Without a Paddle.

• Position: Charlotte - Brief article

Water has been roiling more than two years at the U.S. National Whitewater Center near Charlotte. So has its river of red ink. The nonprofit that runs it lost $2.1 million in the fiscal year that ended Oct. 31--after losing $1.3 million the year before--and has yet to begin paying down its $38 million construction loan. That worries leaders in Mecklenburg County, the city and four local governments in Gaston...