CLASSES PACKED: The state's 58 community colleges have been slammed by students who enrolled because they need a job or a new career. One college president is teaching basic political science while another school has ramped up use of online classes to deal with the crush. (N&O)
FLIGHTS PAID: As the date for a hearing on the campaign finance activity of Gov. Mike Easley approached, his campaign quietly paid for five flights, acknowledging they could have been construed as campaign-related. (N&O)
DRIVE MY CAR: Former gubernatorial candidate Fred Smith owned a plane and the State Board of Elections told him that he could treat the plane as his car for the purposes of campaign finance reporting. That fact undercuts an argument by the N.C. Democratic Party that Republicans had unbilled flights just like Easley. (N&O)
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