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North Carolina will be 7th-most populated state by early 2030s [Video]
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North Carolina will be 7th-most populated state by early 2030s [Video]

NORTH CAROLINA IS SET TO BECOME THE SEVENTH MOST POPULATED STATE IN THE COUNTRY BY THE EARLY 2030S. THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THAT GROWTH. SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR GREG SLATE SAYS THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR BUSINESSES IN AND AROUND THE PIEDMONT TRIAD RUN THROUGH DAVIDSON COUNTY, MAKING IT AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO LIVE. DOCTOR SLATE SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 3000 HOUSING UNITS BEING BUILT ACROSS THE COUNTY, WHICH MEANS MORE STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HIRED A DEMOGRAPHER FROM NC STATE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY WHERE THE POCKETS OF GROWTH ARE, AND WHICH SCHOOLS WILL BE IMPACTED. I THINK ITS IMPORTANT FOR OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON ON THE SCHOOLS GROWING, AND WE MAY NEED TO LOOK AT EXPANSION AT THAT SCHOOL. OR DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT BUILDING NEW SCHOOLS AND REACHING OUT TO OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SAYING, HERES WHERE OUR GROWTH IS, AND WERE GOING TO NEED A NEW SCHOOL IN THAT AREA. DOCTOR SLATE SAYS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY THAT BORDERS WINSTON-SALEM IS SEEING TH

Jackson County rejects ballot question [Video]
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Jackson County rejects ballot question [Video]

The Jackson County Legislature has voted against placing a Chiefs-only stadium sales tax on the November ballot.The ballot question would have called for a 20-year extension of the sales tax, reduced to one-quarter of a cent. The tax would have aimed to keep the Chiefs in Jackson County for 20 years.Because Missouri’s ballot certification deadline is Tuesday, it is highly unlikely the measure will appear on the November ballot. The vote was 5-4.The rejection concludes weeks of debate and discussion about the possibility of a new election in Jackson County.State, city funding possible to keep teams in MissouriMissouri Gov. Mike Parson has said multiple times this summer that his office is continuing to work on a public aid deal for the Chiefs and/or the Kansas City Royals.I think by the end of this year, were going to have something in place to propose for the stadiums, Parson said this summer.Parson has spoken with leaders in both Jackson County and Clay County about the teams. Clay County has been mentioned as a potential location for the Royals.Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said he expects the teams to announce their decisions later this fall.”We’re looking at weeks, not months, to get some idea of the next step, and ultimately, everyone can perhaps relax on the stadium discussion,” Lucas told KMBC earlier in August. “Because I think they’ll be staying home.”Following Monday’s vote by the Jackson County Legislature, Lucas again expressed confidence both teams would remain in Kansas City, Missouri: The city and Royals are reportedly exploring a new site for a baseball stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.Kansas Legislature approved STAR bonds proposalAfter Jackson County voters rejected a ballot question in April, Kansas leaders quickly pitched their own proposal. In June, Kansas lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a STAR bonds package that could lead to stadiums for both teams being constructed on the Kansas side.The bonds would cover up to 70 percent of a stadium project worth at least $1 billion. The language in the bill indicates that both teams have a year to accept the offer from Kansas.

The Story Behind “She Knows Me Too Well” by The Beach Boys and How It Was a Sign of Things to Come [Video]
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The Story Behind “She Knows Me Too Well” by The Beach Boys and How It Was a Sign of Things to Come [Video]

By the time they were makingtheir eighth studio album The Beach Boys Today!Brian Wilson was starting to get a handle on the expanding instrumentation he would become so well known for. Following Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound lead, he employed several studio musicians on scattered songs. Still, after he departed from the touring version of the band, he fully embraced the concept of using the recording studio as an instrument. The Beach Boys began recording Today! before Wilson’s breakdown and finished it after. Let’s take a look at the story behind “She Knows Me Too Well” by The Beach Boys.