Thanks as always to Christian Hine of PunditHouse for filming last week’s presentation by Dr. Edward Lopez. And thanks to all the PunditHouse readers who attended. For those unable to attend, below is a video of the presentation by Dr. Lopez discussing his new book, Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers. You can follow Dr. Lopez […]
A penchant for the underdog, coupled with coach Gregg Marshall’s Winthrop roots, pulls for the Shockers to be cutting down nets come Monday night; reality leans towards Louisville.
No real shocker here. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, hot on the tails of speculation that he’s been shortlisted for a cabinet position in the Obama Administration, announced today that he isn’t seeking reelection for another term as the Queen City’s majordomo. “As we get older, we remember things shared by our elders when our own […]
State Senators Bill Cook, Norman Sanderson and Ronald Rabin have introduced an election reform law that will encourage college students to vote from their home-of-record instead of from their temporary college addresses. These Senate bills come after a Buncombe County Commissioner race that was flipped by student voting. The case, being appealed to the NC […]
The grassroots organization fighting the addition of HOT (High Occupency Toll) lanes to I-77 in North Mecklenburg and Southern Iredell Counties hosted its second townhall forum last night in the Cornelius Town Hall. Leaders of WidenI77.org arranged the public meeting and to a crowd of 62 concerned citizens outlined an updated version of their continued […]
In a gross abuse of dissembling reality, the Associated Press announced today that it has dropped the term “illegal immigrant” used to describe immigrants who have entered the country, um, illegally. The AP defends the linguist twist as being part of the journalistic junta’s efforts to scrub labels from its Stylebook and better align with […]
**The Mecklenburg Libertarian Party sent the following email this morning. I’m posting this a little short notice, but there is still time to act! Please join us at 6pm tonight at the Government Center to let your voice be heard. Mecklenburg Co. to Vote on Park Concealed Carry Restrictions on April 2, 2014 Let the […]
The more things change, the more things stay the same. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, having yet to finish spending a $516,000,000 bond package voted on in 2007, which won’t be entirely spent until 2016, wants more money, $400,000,000 more, in the pipeline now. A short history of CMS, school bonds, and their spending practices seem timely. […]
