Economy Environment INSTITUTE INDEX: Duke Energy's cold-hearted rate hike request By Sue Sturgis November 29, 2011 - As record numbers of North Carolinians struggle to put enough food on the table, Duke Energy pushes for the biggest residential rate hike in 20 years -- while raking in huge profits and avoiding federal taxes.
Politics Did Durham D.A. exploit mentally unstable woman for political gain? By Sue Sturgis April 12, 2007 - Sordid revelations of prosecutorial misconduct just keep coming in the Duke lacrosse rape debacle.