Category: Law & Order

A travesty of justice in Moore County with a tragic ending

Posted on August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The body of a thirty-something Moore County woman was found Wednesday near the county landfill in Aberdeen. Check out one of the news accounts: A

Simon Says: Pull Your Pants Up!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pants on the ground Pants on the ground Lookin’ like a fool with yo pants on the ground With yo gold in yo mouth Hat turned sideways, pants hit the

City of Fayetteville continues with thuggish tactics against local businesswoman

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Jackie Pfendler is trying to prove the person wrong who said “You can’t fight city hall.” The City of Fayetteville has stomped all over her Fourth Amendment Rights, and

Richard Morgan &Thom Tillis ally Stephen Laroque INDICTED

Posted on July 17, 2012July 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) has been dogged by bad publicity about his private business dealings for a year. He barely lost his primary race in May. NOW, he’s been

Racial Justice Act rearing its head again, thanks to lawyers for convicted cop killers

Posted on July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tilmon Golphin — convicted for the 1997 murders of two North Carolina lawmen — is appealing his death sentence via The Racial Justice Act of 2009. (For the record, the

OMG. (Is “she” STILL here???)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Lame Duck Bev — who polls show is THE MOST unpopular governor in these here United States — is trying HARD to prove she’s still relevant. She thought she

Roy Cooper: Talk about a missed opportunity

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

2012 is supposed to be a boon year for North Carolina Republicans — landing the Governor and Lt. Governor seats for the first time since 1988, as well

Waiting for Team Tillis to stand up and fight

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It is hard to understand the squeamishness on the part of Speaker Thom & the House leadership in today’s N&O re: voter id. Speaker Tillis and Rep. David Lewis say

Campaign 2012: crotch-punching returning to center-stage?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

This year’s gubernatorial campaign is looking more and more like an economic stimulus program for members of the state bar association. We’ve got the Pat McCrory campaign retaining lawyers to

Mentally incompetent? Here’s your ballot.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Life in this state never ceases to amaze me. Our state government is absolutely amazing. Gaston Pridgen — Robeson County’s first elected GOP legislator EVER — is doing yeoman’s work