Last week, the Independent Tribune published a featured piece by Justin Thibault that essentially said that Representative Pittman and I bribed the Cabarrus County GOP with $200. The piece explicitly referenced the payments as part of a “dirty deeds done cheap policy.” This is a BOLD-FACED LIE and Justin knows it and Lee Buchanan, the editor of the Independent […]
Last night, for what I believe is the first time ever, two Mecklenburg County Commissioners from different Political Parties held a joint town hall event at Morrison Regional Library. District 5 Republican Matthew Ridenhour and At-Large Democrat Pat Cotham spent roughly ninety minutes discussing issues and answering questions. The duo was joined by the two Republican Charlotte […]
You probably heard we spent the day in court yesterday pressing our case for a preliminary injunction. The decision can go one of three ways: The judge grants the preliminary injunction The judge denies the preliminary injunction, in which instance the case can still move forward The judges throw the case out. The key words […]
The George Washington Colonials unvaded a sold out Belk Arena on Saturday night to play a very hot Davidson squad. The building was hopping from the very start of the game. At the half it was still too close to call but the Wildcats prevailed 77 to 66. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images […]
The Cabarus County Arena was home to a semi-annual event all about and for reptiles and those who love them. Breeders, suppliers, pet owners , and the curious gather to see what all the commotion is about. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina [nggallery id=114].
With a 6-5 vote on Monday, the Charlotte City Council defeated the proposed changes that would have amended sections of the city code to extend nondiscrimination language to five new characteristics: familial status, marriage status, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. This was the correct outcome. Supporters of both positions were out in force to […]
Corporate incentives are the darling of the Chamber of Commerce Republican and the bane of the grassroots Republican. The very mention of such polarizes the Republican Party in North Carolina. Governor Pat is angry that the state doesn’t have more of our tax dollars set aside to lure companies to the Old North State, selling […]
Washington, DC, is the capital of the United States. Yet Silicon Valley is the true capital of the America of the present and the future. Silicon Valley and its satellites gave us personal computers, web browsing, email, Amazon, eBay, PayPal, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb, iPhones, iPads, and other technologies that have transformed and are transforming our […]
Based upon two new papers in academic journals, media outlets have been reporting that the world’s oceans are overwhelmed with plastic waste. However, as detailed below, the documented amount of plastic in the world’s oceans is the equivalent of placing a microscopic speck of plastic weighing less than one-thousandth of an ounce into this Olympic-sized […]
