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Open Letter to Andrew Murray
Mr. DA: Congratulations on your new position. Now to the task at hand and out of respect for you, I’ll be blunt and to the point. You seem to be…
Jeffrey A. Taylor
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The Summer of “Recovery” Continues
Blogging at sister site The Meck Deck, Jeff A. Taylor points out that comments from Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis about how well Charlotte is doing have little connection to…
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New Carolina Journal Online features
The latest Carolina Journal Online exclusive features Jeff A. Taylor’s report about taxpayers being stuck with a $6.4 million bill to bail out the municipal broadband service for Davidson and…
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Candidate Survey for Contested GOP Races
The following candidate survey will be emailed to all GOP candidates in contested races on the municipal primary ballot of September 15th. It is self-explanatory. Dear Candidate: Below is a…
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Al Hunt on Bob Novak: “He was wrong on everything, but we had such incredible fun”
Veteran reporter and pundit Al Hunt is one of the many journalists and commentators weighing in on the death of perhaps the best known political reporter of them all —…
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Will Fear of Backlash Push Orange Commissioners to Lower Tax Rate?
At 99.8 cents per $100 of valuation, Orange County’s property tax rate is the second highest in the state. Year after year, commissioners have indulged their spending whims with little…
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Memo to Ann Caulkins
Ann: Please resign. There is no delicate way to put this, you have run your paper into the ground. Worse, with your latest edicts on the “productivity” of your sales-staff…
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Note to John Lassiter
John: I see that you’re planning to announce your run for the mayor’s office at the Eastland transit center tomorrow morning. This suggests there is a strong possibility you will…
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Open Letter to Curt Walton
Curt: Congratulations on your new position. Unfortunately you don’t have much time to enjoy it. I’ll be brief and blunt. CATS’ spending is driving this community off a cliff. Just…
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An Open Letter to Bob Morgan
Dear Bob: Mary Newsom relates that the Chamber executive committee will soon mull how to react to the half-cent transit tax repeal issue that will almost certainly be on the…
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A Victory in Charlotte
On Monday, Charlotte residents got a welcome reprieve when the Charlotte City Council passed a no-tax-increase budget. John Hood congratulated the JLF team for playing a constructiv role in refocusing…
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Charlotte Looks to Win Race for Highest Hotel Tax in State
If Charlotte city officials get their way, hotel taxes will climb to 8 percent, highest in North Carolina. And it’s all tied in to the NASCAR Hall of Fame effort.…