Charlotte Related

Welcome to Charlotte
Where you can find the world's greatest concentration of Charlotteans.
Charlotte Hornets
The team's performance this year has disappointed both fans.
The Complete PantherPage
Everything you ever wanted to know about the NFL's Carolina Panthers. This site is so comprehensive you'd be advised to bring your lunch. Created by my son, Brendan. Way to go, Bren!
Charlotte's Web
An outstanding community net.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Listen for the patter of little web feet.


Media & Politics

Print

The Charlotte Observer
Is it just me, or is The Charlotte Observer a great newspaper? Right-wingers put it down, but then they hate any media outlet that doesn't espouse their views.
The Washington Post
Best of the best. Alas, makes right wingers lose sleep. My favorites are columns by Howard Kurtz and David Broder.
USA Today
A fairly comprehensive site; good sports coverage.
Mollie Ivins
When it's revealed that the emperor wears no clothes, you'll read it first in Molly's column.
The Los Angeles Times
Great reporters: Ron Brownstein, Doyle McManus, Robin Wright and more.
The Chicago Tribune
Said by some to be the best newspaper site on the web.
The Washington Times
The Moonie Rag. Gives new meaning to the word distortion. If they don't have any new dirt on the Clintons, they recycle old stuff with pathetic flashback ruses ("Three Years Ago: Hillary accused of burning Old Chicago")
The New York Times
The Good Gray Lady has recently put on some makeup. The very idea, using color photos on the front page! Wonder if web techniques had some influence on that decision.

Networks

ABC News
Design and content make this an appealing source for information.
The News Hour with Jim Lehrer
"And now with three different perspectives on the issue..." Here you can find transcripts of all those dreadfully dull interviews.
CNN
On top of it, headline-wise.
MSNBC
The online adjunct of Microsoft-NBC's cable news network. More dead horses are beaten here than on any other network. When news is slow, they'll rack up the "Time After Time" JonBenet Ramsey hour. Sure miss Keith Olberman, who got tired of the crap and went back to sports.

Other

AllPolitics
Political stories from CNN and Time Magazine.
Slate
Microsoft's E-zine of opinion and commentary, edited by Michael Kinsley. Once again, the content is free.
The Jeff MacNelly Website
I love his old gas stations, pickup trucks and dogs. A fine cartoonist with a Good Ol' Boy approach.
National Public Radio
Intelligent, reasonable, civil radio. What a concept!


Books and Writers

Books@Random
News and reviews of the latest releases from Random House. Lots of fun stuff.
Amazon Dot Com
"Earth's biggest bookstore." Search and select from a million titles. Read descriptions and reviews (even submit your own). Helpful links to similar books in the same category.
Barnes and Noble
Amazon's biggest online competitor.
Page Turner
Paperback heaven. Hot lists of best sellers in mystery, suspense, romance, true crime and other categories.
C-SPAN
Nothing like the real thing, but if you missed any Book Notes program in the past six months or so, you can hear a few moments of the interview, read the first chapter of the featured, and order any title from previous shows.
The Elements of Style
If you write anything more important than a grocery list, use this online version of Strunk's classic to check your grammer. Don't use no double negatives nor nothing!

Miscellaneous

Warner Bros.
The usual hype for their movies and whatever, but what really held my interest was the short course in cartoon-making called "Animation 101."
Top Ten Ways to Tell if You Have a Sucky Homepage.
Warning: View this site while holding a paper bag. You may need it to breathe into when you hyperventilate, else you'll laugh yourself to death.
Gothic Arts
Get your holiday gargoyles early this year. Regular or extra ugly.
Switchboard
When you need to track down that deadbeat dad.
The Herald-Badger
A chronicle of small town life. Funny and nostalgic.

Programmer's Resources

ProMatrix
Lawson-Smith Corporation's FoxPro and Visual FoxPro Rapid Application Development tools
Microsoft Knowledge Base
Got a pesky programming problem? The folks at Redmond have probably written a white paper on it.
Microsoft Web Site Tools
Excellent articles on style and technique, and page "themes" for downloading.
Visual FoxPro Yellow Pages
Terrific spot for resources and support.
Piedmont Computer Guild
Information on and newsletter articles from many Charlotte-area computer user groups.
InterSanctum main page
Copyright © 1996 Reno Bailey