Hoke County officials rightfully came under fire last month when it was revealed that a student was forced to eat a school lunch – of chicken nuggets, no less – after a government inspector determined her home-made lunch didn’t meet nutrition standards. Now the state food police is looking to extend its reach into private […]
“A pint of plain is your only man.” – Flann O’Brien Slainte!
… Anybody else’s brackets just go up in flames? Twice, in less than 12 hours? Really?
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials this week unveiled a budget plan for the 2012-13 school year that tops out at $1.2 billion, an overall increase of 2.3 percent, and includes an ask of an additional $27.5 million from the county, after CMS endured wholesale financial calamity in the current year budget that saw the district receive an […]
Aside from being a flagrant misogynist, MSNBC’s Ed Schultz is also a serial cheerleader for big union labor. Schultz likes to play at being a regular man of the working class in his support of their cause. He particularly likes to excoriate the evil, rich one-percenters who rake in bucks by gaming the system through […]
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A plan to save struggling public broadcast station WTVI is drawing lousy ratings from County Manager Harry Jones, who calls the proposal “a government-funded bailout of a failed business model.” The station, which last year ran a deficit of about $300,000 and has seen fundraising tumble, has been pushing a proposal that would have it […]
The IRS has set its sights on at least 20 Tea Party groups, demanding that they “reveal the internal workings of their organizations, including the identification of members, how they are selected, who they associate with, and even what they discuss.” The American Center for Law and Justice is rightfully none too pleased and has […]
Local talk radio station WBT has landed smack in the middle of a national controversy swirling around Rush Limbaugh, the polemical midday talker who has come under fire for calling Georgetown law student and free contraception-on demand advocate Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute.” But despite receiving hundreds of emails and calls from people […]
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was last seen pushing hard for laws that would ban drivers from using cell phones, even hands-free devices, behind the wheel. LaHood argued the gabbing created distracted drivers and endangered public safety. Guess what he’s doing now. This from Reason, via D.C. radio station WTOP: “I drive around on the weekends […]
