Stone-broke Mecklenburg County is looking to hit up the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services for grants totaling upwards of $385,0000 to support “family planning services to the Latino population.” The funding would include a one-time grant of $10,000 to purchase “expensive long-acting contraceptives.” Mecklenburg commissioners will be asked at their meeting Tuesday night […]
Two popular Montessori magnet schools have gotten a reprieve from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ proposed massive upheaval for continuous improvement: Chantilly and Highland Mill were targeted to be mothballed and consolidated at Oakhurst Elementary, under recommendations rolled out last week. That plan got nixed today at a school board workshop, TCO’s Ann Doss Helms is reporting. Board […]
Former N.C. House Speaker Jim Black, a Charlotte Democrat, has been released from federal prison six-months ahead of schedule and will serve the balance of his time in either a halfway house in Mecklenburg County or under house arrest, WRAL is reporting. Black, whose full sentence for 2007 corruption, bribery and obstruction of justice guilty […]
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UPDATE (10/04): After meeting behind closed doors Monday night, City Attorney Mac McCarley emerged to announce that no settlement has been approved in the Jackson case. But that doesn’t mean the city isn’t getting ready to shell out some big bucks. While no official settlement was announced, the uptown paper of record is reporting that […]
In California, that is, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is claiming financial woes as the driving force behind his decision this week to sign a bill that would downgrade possession of an ounce or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction that would land a $100 fine. The move comes as Proposition 19, to […]
“Waiting for Superman” is a new documentary about public education in America that is already stimulating a lot of discussion about how to ‘fix’ the ailing education system. There’s no need to wait. It is already being fixed in hundreds, if not thousands of schools around the nation, such as the Durham Nativity School in […]
The Chosen One hits new ridiculously high rhetorical lows, again pushing the ‘I feel your angst’ mantra, this time at an elite, $30,400-a-pop Democrat fundraiser. President Obama reminded the gathering of fellow travelers that two years ago he had presaged that “change was going to take time” and implored patience, according to the wonderful Twitter […]
Why Colin Powell remains a favored interview on Republican electoral strategy is inexplicable. Powell’s personal achievements are indeed exemplary. But his conservative credentials expired long ago. He continually proves that he – like too many Republicans – is a small “d” Democrat with an “R” beside his name. Powell’s inside-Washington philosophies were apparent during a […]
Democrats duck out of D.C. a week early, dodge tax cuts, flounder on appropriations bills, balloon deficit, hang budget in limbo, pass a continuing resolution to keep government running, leave economy in ruins – and call it a win. I can see November from my house.
