Untangling Charlotte’s Web
Spiders are truly amazing creatures. They feed by ensnaring their prey in a craftily, durably constructed, but largely invisible web. These stealthy arachnids then proceed to fatten themselves by...
View ArticleIt Must Be Something In The Water
For years, I’ve been suspicious that they must be putting tranquilizers in our drinking water. How else can you explain the voters of Charlotte nodding off, election after election, while those...
View ArticleNot This Time
Oh, boy. Here we go again. The latest CRVA scandal has reached the all-too-familiar stage where we now hear our elected representatives start to publicly proclaim how “unsatisfied” they are or how...
View ArticleWelcome, Mr. President. And while you’re here…
I’m really torn about President Obama’s visit to Charlotte. On one hand, it’s exciting to host the President of the United States in your home town, no matter what bumper sticker you’ve got on your...
View ArticleBecoming Former County Manager Harry Jones
That Harry Jones was unceremoniously fired this week should surprise no one, least of all Mr. Jones himself. It might be considered ironic that the insular dynasty he systematically built up around...
View ArticleTruth in advertising: Open letter to Jerry Richardson
Here in North Carolina, I’ve always been particularly proud that our state motto is “Esse quam Videri” – to be rather than to seem. If you think about it, that’s reason enough for the Charlotte Chamber...
View ArticleColor Me Outraged
If I wanted to apply for the job of Mecklenburg County Manager, the first thing I’d do is declare that I’m not a “white male” — and I’m really not! (I just checked in the mirror and I’m actually kind...
View ArticleKeeping Appointments: A Personal Message to the Community I Love
I am a Christian man of faith, but those who know me well, also know that I normally wear my religion in my heart, not on my sleeve. I love and respect people of different faiths, and those with no...
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