The story of the banning of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” book from Randolph County, NC school libraries has predictably made national headlines. Via a link from the Charlotte Observer, the LA Times reports:
College Fix’s Ben Smith files this report on the recent “Scholars’ for North Carolina’s Future” gathering held at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prepare for much New Tone:
The Carolina Panthers are visiting the Buffalo Bills today in one some are characterizing as a “must-win” game for the Panthers – even though we’re only into the second game of the season. The Bills also lost last week, so both teams will be hungry for their first win of the season in an attempt to get some momentum going forward. Needless to say, I hope the Cats win as I see so much potential for them – if they can just finally gel as a cohesive unit and get the job done.
The Charlotte Observer sports section reports on Panthers’ star QB Cam Newton’s views on the media-driven hype over the number of black quarterbacks in the NFL:
Are you ready for some football? Yeehaw! I sure as heck am. 🙂 It’s opening day for the start of the 2013-2014 NFL season and the Carolina Panthers will kick it off here at home versus the Seattle Seahawks. It’s a beautiful day in Charlotte with temperatures expected to be in the upper 80s and only a 20% chance of rain – so a good day for some football.
