Is Pinehurst’s ruling clique breaking up?
For years, Pinehurst politics has been dominated by a close circle of residents centered around SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ and his wife Cindy. Now that the voters have removed those two from
Continue readingFor years, Pinehurst politics has been dominated by a close circle of residents centered around SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™ and his wife Cindy. Now that the voters have removed those two from
Continue readingPinehurst village council candidate John Strickland has taken his campaign to The Internet with a Facebook page and an information-laden web site. Like mayoral candidate John Marcum, Strickland is touting
Continue readingPinehurst mayoral candidate John Marcum told potential supporters at an in-home meet-and-greet Friday night that Pinehurst village government has been engaging in budget-busting and a lack of transparency akin to
Continue readingThis is how it is supposed to work: We elect a mayor and council to oversee the work of local government staff to ensure staff is (1) acting in accordance
Continue reading“John is my golf buddy. ” “Nancy is a sweetheart and a GREAT bridge player.” These are examples of the rationale being offered up by various campaigns in the 2011
Continue readingA political action committee calling itself “The Village Action Team” debuted in an ad on page 2a of this morning’s edition of The Pilot. The ad indicates that the
Continue readingStuff keeps coming in over the transom about the state senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Harris Blake of Pinehurst. Recent redistricting moved Blake and Moore
Continue readingI was trolling around recently on the Moore County Board of Elections web site. (I know — I lead a very exciting life.) One entry among the campaign report listings that caught
Continue readingHas anyone else noticed the hard left turn of the Democrats’ rhetoric recently? They’re panicking. Their big government, redistributionist policies are pushing the country into a bigger, deeper economic
Continue readingI have to give rare kudos to Democrats Larry Kissell and Mike McIntyre, who voted against the U.S. House deal to raise the federal debt ceiling — even if it
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