Category: Moore County

Renee Ellmers: THERE she is …

Posted on December 6, 2011December 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers is beginning to give a lot of ‘street cred’ to those blonde jokes. I watched a recent floor speech by the 2nd district congresswoman dealing

Going along to get along is not always the way to go …

Posted on December 2, 2011December 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Concerned Citizens of Pinehurst, and others, have expressed concern about the reappointment of appointed incumbent Mark Parson to the Pinehurst Village Council. Newly-elected councilman John Strickland expressed concern about

Pinehurst FINALLY has a queen …

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The birds are singing more cheerfully. Rainbows are decorating the sky. The Pinehurst Police have abandoned their speed traps and have actually gone back to patrolling. Blossoms are appearing

Civitas: Pinehurst’s Blake is NC Senate’s top conservative

Posted on November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 by Brant Clifton

According to NC Civitas, a Raleigh-based conservative think tank, Senator Harris Blake (R-Pinehurst) is wrapping up this session at the top of the class, with a perfect

Thoughts and Prayers Time …

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

As we approach this Thanksgiving holiday, please keep former North Carolina governor Jim Holshouser (1973-1977) and his family in your thoughts and prayers. The governor went under the surgeon’s

Making Friends 101, with Professor Tim Lea

Posted on November 22, 2011September 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea, who apparently believes he is the smartest person in Moore County and quite possibly North Carolina, has ruffled more than a few feathers on

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 —