Category: Campaign 2011

Pinehurst 2011: Howard and …… JOAN??????????

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, like many Moore Countians, I had to do a double take at that picture in the Sunday edition of The Pilot (of course, after wiping up the mouthful of

Pinehurst 2011: Village govt speaks up on ‘deficit spending’ claim

Posted on October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Charges of deficit spending by village leaders have arisen in the current campaign for mayor and village council. Sensitive to the charge, the professional staff at Village Hall has

Pinehurst 2011: More village govt numbers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I got my hands on the financials for village government, as of June 30 2011. Click here to see them for yourself. The package includes some gems like: The total

Pinehurst govt by the numbers

Posted on October 22, 2011October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a lot of talk about village government finances during this year’s campaign for village government offices. I thought it might be interesting to compare some of the

Pinehurst 2011: The Return of NewCore

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The elections for local village offices will be here soon. Two candidates, Nancy Fiorillo for mayor and John Cashion for council, have publicly endorsed the idea of pushing

Pinehurst 2011: Candidate Forum Follies

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The League of Women Voters held a forum this week for ALL EIGHT candidates for Pinehurst village offices. It was quite dog-and-pony show. It was a dream for

Pinehurst 2011: Council meetings

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Why does the village council insist on meeting at times during the week when most people under 65 are working, and are unable to attend? Southern Pines has

Pinehurst 2011: Mayoral ‘qualifications’

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you just love the empty buzzwords and catchphrases political candidates use in their ads? As an example, let’s look at the campaign of Pinehurst mayoral wannabe Joan Thurman. Her

Pinehurst 2011: The Police Department

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve always been a huge booster of law enforcement. I have a lot of friends who put on badges and strap on their holsters to go to work every

Campaign 2011: Inside The Pilot’s endorsement deliberations

Posted on October 15, 2011October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, Moore County. Our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local newspaper is in the midst of preparing its endorsements for the municipal elections in November. The paper’s editorial staff has