Bev’s DOT chief: It’s HARD to live on a six-figure government salary
Gene Conti, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, says you need to be paid a whole lot more than the current $121,807 a year
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Author: Brant Clifton
Ethics & the race for NC GOV: What about Walter Dalton’s lobbyist daughter?
The stenography pool in The N&O newsroom trumpeted recently an announcement of an ethics reform package by Democrat gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton. Apparently, Dalton wants
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NC Campaign 2012: A Tale of TWO videos
Like many conservatives, I’ve been disappointed with A LOT of the cards we’ve been dealt this election season. Many of my Tea Party friends are trying HARD to rationalize
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Moore County commissioners kissing closed sessions goodbye?
It appears that Moore County government may be on the way to setting a new standard for transparent governing. The recent kerfluffle over closed sessions and
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So, NOW she’s a “Tea Party person”
Congresswoman Renee Ellmers is having quite a rocky relationship with folks in her new majority Republican district. A recent survey by Public Policy Polling found that she
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North Carolina campaign 2012: Endorsement game gets a little quirky
The State Employees Association is sitting out the governor’s race — as is the North Carolina Chamber. NFIB has already gone with McCrory. What’s up with
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TWO MILLION Ponzi scheme victims want to know: Where was Elaine?
Media reports indicate that a Lexington, NC -based corporation may have defrauded as many as TWO MILLION PEOPLE with an alleged Ponzi scheme. The NC Secretary of State’s office regulates
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GOP establishment vs. Tea Party: Smokescreen in Tampa?
Tea Partiers and other grassroots activists are cautioning that we should not buy into the report of a deal reportedly dousing a smouldering fight over GOP national
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The GOP establishment: Here They Go Again …. (Give us your votes, then SHUT UP!)
Tea Party folks have been told for months now that we need to get on the bandwagon — for the sake of unity. We need to join the cheering section
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NCGOP carrying ROMNEY across the finish line??????
Yep. That’s the bill of goods wonderboy super-scribe Rob Christensen is trying to sell us in the pages of The N&O: The North Carolina Republican delegation arrived
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