–Other Voices
Topix is a newsreader/headline scraper, or commonly known as an aggregator. It is a product of a three-way newspaper investment deal called Topix LLC. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Topix LLC is a privately held company with investment from Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB).
The local newspapers: Gazette is owned by Freedom Communications; Observer is owned by McClatchy; the BannerNews is owned by Republic Newspapers, a privately owned company based out of Kings Mountain.
Belmont - relatively lively discussion forum, be wary of offensive language
Mt. Holly - moderately used discussion forum,
Cramerton -
McAdenville -
Stanley -
Gastonia -
Charlotte - very lively discussions about Charlotte area news, edited by various people, be watchful for adult commentary
Gaston County Watchdog – pretty pointed commentary, Mt. Holly seems to get a lot of play
Others – Other Voices – Politics
Gaston Politics – operated and maintained by the Gaston Gazette
Gaston County Democrats – Present Belmont Mayor, Richard Boyce, was the county chair before campaigning for the mayoral race in 2004.
Gaston County Republicans – Chairman Neil Moore is a resident of Belmont, and active in the community – great friend and neighbor!
Libertarian Party – Mecklenburg County is the closest to Belmont
Green Party – NC Green Party, active site in Mecklenburg County
The Meck Deck - John Locke Foundation blogsite, very interesting….
For all you RP and LARP aficionados:
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