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It’s not enough Washington needs to bailout Wall Street, Wachovia has been gobbled up by Citigroup, and we have to wait in line to pay $4 a gallon for gas. The Charlotte Business Journal reports home prices for the Charlotte market fell 1.8 percent in July from the same month last year.

Some drove until their tanks were empty while some people were driven to the pumps by panic. Why did this happen to such a large population in a growing region? Three Mint Hill residents didn’t have the answers but know they weren’t satisfied with anything they’ve heard so far. Mint Hill resident Angie Milleman waited [...]

The Charlotte Business Journal reports NC State economist (and Weekly Post columnist) Mike Walden thinks Wachovia’s takeover by Citigroup will hurt Charlotte and North Carolina’s economy. He expects Wachovia’s investment bankers will either lose their jobs or be moved to New York. For every job lost in Charlotte, Walden expects up to another one-half job [...]

Drop free stuff from a helicopter and watch people go crazy! That’s what happened at Mint Hill Madness last Saturday when Chick-fil-A sent stuffed cows floating down by parachute on to Fairview Park. (VIDEO by Tim Long, The Mint Hill Times)

The Civitas Institute released a study saying NC helathcare is on the wrong path. A compilation of several major health care indicators reveals that state policies designed to improve health care in North Carolina have failed. Health insurance costs are rising more rapidly than the national average, more children lack health coverage and the most [...]

The Butler-Ardrey Kell and Independence-Myers Park football games were rescheduled yet again. Now they will be played Monday, October 6 at 7 pm. The games, originally to be played last Friday night, were canceled because of rain. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools then changed the games to Monday, but because that fell on a Jewish holiday, moved the [...]

Finally, the rain stopped and the sun is out at Mint Hill Madness. Today’s music includes pianist David Roach (1-2 pm), Steve Hicks Trio (2:30-3:30 pm) and the gospel sounds of Serenity (4-5 pm). Yesterday, the show went on despite a few mud puddles. Take a walk through Saturday’s Madness:

Many of you might not have been aware, but former Senator and presidential contender Bob Dole was in Mint Hill Thursday stumping for his wife Elizabeth Dole who is in a tight senate race with Democrat Kay Hagen. Bob Dole was supposed to speak at the Chamber of Commerce, but when that fell through, Mint [...]

With the economy in a tailspin, the last thing we needed was a gas shortage. Some people have been camping out at gas stations just to be able to fill their cars. John Hood, Mint Hill native and president of the John Locke Foundation, offers a solution to how the crisis could have been better [...]

Like a lot of Americans, Mint Hill Times columnist Leslie Southerland doesn’t know which way she is going to vote in the presidential election November 4. I hope I can make a decision about who I think is truly the best candidate. And if not, I’ll just revert back to my thirteen-year-old rebellion and vote [...]

Five minutes before the parade began, the rain stopped. What timing! So the parade marched up Matthews-Mint Hill Road without a hitch and the spectator turn-out was a lot more than expected considering the damp day. Now it’s on to Fairview Park for the festival.

At 9:30 am, the parade is about 20 minutes away from beginning. It might be drizzling a bit, but the show goes on!