A protest of the results in a county commissioner race in this southeastern county has blossomed into a full-blown PR fiasco for the local and state elections boards. A significant
Continue readingThe DC GOP establishment, and their media puppets on Fox News, are quaking over the idea of a government “shutdown.” Give the Democrats what they want. Don’t make Barry mad,
Continue readingI was floored to see that North Carolinians actually voted to make their right to a jury trial optional. Now, the constant drumbeat of drive-by generated negative publicity about a couple
Continue readingThe US House is loading up a defense authorization bill with so much non-defense related pork that even The Washington Post is appalled: A sweeping $521 billion package that authorizes
Continue readingWe’ve had our issues with a lot of decisions made by this governor. But we do have to give him kudos for his positions on illegal immigration. In 2013, he
Continue readingMany of you ACC sports fans may recognize the name Barry Jacobs. He writes a lot on the ACC, and is a regular talking-head on all things ACC. Well, Barry
Continue readingQuestion: What do you get when you hold your nose while voting? Answer: Pretty much the same damn thing you would have gotten from the guys and gals you voted
Continue readingHaywood County is — I believe — the last county in North Carolina to elect its tax collector. The Democrats have a stranglehold on this western North Carolina jurisdiction. They
Continue readingThe governor’s office is spinning commerce secretary Sharon Decker’s resignation as a chance for her to seek bigger and better opportunities. But a well-placed source of mine from Jones Street
Continue readingThat is the hottest scoop circulating through top-tier GOP circles in the state. I heard it first-hand from a source whose title includes the word “honorable” today: “Jim’s name comes up
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