Marcum vs. Tillman: Pot, meet kettle. (Kettle is black.)
One of our loyal readers — who happens to work in Southern Pines town government — offered up an interesting comment on state Senate candidate John
Continue readingOne of our loyal readers — who happens to work in Southern Pines town government — offered up an interesting comment on state Senate candidate John
Continue readingNorth Carolina Democrat Party Chairman David Parker has confirmed he will not seek reelection to another term next month. (Gee. I wonder why …. ) Parker has been at the
Continue readingThe Queen City will be playing a key role in North Carolina politics this year. Pat McCrory, Charlotte’s former, mayor is the leading GOP contender for governor of North Carolina.
Continue readingHotly contested races almost always come down to this type of stuff in the end. State senator Jerry Tillman (R-Randolph), that body’s Majority Whip, is running for
Continue readingThe 2nd District GOP convention met Saturday in Sanford. Organizers were clearly caught off guard by the large turnout for the first meeting in the newly reconfigured 2nd.
Continue readingSenator Harris Blake has won a lot of friends and supporters during his long tenure representing Moore County in the state Senate. Retiring this year,
Continue readingOur local paper here in Moore County still won’t print the full text of the constitutional amendment we’re voting on in May. And why would they? It makes it so
Continue readingIt’s unfortunately not all that unusual to see political leaders stop on a dime and change directions on political issues — just to score points with the
Continue readingThe announcement by The Ol’ Reliable that they are getting into the fact-check business is being met with some dismay, derision, and suspicion, as you can infer from the comments
Continue readingThe N&O’s political ace John Frank is reporting via Twitter that the state Democrat Party 1st vice-chairman, who would succeed chairman David Parker if he is forced out, has
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