Fifty-five percent of North Carolinians believe the state’s educational system is on the wrong track. If given a chance to select schools for their children, 34 percent of North Carolina voters would choose a traditional public school. Those are two of the findings of a new poll by the Civitas Institute and the Friedman Foundation. [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Critics Say Obama’s Work is a Failure Not an Incomplete
(CHARLOTTE) – The jobs report today was not encouraging for many people with only 96,000 jobs added in the U.S. and the unemployment rate is still above eight percent. Thursday night President Obama said his work was still incomplete in repairing the economy. He urged everyone to have patience. But a representative of the Republican [...]
Obama’s Favorite NC Crony
In his speech last night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, President Obama emphasized “the basic bargain at the heart of America’s story: the promise that hard work will pay off; that responsibility will be rewarded; that everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same [...]
The Party’s Over in Charlotte
A last minute move disappoints many but some folks in Charlotte are not disappointed the Democratic National Convention is coming to an end. Click on the video report…
Hug-a-Thug
Hug -a-Thug. That’s the message members of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO is giving out to visitors at CarolinaFest and festivities during the Democratic convention in Charlotte. In addition to hugs, AFL-CIO members gave out union appreciation cards which highlighted union contributions. Reportedly 500 hugs were given out by NALC, CWA, Newspaper Guild, IUE, AFGE, [...]
