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WCPSS Board Justifies Cuts Effecting Classrooms While Making Multi-Million Land Purchase

Posted on August 19, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) has a budget of over $1.4 billion dollars. WCPSS’s board has been wrestling with a budget gap of around $17.5 million.

In order to balance the budget, the WCPSS board has compiled a list of budget cuts. The vast majority of these cuts will impact the classroom directly. It appears the board has chosen the route that would yield the most pain for students and teachers.

Meanwhile, the board approved purchasing a car dealership’s property near downtown Raleigh to the tune of over $6.3 million dollars. Continue reading →

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Fraternal Order of Police Walk Out on Roy Cooper [Video]

Posted on August 18, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

At the North Carolina state convention of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), members walked out on Attorney General Roy Cooper.

Members were apparently still upset with Cooper over the mishandling of the Kerrick case and walked out on him as he took questions about it. The FOP had decided to endorse Governor Pat McCrory instead.

WCCB reported: Continue reading →

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Controversial NC Student Health Assessment Form Was Quietly Rewritten

Posted on August 18, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Last year parents were outraged to find out that the health assessment form required for entry into Kindergarten in North Carolina schools was being expanded to students of any age or grade level entering the system.

Parents were further outraged when they realized what the form actually asked for. Overly intrusive questions beyond what the law requires were on the form.

Questions included assessing whether or not a child had normal or abnormal genitals is just one example. Other inappropriate topic areas covered included asking if your baby was “full-term” and the form also asked about “trauma”, “family stress” and about your child’s personal/social development. Continue reading →

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Finally The Feminists Engage, Sue DOJ Over Transgender Edict

Posted on August 18, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Since the start of the bathroom wars, many have asked the question, where are the feminists? Well, a national group of feminists have answered on behalf of two women.

Albuquerque Journal reported:

A national group of “radical feminists” more commonly associated with fights for abortion and gay rights has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Albuquerque women they say are at risk of greater violence, discomfort and oppression because of transgender policies in public schools. Continue reading →

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Target Earnings Fall, Is #BoyCottTarget Having an Effect?

Posted on August 17, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

“Difficult Retail Environment”.

Retail Giant Target Slashes Earnings Estimates For 2H16 Citing “Challenging Environment” https://t.co/4tv7uTpiY0

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 17, 2016

Tell me again that the Boycott Target movement didn’t have an effect? Continue reading →

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Read NC’s Emergency Application to SCOTUS on NC Voter ID – #ncga

Posted on August 16, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina has filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court regarding the state’s voter ID law after the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the law.

Read: 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Again, Overturns NC Voter ID Law

The application has been sent to Chief Justice Roberts. The opening pages are a barn burner. Continue reading →

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