Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools learned this week that it finally won the coveted Board Prize, after years of yearning and hundreds of millions of dollars spent in pursuit of the elusive Holy Grail of urban education. Indeed, during his tenure at the helm, former Superintendent Peter Gorman at times seemed on an almost Ahabian quest to land […]
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 […]
A special edition this week, with congratulations and best wishes to House Guest columnist Adam Love and his wonderful wife, Kristina, on the birth of their beautiful baby girl – Gwendolyn Mae Love. Cheers! For whatever it’s worth, Adam, this one always worked wonders – even with lousy pipes like mine – when I pulled […]
Recall the derision and palpable scorn that usually meets Ron Paul and his persistent gold standard fever rants. Or how about the hearty chuckle everybody got from that loon, Rep. Glen Bradley, right here in our own back yard, and his crazy-mad notion to pass the N.C. Constitutional Hard Tender Act. Donald Trump is laughing […]
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 […]
It’s come to this across the pond, where government agents in the UK are yanking four children from their home, not because the kids are being abused, neglected or traumatized, but simply because they are, in a word, fat. This from the Daily Mail: Four obese children are on the brink of being permanently removed […]
It was flat-out strange seeing John Kasay kick for a team other than Carolina, but still cool watching him stick two between the uprights – even if it was for the Saints.
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) […]
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 […]
