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We should celebrate entrepreneurs, not fear them
CORPORATE TAX Regarding “A tax rate some (but not all) NC businesses will love,“ (Nov. 19 Opinion): Raleigh and Charlotte […]
Yaël Ossowski guest hosts on Big Talker 106.7FM | August 20, 2021
Yaël Ossowski (@YaelOss) guest hosts the Mornings with Joe Catenacci radio show on Big Talker 106.7FM in Wilmington, North Carolina. […]
Replace them all with a computer that only says “Yes” | Yaël on Big Talker FM
-Praise for all the moms and dads out there -A quick take on the US Senate candidates in NC -The […]
The Robin Hayes Pardon Was Undeserved
Early this morning, in the final hours of the Donald Trump presidency, the outgoing president granted pardons and commutations for […]
Charlotte Can Create Affordable Housing With ‘YIMBY’ Movement
For those of us who’ve grown up around the Queen City, she’s only gotten more beautiful with age. The Southern […]
NC Reps push for alcohol provision during RNC
“Extending the ‘Last Call’ time would be up to the individual businesses, and would be a huge boom, for modernization […]
End North Carolina’s archaic monopoly on liquor sales
When it comes to alcohol policy, North Carolina is more an outlier than exemplar. Though ours is among 17 states […]
How the Carolinas could suffer from Trump’s tariffs
In the last election and on the global stage, President Donald Trump talked tough on trade. It’s us versus them […]
N.C. alcohol rules should join the 21st century
Imagine you’re prepping a dinner party for 10 friends. You pull out your smartphone and fill your Amazon shopping cart […]
Why should banks pay taxes while credit unions get a break?
In Springfield, Missouri in August, President Donald Trump laid out the core motivation of his comprehensive tax plan: fairness. If […]
Let’s get real about N.C.’s alcohol laws (including the drinking age)
North Carolina can no longer afford its Temperance-era alcohol laws. Across the state, a new generation of beer entrepreneurs are […]
The North Carolina That I Call Home
Without so much as a care, my family moved to North Carolina from the French-speaking Canadian province of Québec when […]
DNC: Charlotte ‘convention bump’ enough to help Democrats’ uphill battle in NC?
By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org CHARLOTTE — The whole point of a Democratic Convention in North Carolina was to support President Barack Obama‘s […]
Little Hollywood: Military Access, Incentives Drive N.C. Film Industry
Military access, incentives drive N.C. film industry By Yaël Ossowski | Gaston Gazette The cities of Belmont and Gastonia can […]
Separation of Sport and State: Does Military’s Relationship with NASCAR Cost Taxpayers?
Does military’s relationship with NASCAR cost taxpayers? It is a sport which has never been ashamed to cater to nationalism. […]
Lines drawn in same-sex marriage debate
It is a new battle for civil rights, say opponents of the gay-marriage ban slated for a popular referendum. Proponents, […]
Why Gaston cops lost their ‘eye in the sky’
Gaston County Police officers were ecstatic when they unveiled the department’s shiny drone aircraft to the public in 2006. Equipped […]
No-snow winter would be first in history for region
If the skies fail to yield any frozen precipitation in the next six to eight weeks, the greater Charlotte region […]
NC congressional delegation split on insider trading bill
As Congress takes up legislation to ban insider-trading by its members and employees, local constituents will be paying special attention […]