* Charlotte Observer editorialist Taylor Batten on legislative redistricting: "The referees are the very players whose future is at stake."
* Bowhunters excited to sling bows and arrows on Sunday, but not everyone is keen about allowing rifle hunting on the Sabbath.
* Observers say Gov. Beverly Perdue is off to a strong start, energetic, centrist with "almost a Schwarzenegger-style self confidence."
* Bill would require contractors eligible for federal stimulus money in North Caorlina to verify their employees' immigration status.




Re: Quick Hits
State House 33 is a unfairly gerry-mandered district that guarrantees the election of Dan Blue as long as he runs. The latest Supreme court decision will bear further weigth against the General Assembly.