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Open Letter to Charlotte City Council regarding Extraordinary Events Ordinance

I wrote this letter on the Extraordinary Event Ordinance and sent it to the Charlotte City Council and Mayor Jennifer Roberts today. I am republishing it here now for the sake of continued public discourse on this important topic.

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Weekly Wrap: Could the U.S. ever emulate Scotland’s record voter turnout? Plus: CMPD attends Charlotte hate group rally

The Weekly Wrap. The most important, impactful and interesting news stories, ideas, cultural trends or just plain-old fun and oddball items I found this week. 1. Scotland votes More than 3 million people voted last week in Scotland’s independence referendum. Officials said it was a record turnout of more than 84 percent of registered voters. In total, […]

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Weekly Wrap: The Queen & Union Jack, Naughty Teen, Obama & CMPD

The Weekly Wrap. The most important, impactful and interesting news stories, ideas, cultural trends or just plain-old fun and oddball items I found this week. (ICYMI: Yesterday’s post, “Back to the blog and recommitting to self”) 1. Mind Blow: No one has legal authority over the Union Jack? I’m an American. Born here. Bred here. Will probably […]