Don’t pay your property taxes by March 1 and your name ends up in a newspaper advertisement listing all the delinquent taxpayers.
It’s an annual incentive/threat to get the bill paid on time that’s mandated by state law for every municipality. That’s a mandate Mount Airy Commissioner Deborah Cochran is none too happy about. Before voting [...]
Archive for February, 2008
The government’s late fee
Posted in Brook's Blog, Budgets and taxes, Local government on February 21, 2008 | 14 Comments »
The ever bumpy road
Posted in Brook's Blog, Transportation, state government, tagged Transportation on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When the Department of Transportation’s board meets, there’s often decent material for a story on an upcoming highway construction project. But not this month, when the contracts approved included no projects from anywhere nearby. I’ll give the DOT the benefit of the doubt and say the projects that were awarded are all badly needed, as the [...]
Foxx on Clemens
Posted in Federal government, Rebel's Blog on February 13, 2008 | 24 Comments »
Our own Rep. Virginia Foxx was on the Congressional committee that heard testimony from baseball great Roger Clemens on Wednesday regarding use of performance-enhancing drugs. Here’s what Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci had to say in his live blog about her:“Virginia Foxx (R-NC) made it clear that she would rather not be at the hearings, that Congress [...]
Let the campaigning begin
Posted in Brook's Blog, Elections, Federal government, state government on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The nice thing about presidential elections is they drum up turnout and interest in local races, which often have a more direct effect on the everyday lives of voters. Since the Democratic nomination could still be in play, North Carolina’s May primaries might draw plenty of people to the polls, who would then weigh in on contested local [...]
Filling the job gap
Posted in Brook's Blog, Economic Development, Local government on February 7, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The latest in textile plant layoffs Thursday further drives home the need to diversify our local economy with other industries? But which? It’s a question that goes beyond what’s attainable, sustainable and pays well, also taking into account what our workforce is trained for or what our educational institutions can prepare students for. The Employment Security Commission [...]
The cost of a campaign
Posted in Brook's Blog, Elections, Federal government on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By the end of today, the full force of campaign donations will wield its sledgehammer of influence on the presidential race. An upstart candidate can snag a state on a shoestring budget, but coming out on top during “Super Tuesday” — in what almost amounts to a national primary —involves the loads of cash only [...]
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