This was supposed to be headed in exactly the opposite direction, right. I mean according to Gov. Bev, the state’s spending spree on business incentive bribes is supposed to be creating new jobs left and right. Not so much. The ESC numbers released today show just how brutal November was on the jobless front with […]
I mean really, how totally and perfectly appropriate that on the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, tax-and-spender Majority Leader Harry Reid was forced late Thursday night to kill his pork-laden, $1.2 trillion omnibus spending bill on the floor of the Senate. An added bonus: along with nearly $8 billion worth of earmarks tucked into […]
Once Elena Kagan was confirmed to the Supreme Court it was certain that she would, at some point, cast a vote or render an opinion. It sort of goes with the territory. Of near equal certainty was that her initial ruling would embody everything objectionable and inexplicable about the Supreme Court, judges, lawyers and the […]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Revelers celebrate for a good cause at the Ryan Newman Foundation benefit dinner and auction last weekend in Statesville. [nggallery id=109]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Checkers top the Hershey Bears with a 5-3 win on Sunday. [nggallery id=111]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Proceeds from this week’s Panther Talk at Bank of America Stadium benefited Classroom Central. [nggallery id=110]
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Christmas in the Backcountry celebrates the holiday season at the James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville. [nggallery id=108]
Forget Stephen King; if you really want a chillingly horrific read check out the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill brewed up and released by Democrats this week, all 1,924 pages of it. Or better yet, let somebody else do the heavy reading for you. This from CNSNews: Senate Republicans gave notice Tuesday evening of their […]
How’s this for a twist: Food police cheerleader and alleged Republican Sen. Richard Burr votes for a so-called compromise tax deal, which will pile $858 billion onto the national debt, while Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat, votes against it. This from the Raleigh N&O: “It is time for Congress to tighten its belt, like American […]
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education weaved through myriad twists and turns Tuesday night navigating its way through possible busing changes that might be lurking around the bend next year, as officials grapple with budget cuts projected to top $100 million. A preliminary roadmap that district officials rolled out included proposals that could cut nearly $19 […]
