April 13, 2005 – 7:50 am
I am flabbergasted. Totaly and completely flabbergasted. With North Carolina’s Hispanic population booming – and Hispanic children dropping out of school at alarming rates – lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would extend resident tuition rates at public universities to the children of illegal immigrants. Former Gov. Jim Hunt returned to the General Assembly to […]
April 9, 2005 – 4:11 pm
One of the truly spectacular places to visit in North Carolina is the Outer Banks. There are many fabulous sites to see, and things to do. And just as spactacular are the wild horses that live on the Outer Banks. Yes, real wild horses. For over 400 years these horses, descendents of Arabian horses, have […]
April 6, 2005 – 9:55 pm
And, as predicted, the money is going towards education. However, not quite how one thinks: House Bill 1023 approved by the full House would divvy up the funds from a lottery into three areas: 50 percent would go to school construction, 25 percent would go to college scholarships and 25 percent would go to special […]
April 4, 2005 – 8:37 am
According to local authorities, the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) has seen and influx of the Mara Salvatrucha, otherwise know as MS-13. This is the gang that Newsweek called "the most dangerous gang in America." From WRAL: Three dozen confirmed MS-13 members have been arrested in North Carolina and will be deported. Almost all […]
March 31, 2005 – 8:23 pm
Will Mike E. get his boondoggle lottery this time? From the way things are going, I would have to give the odds at 2-1 that it passes this time. People are coming out for and against it. Ogre says: Enter Jim Black (D). He really, really, really wants a lottery because he is the primary […]
March 28, 2005 – 8:13 pm
Hmm, this seems to be good news: Fewer Hispanics applied for and received driver’s licenses last year – an average 25 percent less each month – after new restrictions imposed following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In February 2004, the state Division of Motor Vehicles stopped accepting foreign passports without a U.S. immigration stamp, […]
March 23, 2005 – 12:58 pm
There is a bill in the NC Legislature to toughen seat belt laws, forcing all passengers to wear one, raising the fines for non-compliance from $25 to $50, and giving the driver 1 point. Barry Bonds says it’s the media’s fault. I wonder what he would say about school buses not having seat belts? NC […]
March 16, 2005 – 4:49 pm
Oh, No, Bush has done it again: appointed someone bound to drive the Lefties crazy/insane: President George W. Bush on Wednesday named Kevin Martin, a North Carolina native and member of the Federal Communications Commission, to head the agency that has recently gained notoriety for clamping down on indecency in broadcasting. Martin, who has been […]
March 15, 2005 – 10:22 am
This week I will be hosting the Tarheel Tavern, a collection of posts about North Carolina written by North Carolina Bloggers. Last week is was hosted by the great Ogre, of Ogre’s Politics and Views. Also, the Tavern needs a host for next week. The rules be simple, matie’s. Write something nice about North Carolina. […]
March 10, 2005 – 5:58 pm
I’m simply amazed by this piece from the Raleigh News and Disturber Observer (reg req’d): The debate is likely to continue for months. But this week, dozens of Hispanic leaders and residents from North Carolina traveled to the nation’s capital, where they hope to persuade senators in meetings scheduled today to oppose legislation that would […]
