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The application cycle for the 2023-2024 Artist Support Grants is now open for artists in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and McDowell counties. It will close on Monday, Oct. 2.
The application cycle for the 2023-2024 Artist Support Grants is now open for artists in Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell and McDowell counties. It will close on Monday, Oct. 2.
>> well, you know, we're essentially -- one is, we have a $1.65 trillion budget deficit and congress should be looking in the couch cushions for every bit of spare change and not sending it back home. but two is, they invite this corruption into the process and i mean the small seat corruption where we pick winners and losers on the basis of political muscle rather than project merit. for instance, only members of the armed services committee actually got these projects. the rest of congress was not able to do it. >> picking the winners and losers. that's the thing. thanks so much, steve ellis...
what? they found another way to spend your money. plus, a dramatic escape for passengers aboard a delta flight. we'll show you what happened in this memorial day weekend, the fleet has arrived in new york. i'll speak to a marine who survived being shot and is headed back to combat in afghanistan. we start with spending cuts on capitol hill. every politician is looking for a way to save a little money, whether it's from medicare or public television or what have you. but funding cuts may not be on the menu when it comes to pet projects. yes, they say they have banned earmarks, but...