Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Sorry about the sparse blogging - I’ve been on the road and workin’ hard.
At any rate, Harold continues to claim that there’s a “slush fund” that John Day and spend on anything he wants; but doesn’t prove it. You notice how there’s no real references. That’s becuase it’s really complicated.
I’d explain it; but I’m too [...]

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I believe I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage
I found that just surviving was a noble fight.
I once believed in causes too,
I had my pointless point of view,
And life went on no matter who was wrong or right.
- Billy Joel, Angry Young Man, Turnstiles, 1976 
There was something I didn’t do this year, and [...]

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I had only seen (and never met) Allen Small at the few City Council meetings I attended; but Eric Deines’ articles in the Independent Tribune helped me understand the loss that those who knew him must be experiencing. Eric Deines managed to capture the character and accomplishments of someone who had a positive impact on [...]

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The staff of the City of Concord proposed that the property tax rate be increased by $0.014 on the $100 valuation. For me, I’ll be sending an extra $1.66 to the city’s coffers every month. So, please excuse my lack of excitement over the issue.
I did take the time to look over the budget. The [...]

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Dave Beckwith (Anonymoses) did a fantastic job with this week’s tavern. He also did a very thoughtful job highlighting this blogs one-year anniversary! Go check it out.
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This blog turned one on Monday; and it just didn’t seem appropriate to bring it up then. So, I waited until the next Tarheel Tavern came out; because other bloggers understand what it’s like to do this. I’d like to thank them. A lot of you may not know it; but this area has many [...]

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I’ve been adding to my blog feeds recently and I came across one from the Charlotte Observer. The blog is called Out Of The Red and it’s pretty new. It’s a personal finance blog for folks in their 20s and 30s; but it’s a great resource for anyone who’d like to get good, basic financial [...]

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