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North Carolina & Gerrymandering

April 25, 2011

The word gerrymander appeared for the first time in 1812. Elbridge Gerry was a former governor of Massachusetts. When members of Gerry’s party created an election district which looked like a salamander, both words were combined and soon became to mean “the action of shaping a district to gain political advantage” and/ or “any representative…

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Charlotte, NC Continues to Grow

March 4, 2011

Thinking about moving to the Southern part of the United States? Whether you want to do so for business purposes and/or personal reasons, Charlotte, North Carolina is a place you should seriously consider as the following excerpt of an article in the Charlotte Observer shows. The Charlotte area’s population surged in the past decade, despite…

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Charlotte and the Future

February 11, 2011

The Economist commented in the Feb 10th 2011 edition on Charlotte and the Democratic convention: “The Democrats’ choice of Charlotte, North Carolina, for the site of their 2012 convention has raised more than a few eyebrows.” … “In the world of banking and financial services, however, it is already in the premier league. Charlotte’s two…

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