Monthly Archives: December 2010
County board, paper skewed
Editor, I find it offensive the county board is now considering a property revaluation, which will likely affect my taxes. Not all of us are rich enough so that a… Read more
Why did we bother?
Editor, So let me see if I understand this. We Republicans pushed hard to get John Snyder re-elected, only to see him turn and say no thanks, for a job… Read more
Who’s next?
Editor, John Snyder has resigned his newly re-elected office to accept another position in the private sector. Under N.C.G.S. 163‑10. any vacancy occurring in the office of district attorney for… Read more
Stallings mayor says outsourcing a dead issue
Editor’s note: In the wake of the controversy sparked by a newsletter she e-mailed to all Stallings residents on Monday, Dec. 27, Mayor Linda Paxton asked for a chance to… Read more
Past versus present?
By Brian Carlton Waxhaw commissioners say they want to preserve their town’s identity by creating a historic district. Homeowners wonder, however, why government officials want to tell them how to… Read more
Top 10 movies of 2010
By Ryan Hill 1. ‘Inception’ How do you top “The Dark Knight,” the third highest-grossing movie of all time? If you’re Christopher Nolan, you take things one step further with… Read more
A beautiful success for Boyle
By Erica Oglesby The success of OperationBeautiful just keeps going for local resident Caitlin Boyle. And now, more than 60 lower-income girls from the Charlotte area will benefit from OperationBeuatiful’s… Read more
Give blood, feed the hungry
By Virginia Franco Though people give a lot during the Christmas holidays, most of them don’t think of donating blood. “The holidays are a tough time of year,” Lauren McConnell… Read more
Goodwill in dire need
by Virginia Franco As Union County unemployment rates continues to hover above 10 percent, officials with Union County’s Goodwill operation find themselves in a tough spot: Donations have dropped even… Read more
Christmas comes to Waxhaw
Frosty weather didn’t stop residents from coming out to watch over 140 floats and entries in the Waxhaw Christmas Parade Sunday, Dec. 12. Rain stopped just 30 minutes before the… Read more
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