Pinehurst Village Govt: Who’s in Charge?
This 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
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Campaign 2011: An agenda for Pinehurst’s future (part 1)
“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
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PAC takes the stage in Pinehurst races
A 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
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One MOORE entrant for the state senate GOP primary?
Stuff 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
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Campaign 2011: PAC to influence Pinehurst elections?
I 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
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Attacking others’ success to distract from Barry-O’s failures
Has 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
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Trillions more in debt is GOOD for you. Trust US.
I 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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A twisted definition of ‘success’
We in Moore County just received news that only THREE of our 22 county schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status under the federal No Child Left Behind Law. …
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