North Carolinians should be allowed to purchase alcohol at the grocery store before noon on Sunday. You can’t, however, because of the state’s “Sunday Closing Laws” outlined in N.C. General Statute 18B-1004(c) which states, “It shall be unlawful to sell or consume alcoholic beverages on any licensed premises from the time at which sale or consumption must […]
We love reading history, particularly accounts of consequential people who made momentous decisions and took courageous actions to let us live in a country as great as the United States of America. From the Founding Brothers/Fathers, whatever you want to call them, such as Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington, to the ancient philosophers […]
Thanks to North Carolina Senate Candidate Dr. Greg Brannon recently acquiring frontrunner status among the Republican candidates gunning for Senator Kay Hagen’s seat in 2014, left wing media outlets have predictably started with their attacks. Among the attacks levied against Brannon, one that is likely to reoccur throughout his candidacy is his stance on nullification. […]
What do voters truly understand about public policy issues? To scientifically measure this, Just Facts, a non-profit research and educational institute, commissioned a nationwide poll of people who say that they vote “every time there is an opportunity” or in “most elections.” The poll consisted of 20 questions, one concerning voters’ political leanings and 19 […]
Header aside, a brief editorial moment to thank you for visiting our site and participating in our comments section. (Yes, even you Zon!) It’s hard to believe we are finishing our fourth year online. This has been a particularly challenging year, but rest assured, we wholeheartedly believe that there is both a need and a […]
cannot stand is the saying. While I don’t think that saying really applies to the Republican Party here in North Mecklenburg, things are going to get very messy over the next few months. Tuesday saw the announcement of a new group forming in the area called Lake Norman Conservatives. The group’s first event is ambitious – a candidate forum for the […]
Recently, we saw a drastic drop in the test scores of North Carolina public school students. It has been stated by NC education officials that the drop is due to more rigorous standards, and that we should expect an increase in test scores over the next couple of years; however, states that have had the […]
All over America, formerly prosperous communities are being transformed into crime-infested wastelands of poverty and despair. Of course the most famous example of this is Detroit. At one time, Detroit was the greatest manufacturing city that the world had ever seen and it had the highest per capita income in the entire country. But now it […]
On December 7th, nearly 100 state legislators, many distinguished, representing 32 states, assembled at Mount Vernon. They gathered at the homestead of George Washington, 15 miles from the capital city named for him. The purpose? To discuss how, safely, to revive an overlooked, but invaluable, provision in the United States Constitution to allow a supermajority […]
Citizens in the Lake Norman area are announcing this week the launch of a new group called Lake Norman Conservatives. Monthly meetings are open to the public and are designed to inform citizens about issues impacting our community, state, and nation. The founders of the group are Carole Gibbons, Mary Lou Richardson, and Sharon Hudson […]
