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I am no expert on transit funding but my understanding of the bill is that it will have some affect on Charlotte transit funding. The major funding from the bill will go to section 5307 (750,000,000) and 5311 (100,000,000) programs. These are programs that fund mass transit in large urban areas and non-urban areas. These new funds seem to be allocated on the same formula as before, including population, density and the size of the transit system. Some of the things the funds may be used for include capital improvements, expansion of service, fare reduction and information for commuters. Raintree

That is actually a temporary, touring art exhibit http://gotellmama.org/. It is not run by the campaign.

If this is based on the article in the paper, the judge did not throw out the lawsuit; rather he refused to issue a temporary restraining order. Restraining orders are only issued when there is a need for immediate relief. In this case, the county argued there are no immediate plans for construction so no immediate relief is needed. So this decision did not have much to do with the actual merits of the case. The lawsuit will continue unless there has been some other activity today. Hope that clarifies!

Yeah probably should have clarified, Women's team. A lot of the women

I think a couple factor's play into the perception. February 1st is "wear red day," which is information about women's heart health. In addition, lots of basketball teams are doing breast cancer awareness activities this month for the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. I know that State will be wearing pink uniforms for the event Sunday.

The XXI store in Crabtree does carry men

The reason they lost their races was because Smith moved the date to his new track in Texas. The other race was given to New Hampshire's owner who was his partner in purchasing the track. Smith was responsible for closing this track. I believe this was the same thing that happened at Rockingham thanks to Smith.

I was also wondering this when the topic first came up. If you look at the deeds and condo agreements they explicitly state that the speedway is under no obligation to hold races at the track. This makes sense, the speedway could never guarantee that races would go on forever. Hope this clarifies things, but I guess it appears to be a moot point now.

I was thinking I was crazy, but if you search past news articles it was in the Observer the 31st of October 1998. His wife filled for divorce days before the election citing marital misconduct, it was a big issue running up to the election. Either way, thankfully he is gone! Voyager, I think you have reason to be upset, especially after the snub HRC got from the mayor. I really am shocked that CCCP does not include this in their calender. Hopefully someone will eventually make them answer your questions.

I do not think classifying the city in cut and dry terms is fair, however, the suburbs do tend to be more conservative. If I recall correctly, Joel Carter lost a close election following the revelation that he had an affair. This is all history, the current make up of the board seems to show the current situation better. Bill James, a former member of the "Gang of 5," and Karen Bentley, who received a warning from MeckPac, represent the most suburban districts. On the other hand, the head of the commission was one of the most outspoken against revoking art funding. As for the discussion of Center City Partners, has anyone attempted to contact the individual board members? The corporations represented tend to be supportive of equal rights. Gay pride is sponsored by Bank of America and Wachovia, both have a member on the board. This seems like it could be more fruitful than emailing the same people that seem to be ignoring the issue?

I could see a developer paying well over $40 million for this site. The property values on Lake Wheeler across the street from Dix are assessed at 120,000-130,000 for an acre. For comparison, the city

Metro, I am not clear why you think the UNC-Charlotte study is biased. It provides clear comparisons with other cities both larger and similar in size. The study is clear in presenting sources and shows data instead of providing opinions. If the author

I have a couple observations. The argument over which schools can afford or not afford football can be settled by looking at the Indy Star's financial report database. It shows that UNC-Charlotte is profitable, while ECU, NCSU, WCU and ASU are all not profitable. Overall college football programs are not profitable. Yes, there are exceptions such as UNC; however, this is not the norm. The debate of UNC-Charlotte's focus on research should probably be in a different topic; however, the school is a Doctoral Research University according to Carnegie. ECU is the only other school in the state with this ranking. UNCG, UNC, and NCSU all have higher research rankings. The fact is UNC-Charlotte has succeeded in improving their research and is continuing these improvements. This is not going to change with or without football.

I have to agree with metro on this point. This is not a scientific poll, so statistical significance cannot be stated. The result of this poll proves only that those motivated enough to vote, would support football at UNC-Charlotte. It says nothing of those that were not motivated enough to vote. Significance can only be proven if this was a random sample, which it was not. While this vote by the students shows some support, a properly designed and executed poll would be much more telling. Hopefully, the official study done by the Board of Trustees will provide a better idea of support on and around campus as well as financial feasibility!

I agree Metro that football does not make a school. I say this as both a college football fan and a student that went to a school with a football team. However, your assertion that Duke's Fuquay School is the only top 25 academic program in the state is not correct. I did a quick search and found many programs that were ranked in the top 25. These included programs at Duke (Law, Medicine, Business, and overall), UNC (Journalism, Business, Medicine, and overall #27), NCSU (Veterinary, Industrial Design, and Graphic Design) and ECU (Rural Medicine and Primary Care). I do not think these rankings make a school but these schools are nationally ranked, we should be proud of them.