Category: Moore County

Property rights, economic development questions for Southern Pines, Pinehurst councils

Posted on May 31, 2012May 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There was an interesting line in a recent Pilot story about Pinehurst’s new budget: […] Another $252,000 is in the budget for the construction

Renee Ellmers making overtures to GOP’s left wing?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A TV ad during the May primary promoted congresswoman Renee Ellmers as “North Carolina’s most conservative member of Congress.” It also plugged her as a fighter for “traditional marriage”

North Carolina’s ‘baby-mama drama’ : Will John Edwards — um — GET OFF?

Posted on May 29, 2012May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

As a former journalist who has covered more than my fair share of trials — my experience has found that, the longer a jury deliberates, the better the chances are

Lt. Ellmers goes off to war …

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I got YET ANOTHER emailed release from congresswoman Renee Ellmers’ taxpayer subsidized PR flack. I started reading it, and saw our Renee risked life and limb this

Pinehurst Village Council: (I told you so)

Posted on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

So. Village taxpayers shelled out $33,500 to get the SAME advice that — ahem — SOMEBODY gave you FOR FREE months ago. Don’t get me wrong. I am a big

Tim Lea throws a tantrum, and The Pilot dutifully takes dictation

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you read The Pilot, you would think that county commissioner Tim Lea was little more than a crusading, good-government, of-the-people, by-the-people kind of guy. He regularly throws tantrums

Getting to know the GOP candidates for Insurance Commissioner

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Anyone looking to learn more about the GOP candidates in the state Insurance Commissioner runoff on July 17 should click on THIS LINK. Somebody has done an

Guilt By Association? (Stones in glass houses, anyone?)

Posted on May 18, 2012May 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I need ol’ Richard to clarify something for us. On his Facebook page, Richard Morgan instructs visitors to “stop our go along with Obama insurance

Renee Ellmers on her $40B vote for the Ex-Im Bank

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our congressional representative here in North Carolina’s second district put out a statement trying to explain how her allegedly conservative ideology meshes with her vote

Has Richard been hacked?

Posted on May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I had to do a double-take after reading this quote posted on Insurance Commissioner candidate Richard Morgan’s Facebook page: Richard T. Morgan Yesterday near Raleigh,