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Posted on February 8, 2008. Filed under: Charlotte, Charlotte dining, Entertainment, Family, Food, History, Leadership, Life, Music, NC cities, NC homes, NC real estate, North Carolina, People, culture, real estate | Tags: coffee shops, Habit Restore, Habitat for Humanity, Julia Maulden, Julia's Coffee Shop, live music, NC, North Carolina |
I just read this incredible story and wanted to pass it along. Julia Maulden was an incredibly giving person and very active in Habitat for Humanity. The coffee shop adjacent to the Habitat Restore on Wendover Ave in CharlotteĀ NC is named for her. Help continue her legacy of giving by visiting Julia’s Coffee Shop and [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2008. Filed under: Education, Family, Government, History, Home, Leadership, Life, Media, NC cities, NC homes, NC news, NC travel, North Carolina, People, Politics, School, TV, Television, culture | Tags: North Carolina, NC, Sam Ervin, Watergate, Morganton, NC public TV, Harvard Law School |
I just got through watching a documentary on NC Public
TV about Senator Sam, Sam Ervin. Sam Ervin is best known
for chairing the Watergate Committee, his knowledge of the
Constitution and his down home wit. He was known to say “I
am just a simple country lawyer from North Carolina.” Well,
he was from NC, but he was a [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2008. Filed under: Economics, Family, Leadership, Life, Money, Opinions, Review, Tech, Technology, culture, shopping | Tags: Office Depot, bad experience, website, online shopping, consumer beware, gift cards, slow website, computers, management, Office Max |
I have been shopping at Office Depot for many years due to the fact that I have bought a lot of computer equipment over the years, they seemed to have what I wanted and appeared to be the lesser of evils. I have been shopping for a notebook computer recently and going to the Office [...]
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Posted on January 10, 2008. Filed under: 2007, Entertainment, Family, Home, Leadership, Life, Media, Money, NC cities, NC news, News, North Carolina, Opinions, People, Press, TV, Television, culture | Tags: North Carolina, Charlotte NC, Terri Bennett, John Snyder, WCNC.com, WCNC news, TV, weather, Charlotte Observer, Television |
WCNC news tv, Charlotte North Carolina, has reacted like many companies in corporate America. Instead of getting to the root of a declining market share of audience, they have let go some of their best assets, veteran newsman John Snyder and professional weather forecaster, Terri Bennett. I will venture a guess that they will lose [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Government, History, Leadership, Media, News, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: Barack Obama, CNN, democrats, Hilary Clinton, Iowa Caucus, John Edwards, presidential election |
Barack Obama has been projected as winner of the Iowa caucus by CNN. Hilary Clinton and John Edwards are currently tied for second place.
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Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Government, History, Leadership, Media, News, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: Iowa Caucus, Mike Huckabee |
Mike Huckabee has just been announced as a projected winner by CNN. Mike Huckabee, who in the past few weeks has risen from an obscure candidate to a frontrunner, has a commanding lead in Iowa. John McCain is focusing his attention on New Hampshire where he has a much better chance.
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Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed under: 2008, Family, Government, History, Leadership, Life, News, North Carolina, Politics, TV, Television, culture | Tags: Iowa, Iowa Caucus, North Carolina, Politics, presidential election, primaries, Puget Sound |
I am still on the west coast with time to reflect on the Iowa Caucus, presidential election and candidate choices. I was sitting in the Whidby Coffee Shop this morning, overlooking the Puget Sound, drinking a great cup of coffee, reading some news and actually slowing my pace enough to delve deeper into the candidates [...]
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