Cedar Posts is going to take a divergent path the next couple of weeks, under the title Jessica.This is not going to be a pleasent journey. I have actually struggled with telling what I know and putting it all into perspective. The words don't come easy. Let me start with the end. Jessica is dead, she was only 16 when she took her own life.I'm going to tell not of her death, the details or the reasons, as you the reader I will leave that in your hands, but rather her life and the time during which got to know her.The words may change,...
Monday, 31 March 2014
In the most amazing aftershock of the Cannon Arrest, Edwin Peacock tells the Charlotte Observer he knew all about Cannon taking bribes."Edwin Peacock, the Republican candidate, said he was approached by Democrats who didn’t think Cannon should be mayor. “There were a lot of Democrats who came to me wanting us to go below the belt with personal attacks,” Peacock said. “I refused to make my campaign about rumors. We had been told about ‘pay to...
Saturday, 29 March 2014
KERSHAW COUNTY, SC — Six people are being treated for minor injuries after a wreck on Interstate 20 involving two busloads of college students going to Camden’s Carolina Cup Saturday morning.Six people were being treated at KershawHealth for minor injuries and were not expected to be admitted, said nursing supervisor Pam Talbott.Talbott said those on the buses were believed to be college students living in the immediate area but are from “all...
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Sources telling CP that the former Mayor reported to the US Probation Office on College Street, in Uptown Charlotte, within the past hour. He was not fitted with an electronic monitoring device (aka ankle bracelet) and will not be restricted in his movements. He will be required to report in to an assigned probation officer weekly at first and may not leave the country. He may leave the state only with the approval of his probation officer....
Monday, 24 March 2014
You've seen the signs "Adopt A Highway" followed then with the name of some Nationwide Inurance agent or other local business.But the North Carolina DOT program is a hoax and a waste of taxpayer money. Certainly there are some groups who really do sweep clean their section of road every quarter and file a report detailing the amount and types of trash they pick up.But the "Charlotte Royals Rugby Football Club" hasn't once in fifteen years...
Saturday, 22 March 2014
The list of crazy half baked ideas out of Raleigh keeps growing and while they may look good on paper our state government lacks the talent and depth to implement these ground breaking ideas.Case in point:Combining, NC Safety Inspection, Property Tax and License Tag renewal into one form and process and then allowing the NC DMV to manage the entire operation. If your vehicle has passed inspection but you are unable to renew your registration...
Thursday, 20 March 2014
This is not just a protest flag, this is a divisive flag. It is no different than the Confederate Battle Flag or the flag of the The NAZI Party used by skin heads and I'm offended by it.I am not offended by your sexual perversion in fact I am rather open minded about the entire gay rights issue. But I am offended by your flag and your use of a rainbow to describe yourselves. I'm offended by your need to parade your sexuality, openly as if it...
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Dan Ramirez was one for those many friends that somehow I and Mrs. Cedar have acquired over the years.A small but ever widening circle of international friends that surprises this couple who have gown up in what was a small town called Charlotte. Twenty years ago we laughed to ourselves when we realized that we were the only couple speaking in English at a dinner party, that night Dan and Cecy were seated across from us. It may have been then that...
Monday, 17 March 2014
Perhaps the biggest joke of the month is the initiative to "Ban" the word Bossy. Some how a gaggle of women talked NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson into a pointless endeavor to ban a word that few people I know use, even those with children. But thanks to Jimmie, suddenly Bossy is a hot new word and with a renewed interest in Banning Bossy Little Brats!The back story - a couple of successful women got together, compared notes and realized that their childhood was a traumatic experience because their parents told them at some point in their young...
Sunday, 16 March 2014
Seems the tricks leaned from his time with Rodney Monroe may not have worked as well for Harold Medlock in Fayetteville. From the Fayetteville Observer: A state agency that oversees police conduct and training plans to do its own investigation into allegations involving Fayetteville Police Chief Harold Medlock. Noelle Talley, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Department of Justice, announced the state investigation Friday, a day after City Manager Ted Voorhees said an internal investigation by the Police Department cleared Medlock of any wrongdoing....
Saturday, 15 March 2014
In case you missed it - Two major beer manufacturers on Friday dropped sponsorship of St. Patrick's Day parades in New York City and Boston to protest bans on gays marching openly.The "Charlotte Pride Band" played and marched with their Rainbow Flag. Sam Adams pulled out of Boston's parade, which takes place on Sunday, and Heineken yanked its support of the New York City parade, slated for Monday. Both parades are allowing gay groups to march...
Friday, 14 March 2014
Hard to figure why anyone would want to be Irish, given that at the turn of the last century the Irish were considered to be the lowest form of labor, sans African Americans, around. As immigrants, they took the hardest and dirtiest jobs, the ones nobody else would take. Some settled in the Carolina's along with the Scots before the revolution, but the majority came two centuries later in the immigration wave of the early 1900's, streaming...
Thursday, 13 March 2014
When I took this position I knew that difficult decisions would have to be made along the way. To move on from a storied veteran player is probably the most difficult of all. A decision not to be taken lightly. However, after much thought I feel very strongly it’s the right one.As I’ve stated many times, all decisions I make will be in the long term best interest of the Carolina Panthers. Decisions, either popular or unpopular, have to be made for the greater good and it is imperative to take an unemotional global view.Sometimes it may appear that...
Friday, 7 March 2014
Honestly this is really the letter sent via email to Time Warner Subscribers.March 2014Dear Valued Customer:Recently, Time Warner Cable announced plans to merge with Comcast, forming an industry-leading technology and media company dedicated to delivering great customer experiences. Above all, this merger will benefit you, our customers. Our two companies have been behind many of the innovative services that you enjoy every day—digital cable...
Thursday, 6 March 2014
The following was sent to WBTV and other media outlets. On Thursday, March 6, 2014 12:22 AM, Charlotte North Carolina <uptowncharlottenc@yahoo.com> wrote:Hi Coleen,Thanks for the report on the violence at the CIAA "African Americans Only Party". I call it that because we all know the black colleges only basketball tournament is just a ruse for a massive week long party for the hip-hop community around the country. Please note one of the shooting victims was from Las Vegas. I suggest you look a little harder into his...
Wednesday, 5 March 2014
CIAA brings a lot of interesting events to Charlotte beyond college basketball. Mainly, parties offered up by out of town and local promoters who promise big name acts and plenty of free flowing liquor. But apparently one CIAA party in the tent offered a bonus, a "get out of jail free card".Free Pass and Look The Other Way Tent?Word from the guys on the street working CIAA events is that no one attending one certain "Tent Party" was to...
Date night, should in Charlotte be fun and not a torturous journey through the bowels of the restaurant industry. But the more I dine out in Ballantyne the more I notice that there is a severe dearth of quality wait staff in Charlotte. This seems to be the case at nearly every mid priced establishment in South Charlotte.Last weekend Mrs. Cedar and I along with my brother-in-law and his wife headed out to Vine (American Kitchen) 13735 Conlan...
Monday, 3 March 2014
Early Sunday morning CMPD Officers had their hands full of drunks and a couple of shooting victims.The Charlotte Observer posting:The shooting happened about 2 a.m. in a ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel, sending thousands of CIAA fans and others streaming onto McDowell Street early Sunday.Cedar's Take: Thousands? Seriously? The maximum limit in the main ballroom is 872. From WBTV:Police in Charlotte are investigating after two people were shot...
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