With a twist of ironic timing, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library officials have tagged April Fool’s Day to launch expanded hours at a dozen community branch libraries where services had shrunk and positions were cut in response to previous budgetary reductions. The move, which will cost about $1.2 million drawn from the library system’s current budget, is […]
…or something like that. After last Saturday’s resolution at the MeckGOP convention where County Republicans rejected I77 HOT Lanes, circling the wagons was bound to happen. Those wagons appeared in the form of dozens of HOT lanes supporters, consultants, NCDOT officials, and two hand & picked media outlets at a meeting today in Raleigh. For […]
This could perhaps be the most preposterous presentation of ‘income inequality’ in American ever concocted. If you can’t watch the whole thing, just watch the last minute before reading the rest of this screed. It sets the stage for what you are about to read. Granted, when the charts are put together like this, the […]
Recently I was asked to help with an effort just north of Charlotte to stop yet another ludicrous project by transportation departments. Along the way, as I’ve researched this project, into my inbox has come the daily influx of travesties in all sectors of government meddling. There’s the marriage issue, the monetary policy issue, the latest healthcare […]
The breakout headliner issue in 1978 was “Tax Revolt.” A Time Magazine cover showed Howard Jarvis shaking his fist under that headline. Proposition 13 time. Then? The Tax Revolt went, as we would now say, viral. Citizen discontent — and political activism — against high tax rates turned into a national, and then international, phenomenon. The revolt […]
Tryon Street became green during the annual St. Patricks Day Parade. Over one hundred and twenty units, made up of pipe and drum bands, floats, kids, dogs, civic groups, beauty queens, and scooter riders came to be Irish for the day. Photos by Event Images Carolina
CAUTION, the organizational arm of the Charlotte Tea Party, will host Andrew Boucher on Monday, April 1st, at 6:00pm at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. Andrew Boucher is the president of Boucher Strategies, a strategic and political consulting firm based in Charleston. He serves as executive director of […]
For the past few months as the WidenI77.org citizens group in North Mecklenburg questioned the effort to install HOT Lanes on I-77, the Mecklenburg County Republican Party remained noticeably silent on the subject. To a degree, that silence was understandable considering the push to install these toll lanes is being led by local Republicans in the State […]
You may have heard about the high occupancy toll (HOT) lane issue on I-77 and disregarded the subject, thinking it is a North Mecklenburg problem. GUESS WHAT! HOT lanes may be coming to Independence Boulevard. There are also discussions about bringing HOT lanes to I-485. It is reasonable to think highways close to you will be next? The reality is HOT lanes […]
The weekend included two games with the AHL leading Texas Stars, a showing of the 1977 movie “Slap Shot”, appearances by the Hanson Brothers, and a split between the teams with Texas winning on Friday night and an over-time win by the Checkers on Sunday afternoon. Photos by Event Images Carolina
