Slow-growth candidates in Cary, N.C., whipped butt yesterday, and voters in Raleigh put in people who intend to raise fees on developers to pay for new roads and parks. (N&O wrap-up)

Closer to home, the W-S Journal story on the Boone election is waaay premature in pronouncing who won and who lost and just plain wrong about this: "The runoff election will be next Tuesday." No, the provisional votes will be counted next Tuesday, at which point a runoff election MIGHT be called by whoever's in fourth place ... and that could be any of the (present) top five vote-getters.