Claude E. Pope, Jr, Chairman of the Wake County Republican Party, Friday, filed a Notice of Challenge with the Wake County Board of Elections, challenging the right of Clayton H. "Clay" Aiken to remain registered to vote in Wake County.
“It has come to light [...]
Dr. Mumpower wants public safety officers in the City of Asheville to undergo fitness tests. The dumbest thing about it is I actually bothered to read his supporting documents. One gave a statistical analysis of fat rolls pinched on officers over 12.5 years. In Charlotte, where the study was [...]
Former Greensboro Police detective Scott “Scooter” Sanders will return to work as a patrol officer after being cleared of all allegations related to the controversy surrounding former chief David Wray.
The N&R reports that Sanders “was flanked by several, other white police officers who had been implicated in the probe.” [...]
Guilford County Sheriff B.J. Barnes at yesterday’s community meeting on Tasers in schools:
Barnes said he believes stun guns are safer than pepper spray. Stun guns disrupt the nervous system and cause muscles to contract. The 5-second, 50,000-volt shock causes a stunned person to “freeze up.”
“Pepper spray has been attributed [...]
Today’s fun fact: Federal stimulus money to K-12 public schools in the United States totals $68 billion. That’s $68 billion over and above what the feds normally spend on public education.
What are Americans getting for the extra spending? Not much. That’s the conclusion reached by Chester Finn and Frederick Hess in [...]
