Liberty
Politcal Left Targets the ‘Local Gentry’
Nathanael Blake writes at the Federalist about a top target for the political left. The left has found a new class of enemies, whom Patrick Wyman identifies in an Atlantic…
Applebee’s International, Inc.
restaurant chain
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A Great Example Of The Market At Work
It looks like food trucks – once the outlaws of the food industry, as we’ve seen here in North Carolina — are going mainstream. National food chains — and others…
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Could Bloomberg’s soda ban be a classic Baptists and bootleggers story? We will see
By now most people have heard that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing that the city government ban sugared soft drinks sold at restaurants that come in larger than 16…
Law & Public Safety
An Eminent Domain Amendment Likely To Accomplish Nothing
The new House eminent domain amendment almost certainly will accomplish nothing. There’s no teeth to the amendment for it to take a bite out of eminent domain abuse. The amendment’s…
Law & Public Safety
An Eminent Domain Amendment Likely To Accomplish Nothing
View in your browser. The new House eminent domain amendment almost certainly will accomplish nothing. There’s no teeth to the amendment for it to take a bite out of eminent…
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SoyMeds Inc. is hungry
SoyMeds, Inc., a spin-out of the Biology Department of UNC Charlotte that conducts research on soybean seed-based therapeutics, has an appetite for two things: stimulus funds and food. According to…
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Garner and Urban Planning
Now Garner wants to build up its downtown. The town has tried to take steps to revitalize the downtown, but it has failed. From the News and Observer article about…
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Will Waxhaw Get Wet?
Will Waxhaw town voters say yeah! to liquor-by-the-drink next fall? The town board voted last night to put the measure on the fall ballot, but it is a strict standard.…
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Live team coverage from Chapel Hill Protest
So, there was a protest in Chapel Hill today. I’m sure everyone is shocked about that. I threw myself into the middle to provide a play-by-play recount of the events.…
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Will SE Raleigh get a Wal-Mart?
Residents in SE Raleigh may not get the Wal-Mart they want if City Council upholds the decision of Russ Stephenson and Thomas Crowder on the Comprehensive Planning Committee. According to…