Cabarrus Cheap Seats

I missed this when it came on cable, but the print story is motivating enough.
Earlier this year, a nation was hoping against all hope that a kid from Concord - UNC’s mascot - would beat the odds after being hit by an SUV in New Jersey.
He didn’t, but because of a decision he made helped [...]

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A phone call with an Asian client kept me at work until about 8PM.  Given that, not much time for blogging.  I figured with everything that’s gone on with the Speedway, that I would share a little blast from the past.
This is back from May 2005.  It’s the second post I’ve ever written; but it’s [...]

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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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About $75 Million
Thanks for that, City Council.

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Update: Election Returns should be here when polls close.
Today’s the day. I didn’t do Cabarrus Election Challenge this year. I was going to do something else; but it fell through. Thankfully, there are three sources that have picked up the slack and are great sources of information.
The first is the Cabarrus Neighbors who [...]

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Lowe’s Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith now says there is a “90 percent chance” he will move his track out of Concord for another site around Charlotte.And if he leaves Concord, Smith said, he will raze the track and sell the property piecemeal.
[READ THE REST OF THE OBSERVER ARTICLE HERE]
It seems overly simplistic to be [...]

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The City Council has changed their position on the drag strip and I’ve changed my mind on how well our City government is representing us.
While an earlier article put me on the fence about the Speedway fiasco, there are three issues that make me believe it’s time for serious change in Concord.

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When I first heard about the complaints over the proposed drag strip at Lowes Motor Speedway (LMS) - I asked myself - how loud is it really?
Pretty freakin’ loud. 
According to makeitlouder.com (which is one of the coolest website names ever).  N.H.R.A. dragsters can produce sounds in the 160db range when standing nearby.  That’s in the [...]

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You ever watch the news and get upset with bridges to nowhere, bridges that fall apart, government waste, etc? You wish there’s something you could do about it?
Well, now is your opportunity.

Do you think that Cabarrus County has spent too much on the jail?
If the answer is “no”, try this question - do you [...]

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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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