Imagine if someone had come to President Richard Nixon in 1970 and said, “Here is a plan to reduce the national debt by $1 trillion, reduce the gang population by 1.2 million, reduce violent crime by 90%, prevent 37 million citizens from becoming felons, save our inner cities, maintain strong black families, and prevent civil […]
Where is the surprise? Why are the headlines: Mecklenburg County has $44.8 million more than expected? There is no news here. This is a case of dog bites man. Every time there is a revaluation, since at least 1980, taxpayers and voters have been told we are going to have a revenue-neutral tax rate. Every […]
What do all of these convoluted unemployment data figures mean every month when they come out and every talking head on the tube starts yapping about them like they are some sort of expert? If you are recent college grad facing an uncertain job market, it means one thing: Something ain’t working right. If you […]
Most people look to the South whenever a case of racial intolerance makes headlines. While that stereotype isn’t unfounded, the days when black Southerners — and black Americans overall — were legally relegated to second-class status are gone. Our black countrymen can come and go as they please, even attending NASCAR races at Talladega, Alabama. […]
Here is a question for you: why do you think a monopoly is illegal? Monopolies are not illegal because they are staffed with criminals, or because they are formed with criminal intent; monopolies are illegal because in the absence of competition, the monopoly ceases to serve any interest but its own. Always. We call our […]
Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah, recently sponsored a bill entitled the “Federal Reserve Modernization Act.” It is the counterpart to Rep. Kevin Brady’s Sound Dollar Act of 2012 (which enjoys 35 House cosponsors and, of equal note, already is drawing liberal fire). The Brady/Lee legislation represents an important first step forward to restoring good […]
Not so many years ago every high school had vocational classes. Students weren’t divided into fast track and slow track, although there were AP courses and regular courses. Everyone knew who the tough teachers were. And everyone knew that Joe was a good mechanic, Eddie a good math student, and Sue excellent in history. There […]
The five Republicans running for the North Carolina Senate seat in District 41 met Tuesday evening May 1 for a candidate forum at Cornelius Town Hall. Event host and moderator Dave Yochum of Cornelius Today organized the event for citizens of the newly drawn district, which encompasses Northern Mecklenburg County as well as the extreme […]
I’ve often shared the story of my daughter, Julia. My little princess is a beautiful girl who loves music, cookies, the ocean, and summer breezes. She is nine-years-old and is just now learning to walk. Small little Frankenstein-like steps, but steps nonetheless. We still use Julia’s wheelchair to take her around, but we sure hope […]
Most people believe you can hear the ocean roar if you place a conch shell to your ear. I’ve always thought the sound was more like a steady and annoying wind, the kind that blows endlessly in no particular direction. When you think about it in that light, Louis Farrakhan is quite like a conch […]
