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The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Next on the agenda? Mock some constituents.

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I hope hope hope Jeff Sanborn runs crying to the Pilot again. That publicity helped me earn BUSHELS of new local readers. *Keep it up, pal.* It’s come through the

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Oh, grow up.

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

People have been asking for my take on the “big” Pinehurst story in Sunday’s edition of our local paper. The mayor of Pinehurst and his city manager apparently ran to

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: ‘Fabricated’ Emails ???

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

This one ranks right there with ‘the dog ate my homework.’ You’ve all heard bad excuses from kids who have been caught red-handed misbehaving. You expect this stuff from kids,

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Yikes! I’ve been Heintzed.

Posted on March 13, 2023March 14, 2023 by Brant Clifton

If you live in Pinehurst, there is a good chance you’ve had an encounter with Jeffrey Heintz and possibly his wife. They are strong supporters of the disastrous Strickland-Pizzella-Hogeman cartel

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Leadership 101

Posted on March 1, 2023March 2, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty sad when folks have to come in to town to educate your elected leaders on how to run stuff. But THAT, my friends, is what state senator Tom

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: McInnis bill smacks Village govt tyrants

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It appears a grownup has finally stepped in to put the brakes on Pinehurst’s Strickland-Sanborn charlie-foxtrot. State senator Tom McInnis (R-Moore) has filed a bill entitled AN ACT TO LIMIT THE

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: NC Court of Appeals time!

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Way back in October 2021, mayor John Strickland and his henchmen attempted some dirty tricks against then-councilman Kevin Drum and councilmember Lydia Boesch. Strickland, village manager Jeff Sanborn, and Strickland’s

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Shut The Hell Up.

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A study from The UNC School of Government finds that The Village of Pinehurst has some serious flaws in its conflict resolution procedures. According to the study, there are few

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Give me a C. Give me a O. Give me a N. Give me a FLICT.

Posted on January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Transparency-in-government activist and former Pinehurst councilman Kevin Drum is sticking to his guns in the effort to block mayor John Strickland from pushing through an exemption to the vacation rentals

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Again, Conflict of Interest ???

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Transparency-in-government activist and former village councilman Kevin Drum is upping the ante in his offensive against the current council’s effort to exempt one certain neighborhood from the village’s ban on