Posted 3 days ago

All told, the homes on the nuisance list account for $6.36 million of lost tax valuations, $26,000 in annual local property taxes according to Nags Head Town Manager Cliff Ogburn. Add to those figures

Posted 3 days ago

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina is a chain of thin, low barrier islands with a low sand supply. Sea level rise is already narrowing the width of the islands (by shoreline erosion

Tags: studies

Posted 3 days ago

Urban word of the day for March 14:The time of the day where a digital clock reads 3:14.Dude, what time is? Dude, it's pi time. Coincidentally, or not, my oldest daughter was born on Pi day. Happy Bir

Posted 4 days ago

The ACC men's basketball tournament is usually a closed party, with wads of cash about the only thing that will pry open the doors for the average fan. This year, all one needs is a $10 bill. A few mi

Posted 5 days ago

From the inbox:Moving quickly to put its mark on the Federal Reserve, the White House on Friday identified two economists and a lawyer as its choices to fill all three vacancies on the central bank's

Tags: policy president regulation senate

Posted 5 days ago

The sound of meditation for some people is full of deep breaths or gentle humming. For Marc Umile, it's 3.14159265358979... Whether in the shower, driving to work, or walking down the street, he

Posted 5 days ago

Since he is responsible for determining my raise each year, and he sent this to me under the title 'Another one for the blog,' [I would've posted it anyway] here are: Alan Randall's top 3 reasons why

Tags: policy

Posted 6 days ago

Some students wanted to attend the protest but may have faced possible retribution from their instructors. I support the rally but still need to go to my classes, environmental economics major Al

Tags: environmental economics

Posted 6 days ago

The latest in the various ongoing attempts by the Jacksonville Jaguars to court interest, any interest, in their team from the local citizenry: guilt. Speaking to a gathering of business and community

Posted 6 days ago

From the inbox:As a WEAI member, we wanted you to be the first to know that a new paper by Paul Krugman has just become available in Economic Inquiry through Wiley Interscience Early View. This hilari

Tags: economic