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Dissecting The Amendment One Vote
The dust has partially settled on the May 8th primary, and politcal columnist Michael Bitzer shares some early thoughts on the results.
Arts
'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising
"It was written for the masses," says the director of a New York organization raising money to bring Shakespeare's work to new audiences.
'Canal Zone' Collages Test The Meaning Of 'Fair Use'
Art world superstar Richard Prince is appealing the 2011 ruling that found him liable for copyright infringement. Prince used dozens of images by photographer Patrick Cariou to create collages that his gallery then sold for millions of dollars.

 
Chiquita CEO Gets Personal In Wooing Charlotteans
Fernando Aguirre speaking to a group at Queens University on May 15, 2012.
State and local officials lured Chiquita to Charlotte with incentives worth more than $20 million. Now the CEO of Chiquita, Fernando Aguirre, is wooing Charlotte by sharing all sorts of personal details about himself.
Folks Seem To Like It, So Facebook Boosts Size Of Stock Offering By 25 Percent
The hoopla continues over Facebook's initial public offering of stock, which is set for Friday.
Anatomy Of A Protest
Last week at this time, hundreds of people were gathering in Uptown Charlotte to march on the Bank of America shareholders meeting. Over the next few hours, protesters and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police engaged in an elaborate dance, balancing safety with the right to demonstrate.

Both sides saw the day as a practice-run for the Democratic National Convention, here's an inside look at how it was orchestrated.
Duke Wants To Give Big
Customers A Break

Duke Energy wants to give some of its largest industrial customers a one-year break on electric rates at a cost of $13 million to shareholders.
County Manager Proposes Tax Cut
Harry JonesMecklenburg County's manager wants to use millions of unexpected tax revenues to lower the property tax rate by a few pennies, open libraries on Sundays again and give county employees a pay raise.
 
 

Vice Admiral Kevin McCoy, Commander of Naval Sea Systems Command on the modern Navy and its purpose, Thursday on WFAE's Charlotte Talks.


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