Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Cross-posted in the Concord Standard

It was a year ago this week that Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy Privette was arrested on six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution.  While most readers remember the highlights - the most poignant and often overlooked observation to follow in the wake of the Privette Scandal came from one of his [...]

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Sometime between now and Monday - take 9 minutes  to remember why we’re celebrating.
The Declaration of Independence made us a people not bound by common ancestry or sworn devotion to a single creed; but a recognition of basic individual rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  The signers of the Declaration of Independence did [...]

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The reason given by Cabarrus County Commissioner Coy Privette not leaving his office: the local GOP didn’t provide him with an appropriate successor. 
This is hogwash, and I hope to demonstrate as to why with these three facts.

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This January, Coy Privette announced his decision to stay on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. It was considered such a non-news item that some local outlets put in their print editions; but not on the Web.
That followed a statement Privette made three months ago (in late October) that he might leave if the [...]

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If you haven’t noticed, others have been doing more writing on there than me, and that’s great. I’d like to do a quick roundup.
Sid Rauch gives us yet another reason why Coy should call it quits.
I think our District Attorney should reinstate the Cabarrus County charges related to his false police report and other [...]

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Coy Privette and a close following of 11 or so puppets have tried to abuse the term conservative republican. They might be registered republicans, but they are far, far away of being conservative — either fiscal or religious. Fiscally, when Privette controlled the majority of commissioners, they depleted local reserves and accumulated vast sums of [...]

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Two things happened yesterday:
A landmark agreement for the NCRC is settled and the Speedway is saved by offering road improvements (and renaming one road) [here's the Observer Article on the Speedway]
Now, ask yourself this question: Could the old majority - who took 5 years to decide to build a jail that was needed immedately; who [...]

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While I personally disagree with the Board of Commissioners decision to postpone the motion to censure Commissioner Privette - I can see the rationale.

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The Cabarrus County Republican Men’s Club Executive Board met for business for the first time since their election in May. Their only action was to dissolve the club

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