Cabarrus Cheap Seats

In most places, people grow up hearing the advice to avoid making Politics and Religion topics of conversation.
In North Carolina, there are a few other topics that should be added to that list. Favorite NASCAR Team? ACC Basketball Rivalries?
Well, those are big issues. But neither is as big as Barbecue in NC.
Depending on where you grow up […]

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The main reason that my wife and I moved to Concord was for a job in Charlotte. I’m pretty sure that this is a common reason for lots of the population growth in the county.
Of course, this means a lot of commuting into Charlotte, and lots of money spent on gas.
If gas prices continue to […]

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Race too close to call
Provisional ballots count could change the 2 GOP commissioner nominees
Two Cabarrus County primary races are so close that they may not be settled until elections officials count provisional ballots next week.
School board member Liz Poole led the voting Tuesday in a race to determine the Republican nominees who will compete for […]

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Over 200 residents of Carriage Downs, Freedom Acres, and Gable Oaks showed up Tuesday evening for an information meeting regarding two planned zoning changes to property owned by Ronald Overcash near the I-85 and Poplar Tent Road interchange. The zoning changes are needed in order to accommodate a large mixed use development on […]

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Over the past several weeks, I have been presented with the opportunity to interview for not one, but two new positions with my employer.  In the first, both of us realized about halfway through the process that I would not be a good “fit” for the job.  The second will be occurring on May 13th, […]

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I would say something; but Joe Carter (a former Marine) did a better job.
To all those who’ve served - thanks.

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While I’ve been working to have a substantial list of local, state, national, and other articles - this one is of particular interest to the people who read this blog and I thought I’d keep this week’s roundup limited to it.
Where you should eat at least one night next month.

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1. They told me that if George Bush were elected, that Congress would try to limit free speech - and they were right. (HT: Instapundit)
2. I knew it was Rock The Cash Bar!
3. Last week, I flipped, then I flopped.
4. Mike Tallent is a YouTube star.
5. My candidate is more Christian than yours.
6. Ric Starnes […]

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All of my professional career has been dedicated to building tools and finding ways to make the time of others more productive.
Whether its building a software to process steam turbine alignment measurements for outage workers, installing training simulators to help operators of coal plants avoid unplanned outages, or gather data for reports on lubricant performance […]

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Former Cabarrus County Republican Men’s Club Harold Smith to shutdown www.goharoldsmith.com in September.  Here’s what he said:
I no longer desire to run for public office. I do not plan to publish public positions on political issues. In fact I plan to shut down my website in September.
I envision an exciting and positive future.
You can find […]

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