From our friends at NCFIRE: As you may or may not know, the NC House Finance Committee passed H328 (Licenses for Illegals) bill on Tuesday morning. The next step is for a full vote on the House floor UNLESS we use our influence on House Speaker Tim Moore. The House floor vote could come at […]
“Climate Denier.” One of the environmental advocates who coined this term recently revealed to Jean Chemnick, a reporter for E&E, one of the Left’s most potent weapons in dominating the policy discourse (even while, often although not always, losing political battles). Call it the “framing war.” Chemnick writes: In politics, there was “Holocaust denial,” “moon-landing […]
Background New London, Connecticut had once been a booming whaling town by virtue of its deepwater port, but by the turn of the 21st Century it had long seen better days. Whaling peaked in the 19th Century and declined steadily until the last whaling ship sailed in 1909. New London rebounded briefly as a textile […]
The Mecklenburg County Commissioners will pass a resolution asking for the termination of the contract between I-77 Mobility Partners (parent company CINTRA) and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). E-mail from Commissioner Jim Puckett: “From: Puckett, Jim Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 Subject: Resolution to terminate I-77 Contract I am glad to announce that […]
Everybody complains about Common Core. Before that, the New New Math. Before that, the New Math. Parents seem to sense that “The textbooks in my day were not too bad, but these new ones are just off-the-charts horrific.” I’d say they’re only half-right. For generations, textbooks have been really bad. Here is an article about […]
The financial close achieved between Cintra and the NCDOT on May 20 should have been the end of the debate on the project if you listen to Cintra and the NCDOT. For what it’s worth, that’s the same tune they have been singing for months…”It’s a done deal”. Sound familiar? In reality, opponents are galvanized […]
If you took a job as Magistrate and were faced with marrying a gay couple but in doing so this would violate your religious beliefs, what would you do? NC Senate Bill 2 provides language that would allow you to opt out of performing that ceremony. The same goes for a Register of Deeds who […]
The U.S. House Of Representatives recently passed an act that would prohibit abortions from 20 weeks after fertilization, except in cases of rape, incest or when the life of a mother is endangered. A photograph in the womb at this stage of development is shown on the left. The legislation states that its purpose is […]
Background In early 1942 the federal government began rounding up tens of thousands of people and systematically shipping them off to remote, desolate camps for an indefinite period of time. The camps were patrolled by armed guards and surrounded by barbed wire fences. Many of these unfortunates, given as little as ten days’ notice and […]
Another season of concerts and movies has begun in Pineville’s Lake Park. Presented by the Pineville Parks and Recreation Department the events have become a community favorite. On Friday The Ross Coppley Band performed country covers and some original music. Join us on June 12 for the movie Big Hero 8. Photos by Glen Simmons […]
