By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: November 26,2011
In January, the U.S. government released a report on what caused the financial meltdown of 2008. Of course, every American has already read it, front to back, perhaps even multiple times, and to their children, so there’s no need for me to go into too many details about its findings. By the way, it made [...]
By Thomas Lawing, guest columnist
Published: November 22,2011
We were all taught to work hard if we wanted to get ahead. Studying hard would bring good grades, and good grades would get us into good colleges. Graduating from a good college meant a good job, and more hard work would bring promotions. Promotions would bring more pay and a better lifestyle. If the [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: November 18,2011
Michael Williams, the CEO of Fannie Mae, won me over this week when, while testifying on Capitol Hill about big fat Fannie executive bonuses and multimillion-dollar salaries, he said this: “These are challenging jobs under challenging circumstances and we need to pay and reward the people who are doing the jobs.” The “challenging jobs under [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: November 12,2011
It’s getting chilly around Charlotte, which makes it a good time to transition from outdoor exercising activities to indoor ones. (Or a good excuse for stopping exercising altogether, if you ask me. We mammals will need fat for winter, after all, so pass the chips and dip.) But if you must keep the blood going [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: November 5,2011
Halloween’s over, and, amazingly, the decorations have already been picked up at my house. That’s the work of my wife. If I were in charge of putting them away, they’d likely become a permanent feature of the premises, much like a pile of newspapers is a permanent feature of my car’s backseat. Anyway, while we’re [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: October 29,2011
In a home near you, someone who shouldn’t be there might be inside right now. That’s because it’s the hot thing to do in the Charlotte area these days: Go to the local register of deeds office, file some paperwork fraudulently claiming ownership to a vacant home of your choosing, change the locks, put your [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: October 22,2011
In late August, while lots of people were focused on Hurricane Irene, something had just happened to the Barringer Hotel. All of us in the local media had fallen down on the job — I blame it on furloughs and layoffs — because no one reported that the Barringer had just been put on the [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: October 14,2011
The marketing ploy that is National Kitchen and Bath Month is in full swing. And the folks behind NKABM probably hope that every October we’ll all dutifully run out to Lowe’s and drop a few grand on, say, a new Jacuzzi tub. Sorry, boys, but I’m so broke, I’m lucky if I can afford to [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: October 7,2011
David Granberry was just a paralegal when the gay couple and the person with the TV camera waltzed into Mecklenburg County’s register of deeds office. He can’t remember when it was — maybe 2006, in the fall of that year — but Judy Gibson was the register back then. It was a publicity stunt. The [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: September 30,2011
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for July were released this week, and the news wasn’t good. Well, it wasn’t good if you are among those of us who own “real property,” as they say. If you’re looking to buy a house, it was probably great news. In the Charlotte metro area, home prices [...]
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