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Rangel On The Ropes
As Congress heads out the door for its August recess, a growing number of Democrats are calling for Rep. Charles Rangel to head out for good. That would include President Barack Obama, apparently, who was zinging some none-too-subtle signals during a recent interview with CBS News that it was time for Rangel to go, according […]
GOP Contenders Tackle Illegal Immigration
The tensions and controversy embroiling a nation in debate over how to best deal with illegal immigration bubbled to the surface Friday afternoon during a press conference at GOP Headquarters in Charlotte. Republicans Jim Pendergraph, Dan Ramirez and Corey Thompson, all three running for at-large seats on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, called for […]
Another Violent Felon On Parole, Another Armed Robbery
In a case of justice gone awry that’s all too familiar in Mecklenburg County, a violent felon out on parole was back on the streets causing more mayhem. This time it was Zavier Marquis Davis, who police shot during an armed robbery attempt early Friday morning at a Wendy’s restaurant on Park Road. The 25-year-old Davis, […]
Alive After Five
Photos by: Glen Simmons Revelers celebrate uptown at Alive After Five. [nggallery id=59]
State Saves Teachers With Stolen Lottery Loot
In a political shell game of grand and devious proportions, state legislators this week hailed themselves as heroes for saving hundreds of schoolteacher jobs. Problem is, they did it using upwards of $64 million in lottery revenue that was plundered from counties across the state. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, for example, announced this week that the state […]
Let Them Eat Cake
Birthday cake, that is. Recognizing that Mecklenburg County employees have gone two years without merit-pay raises, County Manager Harry Jones today delivered a surprise to help boost moral: an additional day of paid vacation for all county employees on their birthdays. The gesture won’t have any budgetary impact, said County Budget Director Hyong Yi, because […]
N.C. Tops In Nation
And not in a good way, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures. North Carolina ranks with Texas, New York and California as states that are projecting budget deficits larger than $1 billion next year, as federal stimulus handouts dry-up. And that doesn’t include a potential double-whammy facing North Carolina, when […]
Hollywood Loves A Good Hypocrite
And they don’t come any better or bigger than ultra-leftist filmmaker Michael Moore. Case in point: spewing his liberal rhetoric across the screen with a movie that bashes corporate tax handouts, while pocketing a huge corporate tax handout for the movie. Moore received an estimated $650,000 to $1 million in state film tax credits from […]
Cannon Fodder
Scrambling to find a way to pay the annual $1.5-million operating cost for the city’s streetcar, Councilmember Patrick “At the End of the Day, Per Se” Cannon reached back for an oldie but a goodie, suggesting a surcharge on uptown parking spaces. The tax was previously pitched as one of the scuttled funding options for […]
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