Commissioners Chairman Jennifer Roberts continues to get her name in the news for the wrong reasons. It seems her relationship with County Manager Harry Jones is unholy and behind closed doors the two of them stir the pot backwards. These various episodes have only been a prelude to her next abuse of the taxpayers of […]
Send us a youtube link of your favorite tunes (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix. Riding down that dusty trail today with The Highwaymen, submitted by House Guest DJ Adam Love.
Adding fuel to the county payout fire, on the heels of revelations swirling around former Mental Health Director Grayce Crockett’s settlement, there’s this nugget dropped late last week. Turns out when Commissioner Jim Pendergraph, a Republican, retired as Mecklenburg Sheriff, he walked away with a little extra in his pocket – almost 150 hours of […]
Part 1 of Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged, a novel that inspires many Tea Party Patriots, will be released April15. To see the movie trailer click here.
Something like 40 years in the making (hey, it’s a big book); slated to hit theaters April 15.
Thirty-five years ago the last U.S. soldiers left Vietnam. Yet the war continues because Vietnam’s veterans returned home to contempt rather than appreciation. Even this month a celebration in their honor – held near Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, NC, no less – can’t escape the longstanding divisions. Fayetteville’s mayor organized this “homecoming” celebration. But he […]
Most homeowners got a major jolt in the mail this week when they received property revaluation notices from the county. The average single-family house or townhome increased about 15 percent since the county’s last capture the value campaign in 2003, according to the uptown paper. About 63 percent of homes saw their values increase, some skyrocketing […]
Forget about whether County Manager Harry Jones exceeded his authority in authorizing a resignation settlement of more than $60,000 to former Area Mental Health Director Grayce Crockett, without first informing county commissioners. It’s a convenient cover for a more troubling issue, specifically why was Jones so worried about Crockett possibly suing the county, as he […]
At Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, that is, where a string of disturbing incidents has attracted scant attention or appropriate oversight from local officials, elected or otherwise. First we have 16-year-old Delvonte Tisdale apparently breaching airport security, stowing away inside the wheel well of a US Airways jet and falling to his death from the sky over […]
It definitely sent them reeling. Unfortunately, much like the villains in horror movies, unconstitutional legislation is tough to kill and has a habit of coming back before you know it. A vote is likely later today on the “PATRIOT” Act extension. Please, contact the following Representatives right away and send a clear message that any vote […]
