In the News: March 2010
MARCH 2010 Also see clips from February 2010, January 2010, December 2009, November 2009, October 2009, September 2009,August 2009, July 2009, June 2009, May 2009, April 2009, March 2009, February 2009 and January 2009. "The Green Scene," Mountain XPress, March 31, http://www.mountainx.com/features/2010/033110the_green_scene "NC GOP wants to nullify health reform," Creative Loafing, March 31, http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/theclog/2010/03/31/n-c-gop-wants-to-nul... "Sen. Richard Burr: It May Not Be Repeal At The End of the Day," TPM LiveWire, March 31, http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/sen-richard-burr-it-may... "GSK to give free vaccines," News & Observer, March 30, http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/30/413325/gsk-to-give-free-vaccines.... "Mexican workers sue another seafood firm," Charlotte Observer, March 27, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/27/1339215/mexican-workers-sue-... "Sinking state revenues more bad news for important services," Greensboro News-Record, March 26, http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/03/26/article/sinking_state_reve... "State's budget isn't as bad as you think: it's worse," Southern Pines Pilot, March 26, http://www.thepilot.com/news/2010/mar/26/states-budget-isnt-as-bad-as-yo... "Walk Worthy Awards segment," NBC 17, March 25, http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news%7CSports%7CLifestyles/story/49897/W_... "Attorneys say Wake School Board is violating meetings law," WRAL, March 23, http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/7285559/ "Much ado, for only a few," News & Observer editorial, March 23, http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=173966&type=newswires "College grad statistics require more than just knee-jerk reaction," Southern Pines Pilot, March 21, http://www.thepilot.com/news/2010/mar/21/college-grad-statistics-require... "Guestworkers Sue Employer, as Calls for Immigration Reform Grow Louder," In These Times, March 19, 2010, http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/5715/guestworkers_sue_employer_as_... "Cheers and Jeers," Womens eNews, March 19, http://www.womensenews.org/story/cheers-and-jeers/100319/us-under-scruti... "Polls sending mixed signals?" Washington Daily News, March 18, http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ba15c7f296ff102819682... "Some customers surprised with 20%-30% rate hike from BCBSNC," Durham Herald-Sun, March 18, 2010, http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/6753900/article-Some-customers-... (Adam Linker quoted) "Polls sending mixed signals?" Washington Daily News, March 18, 2010, http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/doc4ba15c7f296ff102819682... (Justice Center cited) "," Univision, March 18, http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=2325473 "Women guestworkers challenge seafood company's gender-based job restrictions," Common Dreams, March 17, http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/03/17-2 "The inconsistent rhetoric of Blue Cross," Carrboro Citizen, March 17, http://www.carrborocitizen.com/main/2010/03/11/the-inconsistent-rhetoric... "Three guestworkers find doing things legally comes with a high cost," Latina Lista, March 17, http://www.latinalista.net/palabrafinal/2010/03/three_mexican_guestworke... "Unemployment rate climbs in NC," Apex Herald, March 16, http://www.theapexherald.com/view/full_story/6725065/article-Unemploymen... "Unemployment continues to plague state, Edgecombe County," Daily Southerner, March 16, http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3952415 "Unemployment rate climbs in NC," Fuquay-Varina Independent, March 16, http://fuquay-varinaindependent.com/bookmark/6725065 (Justice Center cited, Elaine Mejia quoted) "Unemployment rate climbs in NC," Garner News, March 16, http://www.garnernews.net/view/full_story/6725065/article-Unemployment-r... (Justice Center cited, Elaine Mejia quoted) "Comparing state budgets," The Dispatch, March 15, http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20100315/LETTERS/3154003?Title=Compa... (BTC cited) "State restricts Medicaid drugs," News & Observer, March 15, http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/16/391660/state-restricts-medicaid-d... (Adam Searing quoted) "NC Medicaid starts preferred drug list program," Daily Comet, March 15, 2010, http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100315/APN/1003152793?Title=NC-Medic... (Adam Searing quoted, AP story, also ran in CNBC, Business Week and other places, http://www.cnbc.com/id/35883105 and http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EFBL7G0.htm, ) "How could insurer fight autism help?" Greensboro News & Record, March 14, http://www.allbusiness.com/medicine-health/diseases-disorders-developmen... Health care segment, WTVD (ABC 11), March 14, http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/video?id=7330092&syndicate=syndicate§ion= (Jeff Shaw interviewed) "Months of limbo, then foreclosure," Charlotte Observer, March 13, http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/13/1309746/months-of-limbo-then... (Al Ripley quoted) "Ron Margiotta on splitting up the Wake school system," News & Observer WakeEd blog, March 12, 2010, http://blogs.newsobserver.com/category/tags/Rob-Schofield#ixzz0iLio95cL (Rob Schofield cited) Immigration segment, MAPAC Live, March 10, no link available. (Jeff Shaw interviewed) "N.C. State students to protest Art Pope's ties to school board majority," News & Observer WakeEd blog, March 8, http://blogs.newsobserver.com/category/tags/Chris-Fitzsimon#ixzz0iLjGGdm3 "Raises for few, cuts for others," Winston-Salem Journal, March 6, http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/mar/06/raises-for-few-cuts-for-o... Charlotte Business Journal, March 5, (Elaine Mejia op-ed) "BCBS gives top executives raises," News & Observer, March 5, 2010, http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/03/05/370966/bcbs-gives-top-executives-... (Adam Linker quoted) "Some Blue Cross execs get raises, others get cuts," Rocky Mount Telegram, March 5, http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/state/some-blue-cross-execs-get-raises... (Adam Searing quoted, AP story) "NAACP complaining about Ron Margiotta's 'animals' comment," News & Observer WakeEd blog, March 4, http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/naacp-complaining-about-ron-margiot... "Blue Cross Blue Shield income down significantly in 2009," WFAE, March 3, 2010, http://www.wfae.org/wfae/1_87_316.cfm?action=display&id=5906 (Adam Linker quoted) "Fitzsimon, Geary and Hood on Tuesday's board vote," News & Observer WakeEd blog, March 3, http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/fitzsimon-geary-and-hood-on-tuesday... (Chris Fitzsimon cited) "Fitzsimon: connecting the right-wing dots," News & Observer WakeEd blog, http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/fizsimon-connecting-the-right-wing-..., March 2 (Chris Fitzsimon cited) Also see clips from February 2010, January 2010, December 2009, November 2009, September 2009, August 2009,July 2009, June 2009, May 2009, April 2009, March 2009, February 2009 and January 2009.
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