Posted in Tar Heelia on February 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve read lots about financial situations in North Carolina during my time working in the North Carolina Collection…pro-tax hikes, anti-tax hikes, printing more paper money in Revolutionary War-era NC, the gold standard, layoffs, hiring…and so on, and so on. However, Governor Perdue’s “Balance the Budget Challenge” has to be one of the most interesting things [...]
Posted in History, Tar Heelia, tagged alex trebek, beulahville nc, camp lejeune, j! archive, jeopardy!, lt gen john lejeune, one tree hill, the cw, uss kitty hawk on February 16, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Thanks to the fan site J! Archive we know that since 1985 North Carolina has been mentioned on “Jeopardy!” in answers or questions at least 258 times. For instance… 1. “Hawk” Eyes for $1,200 (Feb. 9, 2011) “This aircraft carrier named for a North Carolina site has been nicknamed ‘Battle Cat.’ ” 2. The CW [...]
