Thursday, May 30, 2013

Naked Power Walking and other X Games events

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ESPN will be in Charlotte next week to scout the city as a possible Summer X Games site. As the Observer's Jonathan Jones reported last ...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Harry Jones speaks out

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Ousted Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones never got his say the night county commissioners voted to fire him. Immediately after the 6-2 ...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Gun group goes after UNC's president

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Let's see if we can figure out the logic behind a new set of radio spots released today by gun group Grass Roots North Carolina. The a...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Mayoral Power Rankings, Version 2.0

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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx had a smooth confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee....
Friday, May 10, 2013

Former Gov. Jim Martin backs Harry Jones

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Former N.C. Gov. Jim Martin is coming to the defense of ousted Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones. Martin, a Republican, writes in a let...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Why the New York Times likes Mel Watt

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The New York Times backed U.S. Rep. Mel Watt's nomination to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an editorial today. The Times argues ...
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Monday, May 6, 2013

Mark Sanford's titillating race draws to a close

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The titillation factor in the Mark Sanford/Elizabeth Colbert Busch congressional race that's decided Tuesday is high. And that's not...
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Friday, May 3, 2013

The X Games in an anti-skateboard city?

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Charlotte resident Robert Kutrow, 19, has noticed tension between skateboarders and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Here's his take on t...
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

How to move a bill without the votes

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Need to get a bill out of committee but don't have the votes? Not a problem! Simply follow N.C. Republicans' razzle-dazzle system fo...
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