Cabarrus Cheap Seats

“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.” - Thomas Carlyle
According to Harold Smith and Coy Privette - I’ve been undertaxed. Or, they were simply mistaken. Or, they were exploiting perception to score some votes in the May Primary.
I’m going to serve up a big helping of the benefit of [...]

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Palmer Dixon Thibault Born: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:47 AM EDT; NorthEast Medical Center: Concord, NCWeight: 8 lbs. 12 oz.
Length:21 in.
Mom and Palmer (and Daddy) are all doing great!
 
 

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No, not me.
Local Blogger Thomas Hill (Cabarrus Critic and Restore Our Republic) is running for the Cabarrus County School Board.

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There is no shortage of people who blog on national politics and more people get into the game everyday. Most of them sound like that obnoxious relative who ruins family gatherings complaining about Bush.
Don’t go thinking they’re all liberal.
Most conservative bloggers were the relatives that, a mere six years ago, did the same by talking [...]

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Harold is not going to take down his list of names, base salaries, and position titles or revise it like I’d requested. Something told me that appealing to his and Coy’s on the basis of human decency would like trying to sell spinach to a six-year-old. I’m sure it’s been done; but I’ve never seen [...]

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Dear Mr. Smith and Commissioner Privette,
I know that this is the 180th post that I’ve written since May of 2005 on this blog and many of those posts have been critical, and some would say overly strident, of statements and decisions made by the both of you in concert or separately. So, you have absolutely [...]

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This time last year, Robin Hayes voted to approve CAFTA. Predictably, the Democrats are using this vote as their main compliant against his time in office. Over at The Southern Dem, that seems to be the one and only problem they have with Robin Hayes.
This opposition is holding us back as a country and threatens [...]

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North Carolina Open Meetings Law requires that during every public meeting of a city or county board - the citizens are given a time to speak. In Cabarrus County, it’s 3 minutes. In all honesty, it can be the entertaining part of the meeting…or the most disturbing.
For those who’ve been to a Cabarrus County Board [...]

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There is no hope for Cabarrus County.
Get out while you can.
As Harold has already reported John Day is the “Master of Deception” with his “Slush Fund”. I have commented, in the past, on his hypnotic powers. His mind control techniques combined with his endless resources imperil our way of life. Harold Smith has said it [...]

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Here’s part of the latest from Harold Smith:
Do you see the circle of influence? The county gives to EDC $438,000 annually. The EDC is operated by John Cox. John Cox also runs the Chamber of Commerce. The PAC organized by John Cox makes political contributions to Commissioners Carruth, Juba and Carpenter.
The proper term is “Influence [...]

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