N.C. history addicts, beware this Web site

f you're addicted to North Carolina history, you've probably already got this Web site bookmarked. It's the blog (North Carolina Miscellany) of the folks at the North Carolina Collection at Wilson Library at UNC Chapel Hill, and there's always something interesting going up.

Right now, the folks there have been posting their favorite campaign handbills and other ephemera from the most recent campaign. There's some hilarious stuff -- including Democratic ad that aims to reinforce the impression that former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole didn't spend a lot of time in the state -- it shows a bloodhound supposedly sniffing for her tracks.

Another funny one is a Republican ad that portrays illegal immigrants strolling into North Carolina beneath a caption saying, "Bev Perdue is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Illegal Immigrants."


The website has invited people to send in notable handbills and other mailings to save for posterity.

Warning: the North Carolina Miscellany Web site can be habit-forming.