College: Did members of a Fayetteville State University fraternity beat pledges? (The Fayetteville Observer)
Conflict: Iraq to Blackwater: Get out. (The News & Observer)
Fear of flying: U.S. Airways Flight 1549 get a year’s worth of upgrades. (The New York Post)
Nonprofits: The United Way of Forsyth County raised 95 percent of its goal, despite the economy. (The Winston-Salem Journal)
Bizarre: N.C. man faked his own death 20 years ago to evade drug ring (WBTV)
More bizarre: Wait. He says he didn’t. (The Asheville Citizen-Times)
Homelessness: A Census count is expected to show that, unsurprisingly, more people lack permanent shelter. (The News & Observer)
This article appears in Jan 27 – Feb 3, 2009.
