Citizens from Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and Union counties opposed to the toll lanes on I-77 plan to hold signs and protest the toll lanes this Friday at Exit 28 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. The toll lanes, assuming the project passes legal and financial closing hurdles, will span from Mooresville to Charlotte and be operated under […]
We were brought up to believe people are elected to public office to serve the people. Further, the people hired to operate the various departments of government should also be there to serve the public. Unfortunately, the power that is inherent in these positions requires the highest moral character in order to ensure proper actions […]
*Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts by Kurt Naas. The entire series is linked to at the bottom of this post. Perhaps no other institution in America- not Congress, not the Presidency, and certainly not the electorate- has been more instrumental in defining the relationship between citizen and government. In […]
Last week NC House Bill 681, sponsored by Representatives Millis, Hager, Collins and Warren, was voted on once in committee but halted for now at least. This bill is a conservative “no brainer” but five Republican RINOs (the new Fab Five) killed it for reasons that will be revealed. We can’t identify why these five would perpetuate these […]
My family relocated to Huntersville from south Charlotte in late 2013 so I’ve not quite been here two years. Below are a few Huntersville-focused random thoughts (à la Thomas Sowell) because I haven’t yet taken the time to turn any of these into full-length articles. – I recently completed Huntersville 101, a nine week civics […]
Friday night the Charlotte Independence took to their home field for the second time in their first season in the USL. The soccer was fast and exciting and the fans were into the sport and this team. The game ended in a draw but left the fans with hope for the future of this team. […]
Republicans! To the barricades, mes enfants! As The National Journal noted late last year, in an article entitled It’s Hard Out There For A Bay Area Conservative, “‘Conservatives in Northern California ‘have been beaten into submission,’ says Chris Pareja, host of a weekly political television show in Silicon Valley.” The National Journal recently drilled down […]
It’s no secret that I support a dramatic overhaul of the election system we have in place which currently favors moneyed interests and established political parties over individual free thought and expression of values. To that end, there is a bill in the North Carolina House, HB509, The Voter Freedom Act, which would make it easier for […]
The Charlotte Rollergirls opened the 2015 campaign with a double header with the Greensboro Roller Derby Saturday at The Grady Cole Center. The Center was packed with fans eager to get this season started. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina. [nggallery id=130]
Celebrating its 22nd year the Loch Norman Highland Games and Scottish Festival grows in attendance and offerings to the folks of this area, Scottish or not. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina [nggallery id=129].
