Cool: blazing through 100 meters in 9.63 seconds, the second-fastest time in history and a new Olympic record. Very Cool: stopping an interview to respect another country’s national anthem and honor another athlete’s accomplishments. Cheers, Usain Bolt.
While enjoying the banter of a chat room the other day, I was encouraged to look up some information about how we ended up in the subprime recession/depression. In a word: Government. There are those who credit the banks, the lending institutions, and certainly they were complicit. But they began by doing what they are […]
“I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. For me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union, you know? God is in the mix.” With those words Chick-fil-A became embroiled in a recent firestorm, when the mainstream media declared the company’s president’s views on marriage to be hateful […]
The double-digit lead Republican Pat McCrory held over Democrat Walton Dalton has evaporated like so much pixie dust in the wind, to the point where the state’s gubernatorial race is nearly a dead heat within the margin of error of the latest Rasmussen poll that finds McCrory leading Dalton by only 5 points (46% to […]
Upcoming Events Monday, August 6, 6:00-7:30PM – CAUTION Meeting Please join CAUTION tonight at their regularly scheduled meeting from 6:00 to 7:30 at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. There is a social hour in advance. Sure to be a blast! Tuesday, August 7, 7:00-8:30PM – First Tuesday’s at […]
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Charlotte’s proposal to ban cell phones while driving likely hit a major hang-up this week with news that a similar ordinance in Chapel Hill has hit a legal brick wall. This from the Herald-Sun: Town leaders expressed surprise and frustration Thursday at the news that the town’s controversial towing ordinance and cellphone ban was shot […]
Some liberals are attempting to co-opt the tragic Aurora massacre. As the San Francisco Chronicle observes: Each time there is a mass killing on American soil, the angry sound bites about gun control start long before funeral services are scheduled. The frustrated proponents of strict gun laws see each new tragedy as vindication of their views and […]
Over at DavidsonNews.net there is a piece that poses the question Is assessor ignoring Davidson affordable housing rules? In an unfortunate situation, there are Davidson homeowners in the Town’s affordable housing program who after the last revaluation now have homes assessed for more than they can legally sell them according to the rules that keep the homes […]
It can be argued that mankind is nature’s perfect contradiction. We seldom consider issues for which there are logical conclusions. Yet when confronted with senseless violence we’ll make vain attempts to rationalize irrationality. But no matter how hard we work, satisfactory results are unachievable. Explaining the unexplainable is like pushing breakers back into the ocean. […]
