Over/Under on how much local GovCo will end up spending in its pursuit to contain or eradicate coyote: I’ll put it at $365K and roll with the Over. In any event, county commissioners heard an update on the area’s burgeoning coyote trouble during their meeting this week. This from WCNC: Over the past few months, there’s […]
Yes, Sue Myrick did admirable work during her early term-limit pledge years to advance the conservative cause; but after nine terms, a borderline-irrational obsessive fixation on Muslims, and wrangling to land fed funds for Charlotte’s light-rail Lynx Blue Line boondoggle, her act had grown somewhat tiresome. Myrick announced yesterday that she wouldn’t be seeking re-election, […]
In case you missed it, the Charlotte City Council held its annual planning retreat last week and in a move of fiscal responsibility and general sanity, councilmembers elected to hold forth in the basement of the Government Center. Wait, what? That can’t be right. And of course, it isn’t. Councilmembers shacked up for the three-day […]
Unpossible. I mean, I haven’t launched a month-long, scientific study using covert cameras to spy on people’s driving habits, but a weekly trip to the local ‘Teeter is sufficient to prove that men are better at parking than women. Especially women trying to drive their super-sized SUVs. Flat-out scary, or comical, depending on how close […]
In which we gear up for tomorrow night’s main event: 52” 1080p HDTV – check; mini-fridge stocked with cold ones – check; hot wings – check; pita wraps and lemon garlic hummus – check; Fuel pizza – check; chips and salsa – check; good friends, family and fun – check. Game on: Mitt’s flip-flops extend […]
It’s become an almost boilerplate response to the issue of illegal immigration, from both sides of the political aisle, to emphasize that the problem isn’t immigration; it’s illegal immigration. But what happens to the debate when you take the illegal out of illegal immigration? We might be about to find out. The Federation for American […]
What could go wrong? Aside from bullying college students during his Congressional days in D.C., Bob Etheridge supported the trifecta of reckless spending and government overreach, voting for Obamacare, the stimulus and TARP. He’d later be tapped by Gov Perdue to oversee North Carolina’s office for management of those same federal stimulus dollars and to […]
You know, when Flip-flop Frontrunner climbs out of a primary hole, sees the shadow of momentum breaking his way, and promptly sticks his foot in his mouth. First it was “I like to fire people,” then “It’s not worth getting angry about,” now “I’m not concerned about the very poor.” After winning the Florida primary, […]
How is it that Ron Paul finishes dead last in Florida, doesn’t even break double digits, and walks away with the best post-primary speech of the night – from Nevada, no less? Here’s a clue: “An irate, tireless minority does very well in caucus states,” Paul told the crowd, noting that the campaign is currently […]
Cornelius Mayor Jeffery Tarte, at the direction of and on behalf of the Cornelius Town Board, this week fired a shot across the bow of Mecklenburg County’s revaluation process, giving official voice to simmering frustrations from homeowners who think they’ve been dealt “the short end of the stick.” In a letter to Mecklenburg Commissioners Chairman […]
