It’s only appropriate that a streetcar plan hatched with the explicit goal of buying votes to help defeat repeal of Charlotte’s half-cent sales tax for transit would, years later, still find itself being used as a handy campaign tool designed to push a purely political agenda. That was the case on Monday, when U.S. Transportation […]
It’s bad enough that less than 3 percent of eligible voters turned out for Charlotte’s primary elections last week; worse still that they managed to elect a lesbian community organizer who got a bulk of her campaign boost from left-wing rouge advocacy groups, apparently has never held a real job and has at least one […]
Score one for the good guys. Earlier this month, PunditHouse photographer Glen Simmons won the DIRECTV Head2Head NASCAR Media Challenge, which carried a $2,500 prize to be donated to a charity of the winner’s choice. PunditHouse couldn’t be happier and more honored to donate the proceeds to the Zach Ramsey Children’s Cancer Fund. We’ll be […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has several events and activities planned to commemorate Sept. 11, with students, teachers and staff remembering and reflecting “on this day in history through instructional lessons, ceremonies and programs,” according to a CMS media release. One event in particular caught my eye: Garinger High School Sept. 11 Commemoration (McAlpine Creek Parkway, 8711 Monroe Road) […]
Early voting for the five primary races taking place in Charlotte began on August 25 at the Hal Marshall Annex. With 124 voters having beat down the door to exercise their right to vote since then, an additional eight locations opened on Tuesday across the city to accept the throngs of eager partisans…all 241 of […]
Incumbent Councilmember Warren Cooksey squares off against challenger Jay Privette in the GOP primary for District 7 on the Charlotte City Council. And it’s for all the marbles – there is no Democrat on the ballot for November’s general election, which means the winner of next Tuesday’s primary will represent the southeast Charlotte district on […]
When payday rolls around for local elected officials, not everyone pockets the same amount of loot. And in at least one case, the dollar disparity has sparked a squabble over what should be considered appropriate compensation for our governing class. It started, as many political dust-ups in Charlotte-Mecklenburg do, with an email from Commissioner Bill […]
Of course he is. With the Charlotte area’s unemployment rate still topping double digits, what else would Mayor Anthony Foxx do except fly to China to help spur local economic development by indulging in some authentic Szechuan chicken, or something. And guess who gets to pay for the trip. Of course you do. Taxpayers are […]
With classes starting Thursday for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, here’s a pop quiz to gauge how ready you are for the opening bell: School buses will be out in full force, heavy traffic is guaranteed. To arrive at work on time, drivers should: a) leave home a half-hour early b) scout alternate routes in advance c) play […]
President Obama is taking a lot of flack over jet-setting off for posh Martha’s Vineyards, as the country’s economy crumbles and families and businesses struggle to make ends meet. Personally, I wish a long and leisurely vacation for The One. The busier he stays duffing around the links, the less time he has to tee […]
