Robeson County is one of the most diehard Democrat counties in the state. Republican presidential, gubernatorial, legislative and congressional candidates regularly get their feelings hurt there at election time. But
Continue readingRobeson County — in southeastern North Carolina — is a prime example of where some serious education reform is needed. The county leads the state in nearly ALL of the
Continue readingRobeson County, in southeastern North Carolina, has officially become the state’s poorest jurisdiction. It leads — or is near the top in all of the worst
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It seems like a no-brainer, right? You’re in law enforcement. Another law enforcement agency contacts you to do something for them – like, say, hold a suspect in custody until
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Here we are with another example of talking tough, but then delivering something weak and spineless to appease campaign donors. Remember when sheriffs elected in liberal enclaves Wake and Mecklenburg
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The tubby little guy at the front of the state House chamber never ceases to amaze. Not long after escaping from being trapped waist-deep in someone else’s divorce proceedings, here
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We told you earlier about a mysterious provision in the secretly-negotiated state budget that stripped Dare County towns of their power to regulate the construction of new low-income housing within
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Indian reservations have arguably outlived their usefulness. They did some good amid the turmoil of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But nowadays, Indian reservations and related programs do
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Check out this quote in DC’s The Hill newspaper: […]“North Carolina is a true purple state. Thirty percent of our voters are registered Republicans, 34 [percent] are registered as Democrats,
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Having been a drive-by myself, I so want to give some of these drive-bys a break. But so many of them keep disappointing me with the blatant dictation, lying,
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