Eleanor Aker, the print shop operator at the court of appeals, has retired. Ms. Aker is 86 and worked for the state for nearly 40 years. Chief Justice Parker presented her with the Old North State award upon her retirement. Ms. Aker told WRAL: “I love to work. . . . I’ve enjoyed every day of it.” Hopefully she will find equal joy in retirement. Congratulations to her. In other news: Crime rate down. This News and Observer story begins, “The overall crime rate in North Carolina declined for the fifth year in a row in 2012, to the lowest level since 1976, lead [sic] by a double-digit drop in juvenile crime.” Experts can’t agree on an explanation for the drop. Other tidbits from the story: Durham’s crime rate is about twice as high as in other Triangle counties; Vance County has the highest crime rate in the state, due largely to property crimes; and Robeson County has the state’s highest violent crime rate. NAACP opposes deal for Moral Monday protestors. The Wake County District Attorney’s Office has offered to dismiss charges against Moral Monday protestors who agree to perform 25 hours of community service and pay $180 in court costs. WRAL reports here that the NAACP, which organized the protests, “does not advocate” that protestors accept the deal, which it described as a “ransom.” College athletes in trouble. I was struck this week by three stories involving different athletes at different universities in different kinds of trouble. First, the News [...]
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