Broadway Musical “Memphis” At DPAC Is “Fantastical”

By The Raleigh Telegram DURHAM – To quote a phrase from one of the characters in the show, the touring version of the hit Broadway series “Memphis” is simply “fantastical.”  The popular show is being hosted in the Triangle by the Durham Performing Arts Center,…

Governor Beverly Perdue Will Not Seek Re-Election

By Lois Alley, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Several news outlets including The Washington Post and the Associated Press are now reporting that North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor later this year. The news was first reported in…

Governor Perdue Pushes For Sales Tax Increase In NC

By Lois Alley, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In a press conference last week, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue pushed for a state-wide sales tax increase that would help to fund public education in North Carolina. Perdue’s plan would “temporarily” re-instate a 3/4ths of a cent sales…

Police: Two Men Arrested In Raleigh After 22 Pounds Of Cocaine Found In BMW

  By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – According to the Wake County Sheriff’s Office, two men are in jail after a Wake County Sheriff’s Deputy allegedly found 22 pounds of cocaine in their car. Phyllis Stevens of the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said that Elder…

Full Text Of President Obama’s State Of The Union Speech

By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – Last night, President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union speech to Congress and the nation.  In his speech, President Obama warned of the disappearance of the American middle class and said measures were needed to…

US Special Forces Rescue American Woman From Pirates In Somalia

By Voice of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – A U.S. military operation has freed two aid workers: an American woman and a Danish man, who were kidnapped by gunmen three months ago in central Somalia. In a statement Wednesday, President Barack…

Occupy Raleigh Protesters March Downtown, Two Arrested

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – On Sunday, Occupy Raleigh protesters staged a march on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh to celebrate their 100th day of organizing protests, but the well-attended march resulted in the arrests of two men after police say they were blocking…

Senator Rand Paul Detained At Airport By TSA; Ron Paul Says He Would Eliminate Agency

By The Raleigh Telegram NASHVILLE – According to statements on a radio show on Monday afternoon, US Senator Rand Paul said he was “detained” by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials at the Nashville airport as he was going through the security checkpoints to board an…

IT’S ALL RELATIVE: Thoughts On Being Yourself

By Diana Holoman, Special To The Raleigh Telegram TEXAS -Children hear it from the moment they walk into the classroom. Parents drill it into their kid’s brains until they leave home. “You have to be yourself.” “Why would you want to be like anyone else?”…

Police Charge Man With Giving Alcohol To Raleigh Students In Deadly Crash

By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents say they have arrested a man and charged him with allegedly supplying the alcohol that possibly led to a deadly crash that killed a Raleigh high school student. Special agents NC ALE said…