. It is ironic that while Mozart...
...LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS Yes, Enron's market manipulation triggered California's rolling blackouts in 2000, but its unceasing push for deregulation of power markets made an impact. "The trading aspect of their business actually solved a problem," says Brian Hamilton, CEO of Sageworks, a research firm in Raleigh, N.C. Deregulation doesn't work unless traders manage the hour-to-hour gaps between supply and demand and keep those markets efficient. In states like Pennsylvania that have well-designed systems, retail prices have fallen as much as 30% since deregulation took effect...