Never mind that she has the lowest approval ratings of any governor in the country; the DNC in its infinite wisdom has opted to have Beverly Perdue, last seen stonewalling reporters while running cover for the local Democrat Party’s riches of embarrassment, scandal and disgrace, join the uptown party instead of locking her in a […]
NC Speaker of the House Thom Tillis reaffirmed his commitment to speak at Rock the Red 2012. The event, previously rumored to be cancelled, will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at The Hunter Farm in Weddington, NC. Speaker Tillis joins Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Congressman Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Attorney General Alan Wilson, NC […]
When is the last time you recall a corporation or business asking the government that more regulation and red tape be imposed on them? If you answered “huh?” then you answered correctly. I’m not saying it’s never happened, but even Google came up empty when I ran a search for, “Why would a business want […]
Last night, WBTV reported that former Republican County Commissioner Dan Ramirez has “gone public with a private battle”. That battle, acknowledgement that in February of this year he was diagnosed with ALS, better known as ‘Lou Gehrig’s’ disease, is one that he is looking for support in fighting. You can click this over here now to […]
Recall the glory days back when Charlotte landed the DNC and champagne corks were popping and it was high-fives and big smiles all round. Back when Gov Bev boasted of North Carolina that, “We’re not just the New South, we are the New America.” My how times have changed. Gov Bev is the ultimate lame […]
The double-digit lead Republican Pat McCrory held over Democrat Walton Dalton has evaporated like so much pixie dust in the wind, to the point where the state’s gubernatorial race is nearly a dead heat within the margin of error of the latest Rasmussen poll that finds McCrory leading Dalton by only 5 points (46% to […]
Charlotte’s proposal to ban cell phones while driving likely hit a major hang-up this week with news that a similar ordinance in Chapel Hill has hit a legal brick wall. This from the Herald-Sun: Town leaders expressed surprise and frustration Thursday at the news that the town’s controversial towing ordinance and cellphone ban was shot […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is getting ready to plunge into the deep end of the technology pool this year, having shelled out upward of $6 million for all schools to sport wireless Internet access, along with spending about $5 million to provide iPads and training for select teachers and administrators to help facilitate academic excellence. The Board […]
Democrat Mayor Anthony Foxx appears to be the driving force behind a letter that has been quietly circulated to a select group of “thoughtful” community leaders, encouraging them to lobby Mecklenburg commissioners to support moving forward with a so-called Charter Study Commission to be charged with preparing a report on and plan for consolidating the […]
How real is the potential for brute ugliness and mayhem, accompanied by a full-scale police state descending uptown when the DNC rolls its party into Charlotte? Plenty real to judge from the DHS ramp-up to prepare not only for the Queen City bash, but also its RNC counterparty down in Tampa. The Department of Homeland […]
