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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: The 4-1-1 on the ’23 election campaign

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The ‘You don’t like it? SUE US’ mentality. Councils regularly populated with the worst stereotypes of what outsiders think Pinehurst people are like. Catering to tattletales with a taxpayer-funded message

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Appeals Court overrules Webb, kicks Drum lawsuit back to Superior Court (where it belongs)

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any more acrimonious under the Pizzella-Strickland-Sanborn cabal, along comes the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The Village’s ruling cabal was all giggly with

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Parachute Pat’s War on Trucks

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Here’s a special piece of information for all of you downtown Pinehurst merchants who fell all over yourselves in 2021 to raise money and get-out-the-vote for political influence peddler “Parachute

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: “Parachute Pat” zeroes in on a new target

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

First, let’s get a few things straight. Some of Pat Pizzella’s chablis-sipping, pinkie-in-the-air downtown pals have been contacting me about what they see as “disrespecting” their guy. They claim “Parachute

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Strickland & Brownson’s Obama goons pressure Pinehurst on “hate” resolution

Posted on July 1, 2023July 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If you do even a little online research, you’ll see that the Alinsky-Obama-Clinton Left is putting the screws to conservative communities across the country. Small red-state towns are being besieged

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: A beta-male exits Stage Left

Posted on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Well, the worst kept secret in local politics has been confirmed. Pinehurst mayor John Strickland will not be coming back for four more years. Apparently, he didn’t have the stomach

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: McInnis’ moratorium crackdown passes Senate, heads to House

Posted on April 30, 2023April 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The ‘Terrible Trio’ currently running things in Pinehurst has been thrown for a loop. They’ve successfully weaponized the concept of perpetual building moratoriums to stifle any and all development within

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Open Meetings, The Court of Appeals, and a growing crowd of candidates

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The on-going Open Meetings Law debate goes on. Pinehurst has Mike Newman plus a gaggle of outside lawyers defending it against a lawsuit brought by former councilman Kevin Drum. Drum

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Kiss your ban GOODBYE.

Posted on April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Somebody better slip those mean ol’ downtown Yankees their medication a wee bit earlier than usual. Some state senators – including our own Tom McInnis – are seeking to reverse

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Ready To Rumble!

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If you’re going to announce your candidacy, the best way to do it is TO YOUR OPPONENT’S FACE and IN AN OPEN, GOVERNMENT MEETING. That’s what went down Tuesday night