Hypocrisy by the left has become ubiquitous. How many instances of the left decrying the right for some perceived slight need be listed? If the right speaks of marriage between a man and woman, the left whines foul. If the right speaks of pipelines for industry, the left whines foul. If the right speaks of […]
Concerned about the way CMS is spending your money? Superintendent Ann Clark and other district leaders will seek input on the 2015-2016 budget and discuss any other hot topics of interest impacting Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools at two community engagement sessions next week. The engagement sessions are Monday, March 2 at Southwest Middle (13624 Steele Creek Road) […]
How were Dean Smith and Wallace Wade most alike? ‘They saw themselves as ‘teachers’ first and foremost’. ‘What’s that you say? 2 of the most successful collegiate coaches in the history of college sports in America thought of themselves as ‘teachers’ first and ‘coaches’ second? Are you kidding me?’ It’s true. Of course, it helped […]
Since 2010, a sweeping debt crisis has hammered the Eurozone. The poster child of this crisis is Greece. In October 2014, Greek unemployment stood at 25.8 percent; high unemployment remains a theme in the Greek economy since the 2008 recession. Liberals decry the Greek economy situation as an example of conservative economic principle failures. However, […]
The 49ers had a slow start on Saturday night but played through it to gain an important victory over Southern Mississippi at Halton Arena. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina [nggallery id=113].
This past weekend the Charlotte Woodcarvers Club hosted their yearly Showcase event, It has become the largest competition in the Southeast US. Over 800 carvings from 120 carvers from 15 states were on displar at the Marion Diehl Center. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina [nggallery id=112] ,
This Thursday, WFAE a Charlotte Talks will host a panel discussion on HOT Lanes with Wideni77.org’s, Kurt Naas, going head to head with Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation – a libertarian think tank in California. Charlotte City Councilman Al Austin will also be on the panel. For those paying close attention to the HOT […]
Originally scheduled for tonight’s Charlotte City Council meeting, the proposed Non-Discrimination Ordinance discussion has been rescheduled to March 2. The ordinance would add sexual orientation and gender identity, among other characteristics, to four city non-discrimination ordinances. According to the Council-Manager memo, this change “will accommodate the significant number of speakers who have requested to address City Council on this […]
Non-profit is a word descriptive of a type of business entity which has a special tax status. Along with that status comes rules particular to the idea of being not in the business of making a profit. This would obviously seem to mean the business has some other function it tries to fulfill. One of […]
It was the annual pink game in Halton Arena on Valentines day as the Lady 49ers took on the squad from UTSA. It was agreat night of basketball as well as a night to support the Kay Yow Foundation and Breast Cancer Awareness. The Lady 49ers won the game 74-54. Photos by Glen Simmons with […]
