As a long time politico, it’s easy to occasionally get jaded with the tried and true methods of grassroots campaigning. I’m always impressed with a new way of getting a message out, and Kristie Chapman has definately filled that bill with the personification of a campaign yardsign’s adventures in Mecklenburg…. ******************************************************************************************************* (Written by Kristie Chapman, campaign […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg got hit with conflicting doses of news on the economic front this month. While the N.C. Employment Security Commission last week announced that Mecklenburg’s unemployment had inched downward to 11.1 percent for March from 11.8 percent in February, the marginally good news was tempered by the release yesterday of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, […]
“This is a political lynching and the ones doing it, they ain’t wearing white hoods. They got black ones, if you know what I mean.” That was Warren Turner, from an interview with PunditHouse a few days after he was outed as the councilmember at the center of a sexual harassment allegation brought by a […]
This afternoon’s storm knocked out our HQ internet connection; I’m posting this from my Droid with actual stories to follow ASAP. Thanks for your patience.
Set two perfect storms on a collision course and you don’t have to be a seasoned meteorologist to know that the aftermath could be catastrophic. However, if these two “perfect storms” happen to be political in nature, the term catastrophic may be a bit over the top, that is unless the eyes of both storms […]
The Daily Diatribe: The Securities and Exchange Commission, the government agency charged with being the financial industry watchdog, was tainted with scandal last week when it was discovered that, during the financial meltdown of the last few years, several of their senior managers were surfing porn sites on the internet. The media loves this story. […]
The incessant braying and ballyhooing from Charlotte’s uptown lunch bunch over the purported success of the Lynx light-rail line is brought to task in a recently released Cato Institute policy report, penned by transportation guru and transit realist Randal O’Toole. While sleek trains and streetcars might look grand in full-color, glossy brochures distributed by local […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons The Queen’s Cup Steeplechase, held the last Saturday of every April at Brooklandwood in Mineral Springs, never fails to bring out fancy hats, big smiles, and equestrian racing at its best. [nggallery id=30]
Photos by: Glen Simmons Revelers celebrated for a good cause at the Charlotte Wine & Food Weekend, held at a variety of locations around town April 23 and 24, culminating with the Big Bottles & Blues party uptown at Gateway and the Grand Gala at the Ritz Carlton. [nggallery id=29]
For the last year or so since Rick Santelli sounded the clarion call on CNBC, I have watched with fascination and awe as the Tea Party has burst onto the scene across the country. Santelli, standing in the commodities pit on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, simply stated what so many Americans were […]
