I’m fairly certain this isn’t the appropriate way to use the bully pulpit of incumbency, but it has become par for the course for the Obama administration. This from the L.A. Times: The Justice Department is investigating whether Las Vegas Sands Corp., owned by high-profile Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, broke federal law by failing to […]
I’m going to be off the grid for a few days traveling with the family, leaving PH co-conspirator Christian Hine at the helm with a full slate of House Guest columnists posting their wisdom, along with some stuff I have stacked in the pipeline. ~ Cheers.
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 […]
Cool: blazing through 100 meters in 9.63 seconds, the second-fastest time in history and a new Olympic record. Very Cool: stopping an interview to respect another country’s national anthem and honor another athlete’s accomplishments. Cheers, Usain Bolt.
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 […]
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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 […]
They say everything is bigger in Texas. I’m not sure about that, but this is huge: In a long-shot victory that could help define the conservative tilt of the Senate, tea-party-backed Ted Cruz defeated an establishment Republican on Tuesday in the hard-fought GOP primary runoff in Texas. The outcome is not expected to tip the […]
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has declared Aug. 1 to be national “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” encouraging folks to show support for the company in response to the withering criticism and boycott threats it has received after its owner noted his company supported the Biblical definition of traditional marriage. Naturally, Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James weighed in […]
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 […]
