Friday, April 29, 2005
Raleigh's Future Mass Transit - what a joke!
The Triangle Transit Authority's future mass transit rail plan is a real joke. At at cost of 631 million, theTTA estimates that a whopping 22,000 daily riders will use the service by 2025. Forty percent (252 million) will be funded from state and local funds. I am especially amused by the stops that are being planned for this massive project. The rail system will run from downtown Durham, through RTP, downtown Cary, and on to downtown Raleigh. You can see the proposed stops at the following link:
Oops, did you think I forgot to list a stop at the airport? No, that is where you are wrong. A stop at the airport was considered not cost effective at this time. As a former resident of Atlanta, I am infuriated that so much money is being wasted on a system that does not include the airport. Atlanta's mass transit system (MARTA) includes stops at the airport, malls, downtown, major sporting venues, etc. I actually used the MARTA system. Wouldn't it be a help for our new convention center if we could promote how easy it would be for visitors to fly into Raleigh and take the train downtown? Lets not let the TTA give us a ticket to ride to nowhere!
Thursday, April 28, 2005
The N & O Front Page News: YOU should pay for illegal immigrant's college tuition.
Have you read the News & Observer lately? I know it's painful. What exactly is the deal with the front page? Is it supposed to be breaking news? The recent layout typically has a huge special interest story of some type with a big photo, two or three liberal editorials, and a small news story.
The latest front page editorial is that they show a "new" poll that somehow shows that most folks want illegals to go college on state money. I don't know about you, but I've been paying NC state taxes and saving for years and I still don't know if I can pay my kids way. Now the N & O is asking me to pay for illegals to go to college instead of my kids!!! Gee, thanks N & O.
You ask me how I know this an editorial, not a news story? Here is a quote:
the initial reaction to the bill as hateful, intimidating and angry.
"Now we're seeing more of the reasonable voices weigh in,"
You can read the article for yourself at:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2353514p-8731103c.html
What's interesting about this story is that they don't show the other polls that all showed 80% oppose. I think it's also the first time they have run this story on the front page. I need to look into this some more........still investigating.
The latest front page editorial is that they show a "new" poll that somehow shows that most folks want illegals to go college on state money. I don't know about you, but I've been paying NC state taxes and saving for years and I still don't know if I can pay my kids way. Now the N & O is asking me to pay for illegals to go to college instead of my kids!!! Gee, thanks N & O.
You ask me how I know this an editorial, not a news story? Here is a quote:
the initial reaction to the bill as hateful, intimidating and angry.
"Now we're seeing more of the reasonable voices weigh in,"
You can read the article for yourself at:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/2353514p-8731103c.html
What's interesting about this story is that they don't show the other polls that all showed 80% oppose. I think it's also the first time they have run this story on the front page. I need to look into this some more........still investigating.
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