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First arrests made in Jade Helm conspiracy
As I predicted, three men have been arrested for allegedly plotting against the government in response to the Jade Helm 15 military exercise. Walter Eugene Litteral, 50, Christopher James Barker, 41, and Christopher Todd Campbell, 30, are accused of stockpiling guns and ammunition, as well as attempting to manufacture pipe bombs and live grenades from…
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North Carolina Liquor Cycles
That’s pronounced like Liquor-Sickles in the local vernacular. This is something that’s been sticking in my craw for a long time now. In North Carolina you can own a motorized scooter that is under 50cc and not need any kind of license, insurance or registration. You’re also not supposed to take these scooters out on…
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North Carolina to tax e-cigs and what you can do to help stop them
I received the following e-mail from my vape store, MadVapes. NC URGENT ALERT: BIG TOBACCO IS TRYING TO TAX E-CIGS! As a customer of ours, we try to not overfill your email inbox with messages. However, we knew you would be interested in knowing about a bill that legislators in Raleigh are trying to ram…
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Obamacare stifles competition
Little Competition, High Premiums In NC Health Insurance Marketplace: Ok, first I need to get some prefaces out of the way. The first is the usual about I have 20+ years of working in the healthcare administration field. The other is that the article I linked to came out before the October 1st health exchange…
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Charlotte Wordcamp
I had the opportunity and pleasure yesterday to attend Charlotte Wordcamp. Basically it was a meeting of bloggers to discuss ideas and network. You can read an article about it here. If you’re a blogger and you have a chance to attend a Wordcamp do it. If you do go I strongly urge you to…
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Gas Panic
This is the first time and last time you’ll see me talking about gas prices unless to tell you what some assclown did because of it. Now I’m sure this is going on all over the south tonight but I specifically want to address the people of Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas who rushed…
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Another Confederate Controversy
Here’s where I get called a liberal, a Yankee, and usually some other unflattering comments, which usually show off the ignorance of the commenter. Confederate flag causes flap: So this kid from a little Podunk town in North Carolina attends college at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He buys two confederate flags at a Virginia gift…
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NC Autopsy Photo Law
Bill on autopsy photos revised : The N.C. Press Association is pissed because the new law would create an unnecessary expense for newspapers, TV stations and others who want an outside expert opinion on a cause of death by causing them to bring experts to the medical examiner’s office or to seek a court order…