Sure, those terms sound like something from a George Orwell or Ayn Rand novel. But unfortunately, they are very real. The Future of Freedom Foundation fills us in on the
Continue readingThe media hysteria over the budget debate on Jones Street is reaching a crescendo. Never mind that Democrats — when they were in charge — actually debated the budget until
Continue readingThe latest news about the murder of a UNC-Chapel Hill professor brings to mind the ‘do-rag’ rule — a term first coined by or friend Bob Lee Swagger. What is
Continue readingWe got a tidal wave of enthusiastic support of our post on taxpayer-funded travel by US senators. Many readers asked us to look into taxpayer-funded trips OVERSEAS. You ask, we
Continue readingThe North Carolina Senate has voted to send one heck of a hot potato over to the NC House. The economic development package creates a new method for handing out
Continue readingThe Washington Examiner — the conservative daily that employees Renee Ellmers’s favorite “liberal reporter” — has put together a very interesting piece about how much we’re shelling out to cover
Continue readingGov. Pat McCrory trotted out NCDOT secretary Tony Tata to defend the wildly controversial I-77 “HOT lane” tolling project in Mecklenburg County. (McCrory, House speaker Thom Tillis, and speaker pro
Continue readingDemocrat Kay Hagan, Republican Thom Tillis, and Libertarian Sean Haugh already have spots on the November ballot for US Senate. It appears that three more people have met or surpassed
Continue readingN&O executive editor John Drescher’s pet shih-tzu is all worked up over the fact that Charles Koch — of the ”evil” Koch Industries empire — and his family have maxed out
Continue readingFor a long time, Chatham County has been an overflow containment area for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd. Apparently, they were so satisfied with the job they did in ruining neighboring
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