Ugly Power Grabs vs. PRETTY ONES
Our local paper — the first and only lesbian-owned and -operated thrice weekly Nobel Prize-nominated community paper in The Carolinas — is beside itself about those dastardly Republicans
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The N&O’s John Frank: ObamaCare’s Gunga Din
Gunga Din was immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in literature — and later in movies. He was a poor, hapless, shuffling, kowtowing, water-carrying man-servant to some British soldiers in India. The
Continue readingSURPRISE !!!!! Tax increases hurt the economy and damage personal finances.
We’ve said our peace in opposition to the NC General Assembly’s campaign to increase unemployment taxes for employers across the state. We’ve received SOME criticism over that position —
Continue readingGov. Pat seeking to “slow down” / derail NCGA’s anti-ObamaCare efforts
Gov. Pat and his troops are headed to battle stations over the bill passed by the state Senate which blocks ObamaCare-related Medicaid expansion: Gov. Pat
Continue readingN&O learns elections have consequences
This headline screams at us from today’s web site: Bill would give McCrory, legislature control of some state boards Wow. If you’re just reading the headline, you might be thinking
Continue readingNC Senate to Gov. Pat: We have final word on ObamaCare. (And that word is NO.)
The North Carolina Senate voted Monday to block expansion of Medicaid — a key component to the implementation of ObamaCare in NC. The move put the Republican
Continue readingVirginia is for (gas)Tax-Cutters
Well, the NC General Assembly is seriously considering jacking up unemployment taxes across The Tar Heel State. Meanwhile, The Commonwealth of Virginia is seriously contemplating
Continue readingMemo to NCGA: More CUTS before MORE confiscation …
Legislation to address the state’s debt to the federal government is moving its way along Jones Street. Basically, the plan calls for: (1) cutting back the amount of payments
Continue readingSkip Stam: Statist Troublemaker?
Some disturbing reports are coming over the transom about the former NC state House majority leader recently banished to purgatory (a/k/a the post of speaker pro tem). Apparently, state
Continue readingThe latest from the ‘It Needed to Be Said’ Department …
The “rules” of political correctness suggest that white folks are to merely sit back and TAKE whatever nonsense scam artists like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton,
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