cannot stand is the saying. While I don’t think that saying really applies to the Republican Party here in North Mecklenburg, things are going to get very messy over the next few months. Tuesday saw the announcement of a new group forming in the area called Lake Norman Conservatives. The group’s first event is ambitious – a candidate forum for the […]
Recently, we saw a drastic drop in the test scores of North Carolina public school students. It has been stated by NC education officials that the drop is due to more rigorous standards, and that we should expect an increase in test scores over the next couple of years; however, states that have had the […]
Outrage may be starting to ensue…. Upset Hindus have urged Asheville (North Carolina) based Asheville Brewing Co. to apologize and withdraw its Indian Pale Ale beer carrying image of Lord Shiva, calling it highly inappropriate. This beer, named as “Shiva”, displays the image of Hindu Lord Shiva in Nataraja form. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement […]
The Panthers victory over the New York Jets and the Saints loss to the Rams wasn’t the only news being tweeted out across the Twitter-verse yesterday. Appearing on the front page of the Charlotte Observer online today is the story of Senator Bob Rucho’s tweet yesterday morning that has ignited a Twitter war. Depending on […]
Two days ago, 25 plaintiffs, including Mike Ward, the former NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, filed a lawsuit in Wake County challenging North Carolina’s new “Opportunity Scholarship” program. The scholarships provide $4,200 to low income families and allow them the chance to attend a private school of their choice. You can read the full story […]
The nature of politics is undergoing a radical transformation. Our two party system is no longer meeting the needs of a growing number of activists. Historically, the Republican Party was able to represent the interests of right of center conservatives. With issues becoming more complex, and expectations of activists changing, this is no longer the […]
**Editor’s note: This email was recently sent out to Tea Party activists across NC. With the Common Core study committee set to meet in mid-December, now is the time to educate yourself on this issue. Conservatives across NC oppose Common Core. A broad coalition of groups and individuals are working together to stop Common […]
Howdy folks. Apologies for the tardiness of getting this online, but I was basically in an illness coma most of last week. As you know, the Gaston County Courthouse was packed November 22 as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee listened to local testimonies regarding the impact the Affordable Care Act has made on […]
While the Voter Integrity Project strives to conduct our electoral analysis in a non-partisan way, we have to expose loopholes that are devised to help one side slaughter the other; and nothing illustrates this better than Department of Justice efforts to suppress military voters. But don’t take my word when their own actions speak louder. […]
Last Thursday, November 21, the Gaston Tea Party hosted the first of what is sure to be a series of debates across the Tarheel State featuring the GOP candidates for US Senate. With a May, 2014 Primary looming, time is short to build a coalition of support that will be able to defeat incumbent Democrat […]
