That Harry Jones was unceremoniously fired this week should surprise no one, least of all Mr. Jones himself. It might be considered ironic that the insular dynasty he systematically built up around himself over the last 13 years, designed to secure his position and power, wound up feeding a misplaced arrogance which ultimately led directly [...]
I’m really torn about President Obama’s visit to Charlotte. On one hand, it’s exciting to host the President of the United States in your home town, no matter what bumper sticker you’ve got on your car. Just as it should be. (On the other hand, I’m resigned to the fact that this will be just [...]
Oh, boy. Here we go again. The latest CRVA scandal has reached the all-too-familiar stage where we now hear our elected representatives start to publicly proclaim how “unsatisfied” they are or how they’re going to “give this a hard look” and demand some “answers.” We’ve been down this road before with so many past scandals [...]
For years, I’ve been suspicious that they must be putting tranquilizers in our drinking water. How else can you explain the voters of Charlotte nodding off, election after election, while those entrusted to do the people’s business have been thumbing their noses at the public, lining their own pockets and pockets of their cronies, all [...]
Spiders are truly amazing creatures. They feed by ensnaring their prey in a craftily, durably constructed, but largely invisible web. These stealthy arachnids then proceed to fatten themselves by methodically sucking the very lifeblood from their unsuspecting victims. In comparison, the modern era vampire legend of Dracula seems like a children’s bedtime story — perhaps [...]
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