2024, meet 1968.
A beleaguered incumbent Democrat president backs out of his reelection bid. His party pushes forward with his vice-president as the party’s nominee. The Democrat convention is slated to happen in
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Thom wants a hug.
He was injected into North Carolina politics by a cabal of Charlotte money-men irritated with the presence of an actual conservative incumbent legislator. They got him through the primary, and
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Why are politician book deals important? Ask Jim Wright.
Once again, we’re dealing with a significant ethical question about the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina. It’s been quite a parade: the beach house, Balanced Nutrition, the daycare
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Good riddance.
With Tim Moore and Jason Saine leaving the NC House for $$$greener$$ pastures, the stink in-and-around the Jones Street legislative complex should be lessened by about — oh — 11
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Vance pick an outside-the-park homer
Donald Trump’s pick of US senator J.D. Vance threw me for a loop. It was a pleasant surprise. But, typically, guys and gals who think like Vance (and us) don’t
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Saturday night in Butler, PA
Well, I have officially lived through a second presidential assassination attempt. I was living in South Korea in 1981 when John Hinckley attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan. This was
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US House GOP debates internally re: Biden and the 25th amendment
With an important election right around the corner, it seems many in Congress’s opposition party are split on how to handle the question of Joe Biden and his fitness to
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Folwell, State Health Plan score big legal win against Blue Cross
It seems like just yesterday that Blue Cross decided to lawyer up over state treasurer Dale Folwell‘s decision to open up the job of administering the state health plan to
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The SCC Files: New faces at the top
It seems we will be seeing at least TWO new faces on the board of trustees at Sandhills Community College. The school changed out presidents. George and Larry are still
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No lights. No gas. No water. Heated by the oven. (Welcome to Mark & Yolanda’s “successful” daycare center.)
I usually find myself rolling my eyes in response to the work of Ned Barnett over at The N&O’s op-ed page. But, I do have to give him props for
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