Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Good mornin’ - here’s some stuff I’ve picked up around the web since last Monday.
Democrats Fear NASCAR Cooties - here’s a good collection of articles: Charlotte Observer (news article), Charlotte Observer (editorial) Carolina Politics Online, Carolina Politics Online Again, The Moderate Voice (great cartoon); but the best analysis, hands down, came from our friends at [...]

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Thierry (AKA LiberalNC of Left on 49 fame) actually did something on my “to-do” list.  Before I started talking about the upcoming municipal elections, I wanted to post the candidates’ political registration information.   But, Thierry beat me to it AND upped the ante by making a Google Maps Mashup
As you know, municipal elections are “non-partisan” which is code [...]

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There’s no dearth of opinion on the Internet. There’s no shortage of entertainment. There’s no lack of personal reflection.
When I tell you that a blog contains the reflections of someone going through what we all go through, that it’s funny, and that it sometime contains strong opinions - you’re probably going to be [...]

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Just this past week, I’ve been made aware of two interesting local news sources.
The first is Cabarrus Magazine.  While I’ve seen it in print form, they have a website that’s updated daily.  To get the latest issue of the magazine online - go here.
The second is Kannapolis 2.0.  Where Kannapolis - The Mill Town was [...]

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It’s an accomplishment to be featured in Creative Loafing - second in circulation in Charlotte’s collection of left-leaning publications - with the Observer being first; and on the most-listened-to right-leaning radio station in Charlotte - 1110 WBT. Tara Servatius does it with ease. 
How does she pull this off?  By being smarter than most of her older counterparts at both gigs.  She [...]

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Mark over at the Villiage Scribe did an interesting comparison of Cabarrus vs. Union County in terms of economic and growth policy.
It’s worth a read [click here to read article]
Also interesting, is the comments section where Mark’s opponents said that Coy Privette is not a friend of the low-end developers.  And we know that isn’t [...]

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Local current event blogs are few and far between - especially in this area. In Cabarrus County, we have Harold Smith and me.
That’s it and that’s sad.
So, I got an e-mail the other day from the author of The Village Scribe Online. A Union County blog. Reading his blog is a window to some political [...]

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