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Tim Newmann Lied, Taxpayers Cried
Those who pitched the NASCAR Hall of Fame deliberately lied to the public and the taxpayers about the attendance projections. They also knew they’d have to subsidize the thing to…
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Tim Newman Posts an Unspeakable Truth
Tim Newman is right. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx hasn’t created any additional jobs, no matter how many sound bites he is given in the media to claim that he has. Friday…
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CRVA Crapstorm
Or. Gloria Pace Newman. Like the United Way diva did, the CRVA honcho is taking the fall for a board rife with cronyism and insider dealing. Yes, Tim Newman is…
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Will CRVA Force The Westin to Unionize?
You tell me. We know DNC 2012 is the Uptown passion of the moment. Uptown must get the convention in much the same way that Uptown had to have the…
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Public Dollars Used for DNC Bid
In Charlotte’s continuing tradition of “it-ain’t-corrupt-if-we-tell-ya-upfront” — turns out public tax dollars are being used to try to lure the DNC to town in 2012. And is also custom, we…
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Mayor Pat's In-House Organ
The Uptown paper of record ran with an account of the transit tax repeal effort effectively ghost-scripted by Mayor Pat McCrory’s office. Check out Mayor Pat’s official description of the…
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Paging Tim Newman
Quick! Where’s our marketing slogan? Raleigh just got a theme song. Charlotte needs its slogan! All the convention biz is gonna go to Rawl-ee! They have a song! Shine Raleigh…
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Meanwhile, in Other Outrages
*Mecklenburg County and several northern towns continue with the utterly bizarre pursuit of a cable franchise. What year is it? This is an $80 million boondoggle waiting to happen and…
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"A big-city feel, but redneck-friendly"
Ah, the big picture from Charlotte’s tourism honcho Tim Newman. Charlotte’s greatest ambition is to lure rednecks to the Queen City and separate them from their cash, which will then…
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Cleveland? Cleveland!
Sorry, I did not get to this after I read it yesterday. I immediately passed out and smacked my head on the table on the way down. Tim Newman, Charlotte’s…
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Charlotte Convention Center
A story featured today on the CarolinaJournal.com website from the Charlotte Business Journal was attempting to be objective about the boondoggle that is the Charlotte Convention Center. Keep in mind…
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“No general fund risk” — Famous last words
Just watched Tim Newman of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority spin the NASCAR Hall of Fame as a $138 million entity that poses no risk to the city’s finances. Yes,…