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The Michigan Republican primary is tomorrow and the race continues to evolve. For the past month, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has been leading former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. In fact, at times, Santorum’s lead has been well in to the double digits. But for the past week or so, the Romney attack machine, which […]
February 27, 2012 | Posted in House Guests,Jeff Katz,National | Read More »
The death of two children, ages 1 and 5, who were hit by a truck this week along West Tyvola Road has neighbors and family rightfully asking if the tragedy could have been averted. The area has a dire need of sidewalks, they say, for which they’ve long petitioned the city. City officials acknowledge the […]
February 25, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »
Great news: the next time you swerve across three lanes of traffic and fail to yield to oncoming cars and cause an accident and the cop’s getting ready to write you a ticket, tell him that CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe says it’s not necessary. Investigative blogger and professional agitator Cedar Posts broke this story and […]
February 25, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,City Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »
That would be End of Month, for the acronym challenged; a new twist we’re adding to help keep the House up and running, in which we entreat readers for some financial support. A tip drive, if you will. Think of it this way: when you go out for dinner, most folks leave a tip for […]
February 25, 2012 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Candidates mix it up at the Cabarrus Republican Women Club’s 8th Congressional District Debate, moderated by Wayne Powers at Vintage Motor Club in Concord. [nggallery id=11]
February 24, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Davidson bumps ASU with a 61-54 win to grab sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference. [nggallery id=10]
February 24, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »
On Wednesday February 22nd the Libertarian Party of Mecklenburg County (LPMeck) held its annual county convention at the Fox & Hound in uptown Charlotte. The event drew over 50 people, making it the most successful and popular convention in the local Party’s history. Lee Wrights, a presidential candidate for the LP noted that the attendance […]
February 23, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,Christian Hine | Read More »
It’s come to this: the federal government bailing out the Senate barbershop. And, per usual, it’s taxpayers that end up getting scalped, this time to the tune of nearly a quarter-million dollars. The barbershop ran almost $300,000 in the red last year but received an infusion from Senate coffers that is keeping it in business, […]
February 23, 2012 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
The burgeoning problem posed by coyotes running loose in Charlotte-Mecklenburg has received its share of headlines recently, while another public menace from the wild has lingered in relative obscurity. Until now. The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department is launching a program that focuses on the “reduction and removal of the beaver populations at Beatty […]
February 22, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,County Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »
Tom Davis, Candidate for the North Carolina House District 92 Seat On September 23, 2011 I decided to withdraw as a candidate for the CMS Board of Education. At the same time, I announced my intention to run for the newly created North Carolina House District 92 Seat, which runs from Huntersville, south along the […]
February 22, 2012 | Posted in House Mail | Read More »