By Chris Hobart, Guest Columnist
Published: July 15,2011
Amid continued market uncertainty and lingering questions surrounding government health care reform, there is one thing today’s baby boomers and aging population can be sure of: Medical care will play a role in their future. Health care reform is on the horizon, and it is still unclear to what extent individuals will be covered under [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: July 15,2011
… at the Davidson farmers market, the first time I’ve ever bought organic meat. No kidding. Hey, it’s what all the cool kids are doing these days, so I figured I’d give it a shot. But more on my fancy fowl later. The organic food industry has been growing in the U.S., as consumers, particularly [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: July 8,2011
My father lives in Rochester, Pa. It’s a borough — for the unfamiliar, that’s a self-governing, incorporated town — in Beaver County. It takes about eight hours to drive there from Charlotte, the interstate system passing through gorgeous mountain scenery in the Virginias. Rochester is along the Ohio and Beaver rivers in western Pennsylvania, and [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: July 1,2011
Lots of people do the social media thing these days, including me. I have a personal Facebook account, and I had a Twitter account that I pulled the plug on this week because I hardly ever used it. The Meck Times also has accounts with Facebook and Twitter, so if you’re not following us there, [...]
By Mireille Seger, guest columnist
Published: June 28,2011
My husband was laid off September 2009. He has been in the construction business for 20 years. He filed for unemployment and started searching for work. He updated his resume and took it to local construction businesses and general contractors. He signed up on CareerBuilder and applied for countless jobs, some for which he was [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 24,2011
AEBN is a Charlotte-based company that streams porn movies on the Internet. It’s perhaps an odd fit in Billy Graham country, and maybe that’s why Meck Times reporters haven’t been granted access to interview owner Scott Coffman about his company. The last thing AEBN wants, I suppose, is to draw more attention to itself here [...]
By Joanna Reule, guest columnist
Published: June 21,2011
Right now there is a glut of homes for sale in the south Charlotte housing market. Between Sharon Amity Road and Highway 51 there are more than 200 homes for sale that are large, in good condition and in school districts that traditionally have a reputation for parent involvement and high test scores. And did [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 17,2011
We’ve all been there. At least once in your life, you’ve walked out of a store, sat in your vehicle after buying some gadget you’ve been dying to get and realized: “Crap. I’m going to have to wait until I get home so I can use something super sharp to pierce this stupid, industrial-strength packaging.” [...]
By Rory Cummins, Guest Columnist
Published: June 14,2011
At this point in time, I’d say we have two different investors in the Charlotte real estate market: those who are actively investing and those who are sitting on the sidelines. With market values at their lowest level in years, along with a saturation of foreclosures on the market, many are aware of the advantages [...]
By Deon Roberts, editor
Published: June 10,2011
Dear recent college graduate, It’s June, and you’re probably stretched out on a beach somewhere after throwing your cap in the air last month. That’s a good way to spend your summer, since you’ll probably find it tough to land a job in this employment market. Anyway, congratulations on your degree. If you somehow came [...]
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