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Pinehurst: A hot mess at Village Hall

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We’ve made it through two years and a month of the Strickland era in Pinehurst government. The reports coming out of the village’s halls of government evoke memories of

Pinehurst: TRYING to walk it all back

Posted on November 27, 2021November 30, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Before the November elections for Pinehurst Village Council, “ethics” was a very very very very important matter that needed to be discussed loudly and openly in every nook and

Pinehurst: I Sue You — (Um, you sue Me ?)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

The cabal currently running Pinehurst village government is about to help the village break new legal ground. I’ve talked with some area attorneys, and NONE of them can recall

Apparently, in Pinehurst, having “relations” with your legislator(s) is a CRIME.

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

I don’t think we’re talking about the Bill Clinton definition of “having relations,” here. At a Tuesday special meeting, village manager Jeff Sanborn’s hand puppet (aka mayor John Strickland)

Pinehurst Council eating their own

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve ever wondered why Pinehurst is the most-hated municipality in Moore County, I invite you to take a gander at Exhibit A: video of the October 12 meeting

Pinehurst councilwoman laments NCGA’s “love of property rights”

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

In an era of Neo-Marxist rioting and vandalism, it’s more than disturbing to hear a leader so close to home bad-mouth the concept of property rights. But THAT

Moore County GOP cheerleading for BIGGER government in Pinehurst

Posted on October 27, 2019October 27, 2019 by Brant Clifton

A lot of folks have been working very hard to reduce being Republican to little more than having an (R) next to your name on the ballot.

Pinehurst 2019: I told you so …

Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This bunch trying to gain entry onto the Pinehurst Village Council have got regulation and limitation of property rights on the brain: The thorny issue of regulating short-term home

Pinehurst Campaign 2019: Individual, property rights at risk

Posted on October 13, 2019October 14, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Just by perusing the list of candidates on Pinehurst’s November ballot, it’s pretty clear that we stand a good chance of ending up with a majority on the Village

The Pinehurst elections

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With all the hubbub about the 2019 special elections for Congress, and the March 2020 primaries, it’s important to remember that many parts of North Carolina will be holding