The 2012 election season is in full swing between incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. With just over a month until Election Day on Nov. 6, polls across the nation have shown a consistently tight race between the two candidates. Both campaigns have raised hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, much of […]
DNC unveils Charlotte stage ahead of convention
September 3, 2012 by
The Democratic National Convention Committee unveiled its stage in Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday, Aug. 31, opening the facility to the public ahead of next week’s convention. Thousands of people of all ages filed into the arena Friday to tour the setup. While access to political conventions is typically limited to delegates, politicians […]
Free dental clinic reaches out to the underserved
July 14, 2012 by
Ricky Clyburn sits up in the chair and grins at his reflection in a hand-held mirror. Seeing his own smiling mouth now full of very real-looking teeth, he is overwhelmed with joy. Derrick Deal, a dental technician who specializes in dentures, observes from a few feet away. Seeing what a difference has just been made […]
Free dental clinic to be held at WCU
July 12, 2012 by
North Carolina Missions of Mercy will host a free dental clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 13-14 in the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center at Western Carolina University. The free dental clinic is intended for people whose income is no more than double the national poverty level. Dr. […]
Aftermath of Amendment One
May 18, 2012 by
On May 8, 2012, North Carolina passed an amendment to the state constitution decreeing “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.” The controversial measure passed with 61 percent of the vote just one day before President Barack Obama became the […]
Amendment One passes, Jackson County no longer dry
May 9, 2012 by
A majority of North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages Tuesday, May 8, while Jackson County opted to legalize the countywide sale of alcohol. The amendment to North Carolina’s state constitution reads “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in […]
