http://news.yahoo.com/local/Raleigh-Durham/23741 Yahoo! Local News - Durham Independent Weekly en-us For months, critics of the Wake County school system have been loading their ammunition in preparation for the board of education elections in October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=123djb80r/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FSection%3Foid%3D33533 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Section?oid=33533 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:08:57 +0000 By a 7-6 vote, the House Judiciary I Committee approved a "clean" version of the Racial Justice Act (SB 461) , which would prevent the execution of defendants who can prove race was an underlying factor in the decision to seek, or impose, the death penalty at the time of their trial. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12c3o39c2/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397380 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397380 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:23 +0000 It's not often that a Republican votes against an environmental protection bill because it isn't wide-reaching enough. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12cvdct19/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397363 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397363 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:09:11 +0000 It's been an eventful year for the marriage equality movement. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12c09km0b/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397388 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397388 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:09:01 +0000 Everyone should have a will, says Durham family law attorney Sharon Thompson, but same-sex couples especially need to protect their legal rights, given that they are not afforded full citizenship and protection under the law. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12cjvu8ik/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397387 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397387 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:51 +0000 Juneann Nathan was hanging laundry outside her Wake Forest apartment complex when she spotted a young woman wearing a pink tennis shirt and blue jeans looking in the windows of an empty unit nearby. June recognized Pam Tesarz from the neighborhood. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12c3ij0f5/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397382 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397382 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:41 +0000 On June 30, which the Iraqi government has declared "National Sovereignty Day," U.S. troops began withdrawing from Iraqi cities and relocating to American military bases in the country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12ca4a9cj/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397356 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397356 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:31 +0000 Developers proposing a massive, mixed-use project near Jordan Lake have sued Durham County for allegedly acting maliciously to "attack" and "undermine" a map change that would benefit the development. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Raleigh-Durham/Durham_Independent_Weekly/SIG=12c65sukp/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indyweek.com%2Fgyrobase%2FContent%3Foid%3Doid%253A397371 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397371 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:08:21 +0000 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:08:57 +0000