document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/former-nc-ethanol-company-officials-face-charges?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Former NC ethanol company officials face charges</a><br />A federal grand jury has charged two former executives at a company seeking to build an ethanol plant in eastern North Carolina with conspiring to commit extortion and bribery.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/us-presidential-debate-john-mccain-faces-watergate-threat-before-second-showdown?fromrss=1' target=_blank>US presidential debate John McCain faces Watergate threat before second showdown</a><br />John McCain faces a fresh assault by Democrats ahead of the second presidential debate on Tuesday night as he was linked to a central figure in the Watergate break-in and a group implicated in the Iran-Contra ...");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/jury-selection-set-to-begin-for-alleged-murderer?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Jury selection set to begin for alleged murderer</a><br />Jury selection set to begin for alleged murderer By Jennifer Harr - 10/05/2008 On Monday morning, lawyers in Fayette County will start the process of selecting a panel of jurors to hear the facts of a ...");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/autopsy-shows-navarre-mans-waterfall-death-accidental?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Autopsy shows Navarre man's waterfall death accidental</a><br />An autopsy report says a Florida man who jumped 70 feet off a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains died in an accident and not a suicide.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/mccain-forced-to-defend-north-carolina?fromrss=1' target=_blank>McCain forced to defend North Carolina</a><br />For the third weekend in a row, Barack Obama campaigned in North Carolina as part of the most vigorous Democratic effort since at least 1992 to win this reliably Republican state.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/venus-flytraps-in-distress?fromrss=1' target=_blank>Venus' flytraps in distress</a><br />Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any Venus' flytraps hidden underfoot.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/new-study-finds-summer-is-peak-season-for-diagnosis-of-esophagus-disorder?fromrss=1' target=_blank>New study finds summer is peak season for diagnosis of esophagus disorder</a><br />Most people who experience chronic heartburn have symptoms that are caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/state-officials-urge-caution-during-fall-fire-season?fromrss=1' target=_blank>State Officials urge caution during fall fire season</a><br />National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 5-11 and the N.C. Division of Forest Resources is urging residents throughout the state to be careful with fire, especially during the upcoming fall fire season.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/naacp-seeks-reparations-for-1898-nc-riot-deaths?fromrss=1' target=_blank>NAACP seeks reparations for 1898 NC riot deaths</a><br />About a dozen people marched in Durham, seeking reparations for those who died in riots in Wilmington in 1898.");
document.write("<br><br><a href='http://www.topix.net/state/nc/2008/10/dccc-poll-gives-kissell-big-lead-in-n-c?fromrss=1' target=_blank>DCCC Poll Gives Kissell Big Lead in N.C.</a><br />October 2, 2008, 3:09 p.m. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released results from a new poll in North Carolina's 8th district Thursday that showed high school teacher Larry Kissell ahead of Rep.");