Michael Jordan and the Bobcats drove the funding lane Monday with a slamdunk of a PR move, cutting one whopper of a check to help Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools fill its pay-to-play equity gap for middle school sports. WCNC runs down the details here: CMS Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Gorman said, “This gift will mean students can […]
Big ups to Jeff Taylor over at The Meck Deck, killing it going on five years this week with cutting-edge blogging, breaking stories, insightful commentary, and wicked sharp slices of humor. Congrats; and cheers for at least another half-decade of delivering “some sanity to the socio-politico-culturo Charlotte scene.” This is Public Image Ltd
Somebody forgot to tell Myrtle Beach about the recession. Despite a sluggish economy, the South Carolina travel destination is thriving this summer; beaches are packed with bikinis, restaurants filled with hungry appetites, and hotels booked with travelers from up and down the coast and across the country. Take the Hampton Inn & Suites Oceanfront in […]
Not exactly breaking news here, but you’d never know it from the MSM’s downplay of what should’ve been an across-the-board, above-the-fold lead story. The Obama Administration has scuttled plans to prosecute terrorist Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who allegedly masterminded the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 sailors and leaving dozens more […]
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a.k.a. the NC Democrat Party, which was all toked up at its state convention this summer for urging legislators to legalize marijuana for medical use, according to this report from the N&O’s Under The Dome: The state Democratic Party wants the legislature to legalize marijuana for medical use. At its state convention this summer in […]
Gotta love this sub-hed from the uptown paper of record’s story on the city’s looming bond referendum: Foxx: Charlotte leaders will emphasize taxes won’t rise to repay $204 million Of course taxes won’t rise to repay bonds, just like they never rise to repay enormous debt on any other boondoggle the uptown lunch bunch concocts. […]
And possibly permanently disconnected; Judge Forrest Bridges on Friday morning abruptly adjourned the trial of accused cop killer Demeatrius Montgomery, before it even had a chance to get started. This from News 14: After meeting with both the prosecution and defense before court, Judge Bridges ruled that both sides needed more time to look into “certain […]
Smile and say Ingsoc. A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that it is perfectly acceptable for agents of the government to covertly invade your personal property, trample over your privacy rights and secretly track every move you make, without even bothering to obtain a warrant. Seriously. Adam Cohen from TIME magazine lays out the […]
Remember when Mayor Pat launched his gubernatorial campaign with the infamous typo media release that pitched McCrory for “governer”? Seems that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) ran afoul of a similar gaffe when she filed paperwork for her new “Michelle PAC,” overly ripe with two Ls, according to this bit from Politico.
