Adding fuel to the county payout fire, on the heels of revelations swirling around former Mental Health Director Grayce Crockett’s settlement, there’s this nugget dropped late last week. Turns out when Commissioner Jim Pendergraph, a Republican, retired as Mecklenburg Sheriff, he walked away with a little extra in his pocket – almost 150 hours of […]
Something like 40 years in the making (hey, it’s a big book); slated to hit theaters April 15.
Most homeowners got a major jolt in the mail this week when they received property revaluation notices from the county. The average single-family house or townhome increased about 15 percent since the county’s last capture the value campaign in 2003, according to the uptown paper. About 63 percent of homes saw their values increase, some skyrocketing […]
Forget about whether County Manager Harry Jones exceeded his authority in authorizing a resignation settlement of more than $60,000 to former Area Mental Health Director Grayce Crockett, without first informing county commissioners. It’s a convenient cover for a more troubling issue, specifically why was Jones so worried about Crockett possibly suing the county, as he […]
At Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, that is, where a string of disturbing incidents has attracted scant attention or appropriate oversight from local officials, elected or otherwise. First we have 16-year-old Delvonte Tisdale apparently breaching airport security, stowing away inside the wheel well of a US Airways jet and falling to his death from the sky over […]
As massive protest, violence, and overall tumult broil in Egypt, with anti-government factions calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the Obama Administration continues to waffle on taking any official stand on a desired outcome. Meanwhile, concerns continue to mount that a wing of the Muslim Brotherhood could possibly step in to fill any […]
Using a dulled scalpel, of course, that barely breaks the skin. How small of a surgical slice is The One proposing in his “tough budget cuts” posturing? Break out the magnifying glasses and see for yourself. But you’re gonna have to look really, really close.
When the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education two weeks ago pushed back a vote to cut $10.4 million from Bright Beginnings, board member Trent Merchant urged his colleagues to find a way to salvage the popular pre-kindergarten program by embracing the innovative work ethic of Walt Disney and letting their consciences, in the mode of Jiminy […]
It’s apparently fine and dandy for national food czarina Michelle Obama to throw her considerable weight behind government mandates that tell our children what they can and cannot eat, but the White House food police seems to have some trouble following its own prescriptive menu. Check out the wholesome fruit-and-vegetable spread offered up at this […]
A Super Bowl halftime House Party for this week’s offerings: And, of course, the obligatory wardrobe malfunction: Last but not least – dammit:
