Belmont Abbey sues Obama care provision, Birth control, Federal mandate violates religious beliefs, Imposes penalties, Becket Fund lawsuit Belmont Abbey, a Catholic college just west of Charlotte, NC is challenging ObamaCare over a provision that requires employer insurance plans to cover contraception and other birth control. From the Charlotte Observer November 18, 2011. “Belmont Abbey [...]
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Public college tuition climbs 8.3%, Double inflation rate, Pell Grants, Student loans, Cost vs benefit, Spending like drunken sailors “Those who can, do: those who can’t, teach.”…George Bernard Shaw From the Wall Street Journal October 26, 2011. “Tuition and fees at the nation’s four-year colleges climbed sharply again this year, though rising federal grants [...]
Obama jobs bill rejected by Democrat controlled Senate, Republicans and moderate Democrats block scaled down version, Bailout for states and public service workers From the Christian Science Monitor October 21, 2011. “‘Stimulus 2.0′? Senate rejects bid to revive parts of Obama jobs bill. Senate Republicans and moderate Democrats blocked the first attempt by to pass [...]
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Greensboro Triad metro ranks third in US in job forecast, Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, Quarter 4 2011 From ManPower September 13, 2011. “Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA employers expect to hire at a solid pace during Quarter 4 2011, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among survey participants, the Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA employment outlook [...]
NC unemployment rate 10.4 percent, Adults with jobs at 35 year low, Second highest job loss rate in US From the Greensboro News Record September 17, 2011. “N.C. unemployment rises to 10.4 percent” “North Carolina’s unemployment rate jumped to 10.4 percent in August, the third monthly increase in a row and the highest figure in [...]
Hurricane Irene Raleigh NC power outages, Progress Energy, Duke Energy Raleigh, NC, which was about 200 miles away from the eye of Hurricane Irene, experienced minimal impact. From the Miami Herald August 28, 2011. “Triangle dodges full brunt of Irene” “The westernmost bands of Hurricane Irene whipped through the Triangle on Saturday, knocking out power to [...]
Rhino Times John Hammer speaks lovingly of Red Head, Passing of beloved dog, August 25, 2011 From John Hammer of the Rhinoceros Times, August 25, 2011. “A Fond Farewell To A Faithful Companion” “I cried Tuesday morning as I walked out to get the newspaper because I made the mistake of turning and looking back [...]
Rhino Times August 18, 2011, Under the Hammer, Obama bus campaign for higher taxes From John Hammer of the Rhino Times August 18, 2011. “You have to love our president. He wants to get back to the people in Iowa, so he flies out in Air Force One, which costs $181,757 an hour to operate, [...]
Hospitality Design 2012 Expo & Conference, Las Vegas furniture, Sands Expo & Convention Center, HD 2012 When one thinks of furniture markets the High Point, NC Furniture Market and more recently Las Vegas Furniture Market come to mind. The Las Vegas Furniture Market encountered setbacks earlier in 2011 when one of three Las Vegas market [...]
Troubled Ground: A Tale of Murder Lynching and Reckoning in the New South, A Game called Salisbury plagiarized?, News Record article The Greensboro News & Record presented the following on June 27, 2011. “A gruesome photograph of the lynching of three black men launched Claude A. Clegg III on a mission when he saw where [...]
