We're crediting medieval philosopher Maimonides with the maxim: "It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death." It was true in the 12th century and it's true today - it's the reason why the entire US legal system is predicated on the presumptive innocence of the accused.

We're crediting medieval philosopher Maimonides with the maxim: "It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death." It was true in the 12th century and it's true today - it's the reason why the entire US legal system is predicated on the presumptive innocence of the accused.

If you have health insurance in North Carolina, chances are you are "covered" by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.

It's August, typically the month during municipal election years when the candidates lay low. Behind the scenes they'll set strategy, meet with campaign donors, book their schedules, fine-tune their platforms and generally eschew the campaign trail...

Let's be honest here: We haven't actually read the health care reform plan as proposed by President Obama and his supporters. It's like 1,000 pages and, frankly, we're learning all we need to know about it by studying those who oppose it. In Tampa, protesters scuffled to get into the building, already full to capacity.

Rep. Earl Jones, who oversees the 60 th District for the NC House of Representatives - one of the most gerrymandered districts in the nation, by the way - is either the most innovative, forward-thinking politician in the NC General Assembly... or he has completely lost his mind.

The election of 2008 was by all measures a heavyweight bout between two fierce adversaries vying for position in races that ranged from county commissioner to the highest elected office in the land.

At the corner of Elm Street and February One Place, a cadre of hard-hatted workers raise the dust inside the old Woolworth's building that in the winter of 1960 was the scene of a spark that ignited a flame of protests across the country.

In the Piedmont Triad we find ourselves in the midst of crosscurrents of ideology where healthcare reform is concerned. On one hand, there is a strong progressive impulse towards expanding the public safety net. On the other, a reflex towards minimizing costs for businesses and reducing the burden on the taxpayer.

Its got to be the heat. How else to explain our seasonal bouts of lowered resistance to or outright enthusiasm for hastily conceived real estate scenarios that are long on ambition and short on details, most of them emanating from the cozy little intersection of private development and public office.