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Orange County Mayor Jacobs unveils plan for couples registry
Thu, 10 May 2012 14:46:36 -0700
The Health, Education and Life Protection (HELP) ordinance is an expansion of Orlando's protections for same-sex couples Mayor Teresa Jacobs unveiled a plan Thursday that would allow same-sex partners and others in Orange County to get end-of-life and notification protections that Orlando leaders adopted last year.
Sanders joins incumbents on Orange school board
Wed, 09 May 2012 06:31:30 -0700
HILLSBOROUGH – Orange County school board incumbents Stephen Halkiotis and Tony McKnight were joined by newcomer Lawrence Sanders in securing the three seats up for grabs in a four-candidate race Tuesday. Halkiotis, 69, a former principal at...
City Council shouldn’t snub Amendment One
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:25:46 -0700
Our first instinct, as opponents of North Carolina’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, is to challenge it any way possible and show the harm it inflicts. So we understand those who encourage the Charlotte City Council to offer same-sex benefits to its employees – even if it gets the city sued.
North Carolina adds ban on gay unions to its constitution
Tue, 08 May 2012 17:47:08 -0700
North Carolina has become the 31st state to add an amendment on marriage to its constitution, with voters banning same-sex marriage and barring legal recognition of unmarried couples by state… Click to Continue »
Orange court denies DWI appeal
Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:37 -0700
HILLSBOROUGH - The North Carolina Court of Appeals denied an appeal from a man who claimed the highway patrol trooper who charged him with driving while impaired hung around too long. Although Johns Douglas Squires pleaded guilty to the charge in April 2011, he reserved the right to appeal a...
Greenberg Traurig Expands Its Orange County Office with Addition of Prominent Intellectual Property Attorney J. Rick ...
Tue, 08 May 2012 15:15:00 -0700
IRVINE, Calif., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- J. Rick Tache , a registered patent attorney with extensive experience representing national clients in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation ...
Durham-Orange Light Rail Meetings — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Wed, 02 May 2012 03:46:29 -0700
Eric Hodge : Durham and Orange county residents will get a closer look today and tomorrow at a proposed light rail transit plan. Gurnal Scott reports.
North Carolina Gays to Protest Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment
Thu, 10 May 2012 07:46:00 -0700
On Wednesday, in an interview with ABC News, President Obama announced his support for gay marriage, a change from his earlier stance of favoring civil unions. The announcement comes one day after North Carolina voters passed a state constitutional amendment which says that the only "domestic legal partnership" that will be recognized is opposite-gender marriage.
Dare County also voted against marriage amendment
Thu, 10 May 2012 15:57:36 -0700
Add another county to the meager list of those that voted against North Carolina's amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman.
Nyang'Oro Will Be Investigated By SBI — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Mon, 14 May 2012 13:16:30 -0700
Catherine Brand: The Orange County District Attorney has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into the activities of a UNC-Chapel Hill professor. Julius Nyang'Oro is accused of being paid for classes he did not teach. Dave DeWitt reports.