John Locke Updates: 2007

County Commissioners and residents in support of Johnston County’s growth restrictions got a lesson in economics from Dr. Michael Sanera.  Michael landed a good quote in this NCB-17 News…

Don Carrington‘s aerial shot of presidential hopeful John Edwards’ Orange County compound continues to prove newsworthy.  With the help of postings on RushLimbaugh.com and The Sleuth from the Washington…

After Lexington City residents got word that their city leaders had been funding a failing program, and that this program was a tax-payer subsidized golf course, City Manager, John…

Despite higher-than-expected revenues, state lawmakers will probably be running at a loss. Joe Coletti predicted as much last year.  With new demands on revenue adding up this year, if…

Following the posting of Don Carrington‘s Carolina Journal Exclusive on the web – and the subsequent link-backs to the story by Lucianne.com, the Drudge Report, Townhall.com,…

The ballyhoo that followed the groundbreaking ceremony of Charlotte’s NASCAR Hall of Fame was punctured by a bit of reality.  In a story that made it into papers across…

Earlier this week, Lindalyn Kakadelis spoke with the Union County Republican Men’s Club about the state’s accountability program, highlighting how inadequate they are at signaling to parents and educators the…

You may have caught word of the uproar that befell the dean of NCSU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Toby Parcel, when she suggested to a group of…

Usually, localities fight tooth and nail for growth.  Isn’t that the justification used for lucrative incentives deals? Aren’t those tax breaks all about bringing in new businesses, new jobs, new…

Recently, Vice President of Research, Roy Cordato took on two global warming alarmists on State Government Radio’s “Capital Close-up.”  In what was probably his first – and maybe last –…