11th Annual Bastille Day Festival
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Revelers celebrate with international flair at the 11th Annual Bastille Day Festival at Extravaganza Depot. [nggallery id=164]
Is MLK Day Fair?
In 1968 the Civil Rights movement was at an all time high with a dedicated leader, Martin Luther King Jr.. Standing on a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4th of that year, he was assassinated. To honor him and the emergence of Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Day was designated a national holiday in 1986. In […]
Old-Time Music Jam & Ice Cream Social
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Charlotte Folk Society celebrates its Sixth Annual Old-Time Music Jam & Ice Cream Social at Historic Rosedale. [nggallery id=163]
Ron Paul’s Statement of Faith
“I have accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, and I endeavor every day to follow Him in all I do and in every position I advocate.” -Ron Paul My faith is a deeply private issue to me, and I don’t speak on it in great detail during my speeches because I want to avoid […]
Does the American Dream Exist for College Graduates
Back when our grandparents and great grandparents were growing up there was a set formula for a good life: go to school, get good grades, get into a university, get a degree, turn a job into a career, start a family, and live a long time. This was considered the “American Dream” throughout most part of the 20th century. […]
July Fourth Celebration in Matthews
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Town of Matthews celebrates Independence Day with the annual Peoples Parade to Stumptown Park for a concert with Too Much Sylvia. [nggallery id=161]
Symphony Pops In Pineville
Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Charlotte Symphony hits all the rights notes with a concert at Lake Park in Pineville. [nggallery id=162]
A Woman’s Right To Know?
So Governor Perdue vetoed the bill that would have actually required females seeking abortions to be given detailed information about what the “Procedure” would actually do to the human life gestating in their wombs. Notice I wrote “females.” The only quibble I had with the vetoed bill was that it was named the “Woman’s Right […]
A Tea Partier in Washington
That’s right, as I begin writing this it is fast approaching Midnight Sunday here in our nation’s Capital Washington, DC. By the time I am finished it will be the wee hours of Monday and I must say I have had an amazing three days with more to come. I have had the great pleasure […]
Can Pat McCrory Beat Bev Perdue?
Pat McCrory wraps himself in the cloak of conservatism, and that is enough to sell himself as a conservative to those that don’t look beyond his Republican label. His record as mayor of Charlotte is more revealing (link). Pat McCrory left Charlotte the highest taxed city in North Carolina ten years in a row (link). […]
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