Agriculture is the world’s largest industry. When agricultural operations are sustainably managed with the use of safe equipment from https://www.cir.net/fresno-branch/, they can preserve and restore critical habitats, help protect watersheds, and improve soil health and water quality and protect the genetic resources used in agriculture and forestry industries against misuse and loss of value; promote […]
The following op/ed originally ran in the Sanford Herald: On your March 15 primary election ballot is a “Connect NC” proposal to borrow $2 billion. This proposal was adopted by state legislators and is now subject to final approval from voters. Several representatives who voted against the bond have called the proposal a “Christmas tree” for pork barrel […]
Your Carolina Panthers are undefeated after the first half of the NFL season and looking to continue their winning ways. Come out and join us Monday night in the Red Zone at Bank of America Stadium. There is no charge to come and learn more about your team. Photos by Glen Simmons with Event Images […]
The following video is the account a North Carolina man who lost over 2 years of his life serving time in prison on a false accusation and the subsequent harassment that he has encountered from local government officials since being cleared of any wrongdoing by the North Carolina Court of Appeals and released from prison. […]
The Charlotte Convention Center was witness to the early arrival of Spring thinking with the annual boat show. Boat and watercraft dealers and vendors of related water items gave us a preview of wha its in store for watersports in 2015. The star of the show for quite a few years was again Twiggy the […]
The Grady Cole Center was the site of the 2015 Charlotte Mini-Con comic convention. Presented by Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find this is the longest-running event of its kind. Comic book authors, artists, and many costumed fans came together in the afternoon to compare notes and raise food for Second Harvest Food Bank. Photos by […]
In my former involvement with the North Carolina Republican party I often witnessed blatant corruption. What I found the most offensive, though, were the activities of those who were elected on the basis of “anti-establishment” roots whose actions then failed to match their rhetoric. One such example is Dr. Ada Fisher, NCGOP’s 2-term “11th commandment“ […]
Citizens United is a big problem for those of us who like transparency in government. Yes, I do believe that individuals or groups should be able to spend as much as they want promoting any candidate whom they so choose. However, we the public should have access to information on from where that money has […]
Agenda 21 is a UN resolution which outlines a global framework for managing resources, commodity consumption, and human population growth for levels that are considered sustainable. The resolution consists of action planks for national and local government implementation, such as: encouraging or discouraging (through social and economic incentives) the harvesting of food products based on the […]
In what appeared to be a well-planned and efficiently executed sacking, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday night voted to terminate County Manager Harry Jones without cause. After emerging from an hours-long closed session, it took the board only minutes to accomplish what Jones’s myriad of critics have been advocating for years. The […]
