Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Over the past three years, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time making this blog a place where ideas and events can be discussed.  When people post here - they can expect to get challenged…that comes with the territory.  I also have no problem with anyone of any poltical stripe posting information or opinions no [...]

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I get a number of links from y’all and I run across in my trolling about the Internet that I’ve been trying to find a way to include them without dominating the discussion.  So, I’ve broken down the links into several categories and will be sharing them throughout the week every week depending on the [...]

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I’ve moved those crazy Maria Ray comments from the Hayes Ad thread to here.
This proves I’m rather permissive about what I let go on here; but I’d like to hear from everyone else - should behavior like this be permitted?

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This past Monday, the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners voted to not adjust the tax rate to coincide with the recent revaluation.
Coy Privette said we Republicans needed to “repent” as he voted against it.
I’ll just leave it to y’all to chew on that one.
So, the question is - could they have cut taxes?

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So for the longest time, I thought I was sending local officials e-mails.
Funny thing - the bi-weekly e-mail happened once…maybe.  I didn’t know it; but my mass e-mail to 80 or so officials and candidates run up against a 50 e-mail/hour limit.  I never got an error.
What’s funny is that I got increasingly indignant about [...]

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Hey, it’s Palmer Thibault again! Recently, someone posted a comment in an article that Mr. Aaron put up that Daddy should run for elected office. Now, most of the bad ideas ’round here come from Daddy - so I’m shocked to see that another contributor to this blog had such a lapse in [...]

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This blog turns three today.
Should this blog last another year, it would have been in service for longer than the majority of County Commissioners have been on the Cabarrus County Board.  Probably the same for the school board.
I’m looking forward - let’s look back

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There’s been some talk of a school bond; but the size and the timing have yet to be worked out.
For the latest poll: If there were a school bond measure - how would you vote?

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