First a federal appeals court slapped down the Obama’s Administration misguided attempt to enforce a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, then King James snubbed Obama’s old Chicago stomping grounds in favor of South Beach and the Heat. Telling reactions to both developments: In LeBron James’ case, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert […]
It’s the place where pipedreams bloom and lollipops and money grow on trees, which is a good thing as nobody has a clue where dollar-one is going to be found to pay this $1.5-million tab. That’s the annual operating cost to run the initial leg of Charlotte’s vaunted streetcar, all 1.5 miles of it, chugging […]
As the uptown lunch bunch goes all-in supporting Charlotte’s bid to land the 2012 Democratic National Convention, they might want to consider the full picture of what the $45 million it’ll cost to bring it to the Queen City is buying. From the 2008 DNC in Denver:
And maybe not just in the alphabet. South Carolina is already headed down a track to approve an illegal-immigration law that closely mirrors the one that has landed Arizona in a legal battle with the U.S. Department of Justice. A state Senate bill that would empower local police to check the immigration status of anyone […]
Utopia! It’s the holy grail of egalitarian busybodies far and wide. If only outcomes were equal, as defined by the egalitarians themselves, the world would become a place of balanced chi and seamless harmony. These societal engineers have long believed in their unique intellects and superlative abilities, which qualify them to distribute wealth and contentment […]
Charlotte’s switch this week to a single-stream recycling system, replete with 310,000 giant, green rollout bins and new collection schedules, apparently threw quite a few residents for a loop. City officials report that the 311 call center was positively deluged by folks with questions and concerns. On the first day that trucks rolled with the […]
Mecklenburg County stands to lose upwards of $9 million in lottery revenue the state is withholding this year, a disproportionate hit compared to what other counties will suffer from the state’s money-grab. Wake County, for example, is in line to have all of $100,000 withheld from its share of lottery revenue. Mecklenburg County – $9 […]
For too long we have dealt with the problems of education as if they could be fixed with budgetary proposals. I contend that the only way we will ever get lasting reform in education is by incorporating the same principals that have proven to work in the free market. The majority of products with which […]
It could be coming down the pike. Commissioners on Tuesday night agreed to discuss at their next meeting placing a quarter-cent sales tax referendum on November’s ballot. The idea was pitched by Commissioner George Dunlap, who said he wants any revenue raised through the new tax to be used to fund public libraries. The board […]
Faced with a budget crunch that is cutting into operations across the board, the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services is scuttling its years-long practice of using taxicabs to provide transportation for senior citizens and Medicaid-eligible clients. Beginning next month, a majority of those DSS clients will be required to use Charlotte Area Transit System […]
