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Regular users will notice some of our site features disappearing throughout the day. We are trying to streamline the site to prepare for higher traffic volumes. I promise we will turn everything back on after traffic dies later tonight.

The News & Observer piece is out. Ryan Teague Beckwith did a pretty darned good job. I think he was very even-handed. The only factual error I found was one that didn't really impact the overall accuracy or tone, so not going to whine, moan, groan or complain. Also, he's featured the BlueNC men in blog posts at Under the Dome. You can read about James, Robert, Greg, Lance and John.

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