Autopsy shows weakened strain of bacteria in blood of U. of C. prof — officials say no public health threat Source: By Monifa Thomas | The Sun Times A University of Chicago researcher studying the genetics of the plague bacteria died last week from...

And what I have learned from its past So here we are, today is November 3rd, 2009, this date represents the first municipal election in Butner, North Carolina’s history. On this date the citizens will choose our future Mayor and six Town Council...

Source: Eco Factory News WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2009 (ENS) –  Public employees have filed a lawsuit demanding documents related to the U.S. EPA’s plans made “in secrecy” to allow public exposure to increased levels of radioactivity following...

In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those...

Updated 2:00 10/31/09 Well, there’s a Happy Halloween ending to Dixie’s saga, she found her way home!  But we are leaving her picture up anyway because she’s so dang cute.   Posted in Activism, Butner, Creedmoor, Local, Media, North Carolina, Pets,...

Once again many thanks goes to Butner Citizens Planning Ahead (BCPA) for sponsoring the Butner forum, held on October 13th,2009  specifically for candidates running for town government seats in Butner.  During the latest candidate forum, each...