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Diagnosis Charlotte
I was on my way in to start my night shift in the ER. Driving past the main door, I saw groups of people milling about, and the parking lot was full. It looked like it was going to be…
Cops and Robbers-2
Our series examines the issue of crime in Charlotte from various angles. Part one, which ran in the June issue, looked at the overall problem of crime and what top officials are doing about it. Mostly, they're blaming each other.…
All Is Good
Mike Strauss’s new CD, After All, ends with a lullaby. A sweet tune that could be sung to a child or a lover, “Pretty Face” features Strauss’s gruff voice accompanied by his lone, gentle guitar—the combination of sonic opposites that…
July Letters
Judged by a CoverFinally, an outstanding cover for an outstanding magazine. For more than four months you have been boring me silly with magazine covers showing food, real estate, and interior design. But alas, then came your May 2007 Best…
In Defense of the South
On my travels, I often find myself defending the South. Here's why, and here's why I'm going to stopI was standing in line at a pizza parlor in Portland, Oregon. In front of me was a woman with a negative,…
Give Us Your Young
For the past few years, there’s been a lot of hue and cry in certain circles over convincing young people to move to Charlotte. Of course, it doesn’t take a survey number-cruncher to know that a bunch of them already…
Former CMS teacher Leardini "The Accused" is acquitted
In the December 2006 issue of Charlotte mag, Ted Reed wrote a story titled “The Accused” about Jeff Leardini, the former Community House Middle School teacher who had been accused of improperly touching a number of his female students. (I’d…
