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Entries from May 2006

The Truth v. Harold Smith IX: Makin’ The Money Talk

May 31st, 2006 · Comments Off

There’s an old joke about people who mess with numbers for a living. A manager had three numbers people working for him: a mathematician, an engineer, and an accountant. He realized that there were some communications differences - so he’d thought he’d ask a question of each of them and see what kind of answer [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners

Memorial Day

May 29th, 2006 · Comments Off

Ben Stein had some recent thoughts about Memorial Day that I think would be good for all to read.
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Come As You Are - Unless You’re Gay

May 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they [...]

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The Truth v. Harold Smith VIII: Disloyal to the Facts

May 9th, 2006 · Comments Off

Statement of Facts
First, I would suggest that people read the Charlotte Observer article CLICK HERE TO READ OBSERVER ARTICLE.
OK, now, where in that article does Bob Carruth actually endorse a Democrat? The only individuals he states that he endorses are Jay White and Grace Mynatt. There is nothing in the Republican Party Plan of Organization [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

92% of Cabarrus County Voters Didn’t Give A Damn

May 4th, 2006 · 1 Comment

A Brief Programming Note
Because of some commitments between tonight and Sunday night, I will not be able to update this blog or get to approving any comments until the end of the weekend.
It’s part of a post-election deal I made with my wife.
Diminishing Returns
About 8% of the County bothered to show up for the Primary [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Beyond Cabarrus · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics

Old-School Republicans

May 1st, 2006 · Comments Off

Before I get started, let’s consider a term - RINO or “Republican In Name Only”. What makes one officially a Republican is to go down to the Board of Election office and to register as one. However, Republicans themselves have differing criteria for when to consider someone else a Republican. When a Republican doesn’t meet [...]

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Tags: Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Cabarrus Politics