Next up in Chicago….teacher pension crisis
Not local but I believe it’s my duty to pass along this NYT article on the next crisis about to hit Chicago — the teachers’ pension fund is running dry: Indeed, the State Legislature granted the...
View ArticleG’boro: One of Obama’s favorites
Greensboro gets a $1 million grant as part of the Obama administration’s “Strong Cities, Stronger Communities” program. City Manager Denise Turner Roth wants to keep the money flowing: “We have been...
View ArticleLatest issue with G’boro recycling contract
The Rhino’s John Hammer writes more about the bidding for Greensboro’s new recycling contract than a lot of people will ever want to know. If you’re not one of those people, read about the latest issue...
View ArticleFighting the Battle of Greensboro
Army veteran and security guard Charles Sluter is recovering after losing a finger while busting up a drug deal in the parking lot of the J. Douglas Galyon Depot: Sluder said he remains in the Army...
View ArticleFoxx, Motsinger spar over stimulus
U.S. 5th District Congressional challenger Elisabeth Motsinger takes note of incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx’s appearance at the W. Kerr Scott Dam’s 50th anniversary celebration, pointing out that Foxx...
View ArticleSecond coming of Buford T. Justice
In case you missed it, Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson was in the news quite a bit last week and no doubt will be in the coming week. Last Tuedsay the U.S. Department of Justice issued an 11-page...
View Article‘Equivalent of an innovative navigational device’
That’s what the N&R hopes the U.S. Commerce Department’s $1 million grant will produce for Greensboro. Just so you know, the Strong Cities Strong Communities program was established by executive...
View ArticleSimpson, Bowles and the Great Default
Locker Room passes along Tea Party economist Gary North’s assessment of the nation’s debt crisis: I was happy to see an article from mainstream economists on the mess we are in. Of course, the mess is...
View ArticleTerry Johnson, Pat McCrory and Skip Alston
What do they have in common? Under the Dome makes much— or at least tries to make much –of the fact that Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson coordinated security at a campaign rally in Burlington on...
View ArticleJohnson’s attorney responds to DOJ
Read the response to Department of Justice allegations from Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson’s attorney here. Regarding DOJ’s allegation that Johnson set up checkpoints targeting Latinos, attorney...
View ArticleRezoning the Guilford County prison farm
For starters, the N&R’s Joe Killian reports Guilford County Commissioners Skip Alston and Billy Yow put on one last show before they both leave office. At last night’s meeting, Alston and Yow...
View ArticleDefaced Romney signs: Just political ‘silly season’
I saw TV news reports on vandalized Romney signs in Irving Park, but honestly I didn’t think it was that big a deal. Apparently neither does N&R Jeff Gauger, who was tipped off by a G’boro...
View ArticleFed money: Just say no
G’boro resident Larry Lapple echoes the theme repeatedly repeated here regarding federal grants— so-called ‘free money’ for cities, for which G’boro has become an Obama favorite: It’s unfortunate the...
View ArticleLatest ‘Republican bias’
Long-winded NYT pitch that Republicans are ‘anti-urban,’ which logically makes them — you guessed it— anti-minority, anti-gay and –last but not least — anti-Amtrak. Never mind the fact— as the author...
View ArticleSurprising McCrory ad….
…At least for me —that’s Dad the Liberal’s longtime friend and associate Ruth Revels endorsing Pat McCrory for governor.
View ArticleRe: Cost of illegal immigration
As the Winston-Salem Journal headline reads, tensions ran high at Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page’s showing of the documentary “They Come to America: The Cost of Illegal Immigration.” A shouting...
View ArticleWhy is Art Pope making education unaffordable?
This video of the evil Art Pope meeting protesters before a Civitas luncheon in Raleigh is a hoot. If you don’t have the full eight minutes, skip to the 6:15 mark and check out the lady (note the...
View ArticleWhen you’re friends across the aisle
N&R editor Jeff Gauger tweets “Having it 2 ways? Rep. Coble says nice things about but doesn’t endorse Jeff Phillips for Guilford commissioner.” Gauger’s referring to the miscommunication between...
View ArticleN.C. black vote uncertain for Obama
NYT reports: In 2008, a strong black turnout that voted almost exclusively for Mr. Obama was credited with helping to win North Carolina for the Democrats for the first time in decades, contributing to...
View ArticleHP passes on electric fleet
Following a cost analysis at the suggestion of council member Jim Corey, the City of High Point has determined “electric vehicles are far more expensive and the technology has not advanced to the point...
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