N&O fact-checked on fracking by reader & WRAL
Fracking has been legalized by the legislature. But the professional left and their transcriptionists at The N&O are still trying to scare the hell out of the ‘great unwashed’
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ONE MORE WEEK: Runoff election day is July 17th (Time for endorsements.)
Runoffs for a wide range of offices are on the ballot for the July 17th runoff. Have you voted? Will you be around on July 17th? Early voting began
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Shubert: Pittenger misrepresents her role in controversial land deal
A real estate deal in western North Carolina has residents up in arms and has become a major issue in the GOP runoff for the state’s Ninth
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Shubert: Inquiry about signed false DOT letters needs to focus on Perdue aide Pryor Gibson
Former Republican legislator — and conservative stalwart — Fern Shubert says she was disgusted to see two weeping female secretaries dragged in front of a legislative panel. The legislature was
Continue readingDC GOP establishment steps up again for Hudson in NC-08
‘Another conservative group throws cash at N.C. congressional runoff’ is the headline on the item in Under The Dome. They’re talking about DC establishment golden boy and GOP congressional
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NC Campaign 2012: An alliance between libertarians and Tea Partiers for November could be mutually beneficial
2010 was a great year for fans of limited government. A lot of candidates preaching the virtues of government were swept into office at the state and federal levels. Since
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Racial Justice Act rearing its head again, thanks to lawyers for convicted cop killers
Tilmon Golphin — convicted for the 1997 murders of two North Carolina lawmen — is appealing his death sentence via The Racial Justice Act of 2009. (For the record, the
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2nd district Democrat Wilkins gets some national publicity, raises some eyebrows
Steve Wilkins, a Moore County Democrat seeking to replace Renee Ellmers in Congress this year, was featured in a June Time magazine column. In the article, Wilkins made
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Frustrated with Renee Ellmers? Well, you do have options in November.
In May, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC02) had a rather underwhelming primary victory against three relatively unknown (and poorly funded) challengers. She lost Randolph County, and had a
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Civitas poll should set off alarm bells for NCGOP, McCrory campaign
The latest poll by North Carolina’s Civitas Institute shows Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton (D) trailing GOP candidate, and former Charlotte mayor, Pat McCrory (R)
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