Category: Moore County

The Pilot parrots state Dem talking points …

Posted on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It is ASTOUNDING how much the staff editorials in our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning local paper mirror the rhetoric on MSNBC and the spin of the state

Pinehurst 2011: Some thoughts on Strickland’s road thoughts

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’re offering up kudos to Pinehurst village council candidate for actually listening to residents and offering up some thoughtful ideas: A Pinehurst Village Council candidate

Moore Votes 2011: Here come the celebrity endorsements

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The week before an election typically brings celebrity endorsements and bombshell news stories detailing political scandals. Here in Moore, we are beginning to see

Southern Pines 2011: Woodruff’s questions

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was flipping through this past Sunday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper, when I noticed an ad promoting the Southern Pines Town Council

The plot thickens on Pinehurst historic landmark status

Posted on November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Fayetteville Observer profiled the Pinehurst mayoral race this week, and included THIS passage: Fiorillo said her primary goal as mayor would be implementing changes to the Village Green, which

Ellmers anticipating GOP primary challenge for 2012

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The New York Times has an article up today about nationwide voter anger, and how it could affect the job security of many congressional incumbents.

NC redistricting: Good to go!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The US Department of Justice has put its stamp of approval on new General Assembly and congressional for North Carolina — despite a computer glitch that left a

Q & A with Renee Ellmers

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I am sure you were sitting around wondering what the favorite dessert of our soon-to-be congressional representative is. If that question, and others like it, were

Pinehurst 2011: Marcum on deficit spending

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I finally pinned down mayoral candidate John Marcum and got him to talk in detail about his accusations of deficit spending in Pinehurst village government. (The documents he is referencing

Southern Pines 2011: Grow Your Own Food, Read by Candlelight

Posted on October 30, 2011October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Most candidates for political office talk about how they are going to advance their communities through the new millennium. Town Council candidate Marsh Smith, a dedicated green political activist,