Cabarrus Cheap Seats

 
Not much local news in the Tubes today.  One story did stick out and it’s a point that I’ve been trying to make to my friends and family about the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC): It’s bigger than David Murdock. 

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Our cable is out: that also means our Internet is out.  No Cheap Seats for y’all today - should be back tomorrow, though.

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From the Independent Tribune:
Four of the five Cabarrus commissioners said if the vote were taken Wednesday, they would vote to participate in the self-financing bond package with Kannapolis for infrastructure improvements on and around the North Carolina Research Campus.
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And guess who the lone vote is against the [...]

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Scott Jagow was the litmus test of my morning commute.   As I took in the morning news from the local NPR outlet, if I pulled into work when Scott was still on - I was on time.  Now if I hear Mr. Jagow - I’m late.  This is because he’s moved to California and is the voice of the nationally-syndicated [...]

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The presidential primary is starting very early.  While there’s no shortage of scientific polls, I wanted to know how Cheap Seats readers were on the question of the next President.  Here’s the poll:

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If you haven’t already, you can speak out in favor of the County’s participation in the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) Tax-Increment Financing (TIF) Bonds at the Cabarrus Board of Commissioners’ Meeting at 6:30PM3:30PM (the evening meeting is on May 21). The NCRC project list is out there, the projections are out there - it’s [...]

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Note: This post was submitted by Brad Spry through the “Be Heard!” section of this blog. He also has a blog called Kannapolis 2.0.
One of the things I’ve been pondering is campus security. On a normal large college campus, you’ll find a dedicated police force who eat, sleep, and breathe campus security. You won’t find [...]

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I’m pretty excited about this - so much so I didn’t want to wait until Monday. 
Right now, Cabarrus Cheap Seats is the only Republican blog in Cabarrus County that allows comments.  Well, now it’s the only blog in Cabarrus County that allows anyone to post articles.  Go to the “Be Heard” page and follow the directions.  After that [...]

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