Sunday’s local government newsletter (the CO) brings us two more diatribes opposing the actions of the Republicans in the state legislature. 65 cosigners to this letter in Sunday’s Charlotte Observer oppose every change made including one enhancing the choice of vouchers for some students. They write: “A new voucher program will draw resources away from our children who attend […]
The 25th Anniversary of The Great Gatsby Gala presented by The Greater Carolina Chapter of The Multiple Sclerosis Society. A great evening of dancing, food, and fun to benefit a great cause. Photos by Event Images Carolina[nggallery id=93].
The 2013 Carolina Panthers made their Bank of America Stadium debut Saturday. The fans in Charlotte had the oppurtunity to watch practice for the new edition of the NFL club. The Topcats, Sir Purr, and the drum team Purr-cussion, were also on hand to preview the coming season. Photos by Event Images Carolina[nggallery id=92].
The tradition continued in Pageland, SC on July 19-20. The Watermelon Capital of the World. This years festival had everything you could imagine in a fruit festival. A large community parade, music, food, contests like; The Best Watermelon Dressed, watermelon eating, and seed spiting, more music, and of course watermelon. Photos by Event Images Carolina.[nggallery […]
Take a warm damp Saturday night in Oakboro, NC. Add to it a large irregular pit dug in the mud by a front end loader and a lot of guys and girls with a passion for driving in the mud, and you get a mud race. All kinds of rides with a variety of power […]
With a wink and a nod, the left-wing media continues to help push the deceptive agenda of the teachers union (NCAE) in the Tar Heel State. It is readily apparent that neither the NCAE nor the media support real educational reform in North Carolina. The original lie touted by the NCAE was that Republicans were […]
Okay, we have reached the tipping point. While there are confusing public statements about what the County should do to implement S159, I now believe that Bobbie Shields’ interpretation of the law is correct, i.e. a Review, not a Redo. Having said that, it is critical that the State clarify what the County should do, […]
The GOP confronts what could threaten to be a crippling dilemma. If real it could prove fatal to its viability as a political party. Electoral victory requires both its libertarians and its social conservatives. And they are at odds. These two crucial elements have a strained relationship. The libertarians, overrepresented in the party’s donor, underrepresented in its activist base, […]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the voting overhaul legislation yesterday afternoon, and progressives all around America are assailing the Tar Heel state. Again. Even Hillary Clinton is getting in on the action. From CNN: A law signed by North Carolina’s Republican governor Monday amounted to the “greatest hits of voter suppression,” Clinton argued. The measure, […]
The national fight over the looming implementation of Obamacare has been headquartered right here in North Carolina over the past two days. Indeed, longer than that, as nearly three weeks ago freshman Congressman Mark Meadows of NC’s 11th District began circulating Utah Senator Mike Lee’s letter calling for a defunding effort that would be tied […]
