Category: Moore County

Regulating Mother Nature

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Nothing coming out of Washington surprises me anymore. Thanks to our thrice weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper here in Moore County, I learned that the EPA

Tillis: Laroque mess headed to ethics committee

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius) says allegations swirling around taxpayer-subsidized loans by state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) to himself (Laroque), family members and legislative

2012 Campaign scoop!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based NC Free Enterprise Foundation has started an “election tracker’‘ to keep up with all of the folks who may — or may not — be on the

Tim Lea & his PowerPoint

Posted on November 16, 2011September 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Since September, Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea has been circulating a PowerPoint presentation documenting (1) how much smarter he is than EVERYONE ELSE in Moore County and (2) how —

Welcome Back, Parson?

Posted on November 14, 2011November 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Now that the dust has settled in the local municipal races, the new topic of discussion in political circles is who will be appointed to replace Pinehurst’s Nancy Fiorillo and

I owe HOW MUCH ???

Posted on November 13, 2011November 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Many Moore County Public Utilities customers got quite a shock in their latest bills — charges two to four times as much as the normal amount. My bill was

Wake County GOP fires back at Raleigh News & Observer

Posted on November 12, 2011November 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

In a recent newsletter, Wake County Republican Party chairman Susan Bryant lashed out at her local paper: SAY NO TO THE RACIST N&O As I sit

Why is THIS in the Moore County budget?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Speaking of political fights, a doozy is getting ready to break loose in Carthage at the highest levels of county government. One of our faithful readers, who happens to

As the dust settles in Moore County, a new political fight brews

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was browsing through Friday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning local paper, when an ad caught my eye. (The ads are usually more interesting than the

Pinehurst Village Council: They’re not as old as they look

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I may have overreached in my quip about Tuesday’s election knocking up the average age of Pinehurst’s governing body. I was thinking mainly about the replacement of that young whippersnapper