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Maybe Voting at the Mall isn't Such a Great Idea

By Fiona Morgan

INDY Week | October 30, 2008

Confusion surrounding mall voting rules has allegedly prompted at least one election worker to enforce policies that contradict election law. Outcry over the policy prompted picketing and a boycott effort by critics who say it violates the First Amendment.

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Tags: 2008 presidential election, North Carolina, voting rights, early voting

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The Music Industry Isn't Done Harassing College Students Over File Sharing. Should It Be?new

Last December, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would no longer continue its massive legal campaign against downloaders. But that doesn't mean you should grab that album off BitTorrent quite yet.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 03-05-2009 | Music

Tags: RIAA, illegal downloading

N.C. Lawmakers Debate Using Industry-Backed Info on Broadband Accessnew

The people who live in rural Halifax and Nash counties northeast of Raleigh are among the poorest in the state. State Rep. Angela Bryant says that, with all the challenges her constituents face, among their top concerns is a lack of affordable access to the internet.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 02-05-2009 | Policy Issues

Tags: North Carolina, public policy, internet access

After Fighting in Iraq, a North Carolina Vet Fights for Obamanew

Capt. Jon Kuniholm says the war was poorly planned and badly executed since the beginning, and the nation's military resources should have been focused on Afghanistan. Most of all, he has passionately refuted John McCain's argument that such dissent dishonors the sacrifices veterans have made.

INDY Week | Fiona Morgan | 10-30-2008 | Politics

Tags: Iraq, 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, politics, activism, veterans, war & peace

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The Lie Behind the Shrinking Labor Forcenew

How unfettered capitalism has delayed the jobless recovery.

INDY Week | Bob Geary | 04-02-2014 | Commentary

Tags: Capitalism, Jobless recovery

The misplaced priorities of college footballnew

Gregg Easterbrook is intent on saving college football.

INDY Week | Bob Geary | 12-27-2013 | Commentary

Obamacare: a symptom, not the diseasenew

In trying to provide equitable health care, the U.S. is hamstrung by the founding fathers.

INDY Week | Bob Geary | 11-22-2013 | Commentary

Tags: healthcare

To act or reactnew

I feel conflicted about how to deal with the problem of homelessness.

INDY Week | Lisa Sorg | 11-22-2013 | Commentary

Sexual harassment, Super PACs and frackingnew

N.C. Museum of Natural Science's board executive committee meets about sexually inappropriate advances; Super PAC injects cash into Durham elections; Pro-fracking attorneys assured N.C. lawmakers that horizontal drilling is safe.

INDY Week | Lisa Sorg | 11-07-2013 | Politics

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