Rep. Allen West (R-FL) got his first piece of legislation passed this week in the US House, where it sailed through with a 393-0 vote. That’s surprising, if only because commonsense usually finds a cold shoulder in Washington. In this case, it’s H.R. 1246, which will cut the Department of Defense printing budget by 10 […]
The Big Apple’s health department is moving into some new digs and bringing a whole slew of new mandates and edicts along for the ride. This from the NY Daily News: The updated rules – which range from what workers can serve at agency powwows to how loud they can talk in the office – […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools launched its first salvo this week in a barrage of new tests that central office administrators and educrats hope eventually to incorporate into a new teacher performance pay model being pushed by Superintendent Peter Gorman. The uptown paper’s Ann Doss Helms unwinds one teacher’s assessment of both the process and the tests. The […]
I swear it’d be easier dealing with back alley loan sharks than with the board of commissioners’ tax-and-spend majority. At least loan sharks are upfront about their money grabs. Not so much Commissioners Chairman Jennifer Roberts, last seen trying once again to convince folks that just because they might end up paying more in property […]
Just a friendly reminder that today would be an opportune time to call your local representatives and strongly encourage them to support Rep. Glen Bradley’s NC Constitutional Hard Tender Act. On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, prohibiting the private ownership of gold and directing private citizens to turn their […]
I figured at first the uptown paper was a little slow on the calendar and this piece must be a belated April Fool’s spoof; but nope – just more proof that with our board of county commissioners, fact is indeed stranger than fiction. In this case, commissioners are considering bringing in a team-building consultant/group dynamic […]
Send us a youtube clip of your favorite tunes (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the rotation. This one’s for Kaliner – a class act through and through; see ya down the road, dude: This is The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Followed up with a little Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Some more Hendrix for good […]
The dire impact of Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s revolving courthouse door of alleged criminal justice has crossed state lines. In this case, it’s a multi-repeat offender who skated on a murder charge only to end up accused of another murder in Georgia. WBTV’s Tom Roussey runs down the sordid backstory: Stacey Dooley of Charlotte is charged with murdering […]
In a stunning move that left political pundits scratching their heads, NC House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Mecklenburg Republican, announced today that the GOP has signed off on a power-sharing agreement with Democrats, cutting short the Republican Party’s historic gains at the polls this past November. “It’s called reaching across the aisle,” said Tillis. “It’s […]
Or how to blow up teachers, scorch parents and burnout students; call it what you will, it’s all part and parcel of Gorman & Company’s wonderful world of control central. In this case, it’s CMS running to Raleigh to get legislation approved that would allow the district to pull the trigger on its coveted teacher […]
