I became fascinated yesterday of a relatively-unsung North Carolina hero, Malcom McLean. It’s not much of a stretch to say McLean more or less revolutionized world trade with his invention of the standardized shipping container. Not bad for a truck driver from Maxton, NC who only had a high school education.
Someone ought to tell his story.
I sent this to the N&O regarding Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam’s apparent reversal of support for redistricting reform.
It is disappointing to see Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam, once a champion of redistricting reform, backing a bill that quite plainly gerrymanders the Wake County Commission. We the voters lose again.
My original version called Stam “long a champion,” but it appears his days of championing redistricting reform are over. I hope one version or another makes it to print.
I’m thrilled authorities caught this sick bastard who allegedly committed this heinous crime. I only hope, though, that the innocent man they first arrested can put his life back together. He spent 105 days in jail and lost his house and job. How can this be fixed?
A wildfire of social media helped federal authorities find and arrest a Raleigh man accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl as part of a suspected child pornography ring in Harnett County.
On Wednesday, federal agents asked for the public’s help in locating “John Doe,” a man they described as a “child predator.” They provided a photo of the man and said he might be using the name Peter Gilbert.
via Media helped feds arrest suspected ‘child predator’ in Raleigh | News & Observer News & Observer.
