After briefly mulling the prospect of a run for governor, Mayor Anthony Foxx says he’s staying put in Charlotte. The announcement from his (choose one) spokesperson/office/secretary/mouthpiece/PRmachine: “Over the past few days I have given serious consideration to a run for Governor of North Carolina. Given the unusual circumstances and short time, such a run would […]
A ticket to hop on board Charlotte Area Transit System’s half-billion-dollar train will likely cost riders more this summer. Ditto for bus rides. CATS wants to hike transit fares and passes on all of its services starting July 1. Prices for one-way local routes for buses and trains would bump to $2, up from $1.75, […]
Ever catch yourself watching a political debate and wish you could’ve tossed in some questions for the moderator to ask the candidates? Here’s your chance to get in on the action. House Guest columnist Wayne Powers will be moderating the Cabarrus Republican Women Club’s 8th Congressional District Candidates Debate on Feb. 21, and he’s inviting […]
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What’s so troubling is that in spite of all this, Obama’s job approval rating remains near 50 percent favorable: It’s the Wizard of Oz turned inside-out. In the fabled green fantasyland (similar in that respect, I guess, to Obama’s energy policy), Dorothy & Co. were appalled when they learned the identity of the man behind […]
There were a lot of whoppers in President Obama’s campaign SOTU speech but one in particular jumped out, if for no other reason than the dizzying heights of its hypocrisy. Obama, recall, asked for legislation to ensure that people who bundle campaign contributions for Congress couldn’t lobby Congress, and vice versa, which sounds great in […]
Gov. Beverly Perdue will not seek reelection, according to news reports, with a formal announcement scheduled for this afternoon. Facing sagging poll numbers, anticipated tough opposition from Republican Pat McCrory, and general angst within her own party, this hardly comes as a giant surprise. Still, with the DNC headed to town it’s hard to imagine […]
The clock for the Occupy movement to decamp its entrenched hovels on the lawn in front of old City Hall began ticking Monday night, when the Charlotte City Council approved new ordinances that prohibit camping on city property and give police more clout to stop and search people during the Democrat National Convention or any […]
Jon Stewart slices and dices Gingrich, Romney, the MSM, and the complete debacle that has become the GOP primary season. Hilarity – you know, in that excruciatingly painful kind of way that hurts so good:
On the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it would be remiss to not note the crippling critique provided by Michael Paulsen over at RealClearPolitics: Today, thousands of people at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., are commemorating the thirty-ninth anniversary of a legal and moral monstrosity, Roe v. Wade, and its companion case, […]
