The cost of county government in North Carolina
The John Locke Foundation in Raleigh has put together a fascinating report on the cost of governing at the local level in The Tar
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NC Dem legislator cites Karl Marx in opposing repeal of death tax
North Carolina state legislators are justifiably examining repeal of the state’s inheritance tax — which soaks people who inherit items from their parents or grandparents. Right now,
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WHAT economic recovery?
BarryO and his playmates in the mainstream media are falling all over themselves to sell us on the idea that the economy is in recovery. Before you get
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Why social issues are important to GOP success
The “conventional wisdom” out there is that Republican candidates need to run away from ANY discussion of social issues for fear of alienating the almighty moderates out
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Announcement of tax dollars for brewery raises new set of questions
It appears that Pinehurst Village government has jumped head-first into the venture capital game — picking winners and losers by investing tax dollars in certain enterprises seeking
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Owner of The Pilot newspaper showed BarryO the money in 2011
The Charlotte Observer has a pretty neat searchable database on its web site detailing 2011 contributions to presidential candidates by North Carolinians. One search of that database found “Frank Daniels,
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Google, Bob Etheridge & name ID
Judging from a routine Google search, Democrat gubernatorial frontrunner Bobby “Boom Boom” Etheridge’s PR team has its work cut out for it. Go to Google and input “bob
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UNC athletics, Rush & the ghost of McCarthyism
The leftist lynch mob is STILL after El Rushbo even after he apologized for his choice of words. This proves it’s not about “civil discourse.” It’s all about shutting
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BarryO and THAT dubious Elon / N&O poll
The N&O newsroom is falling all over its collective self to trumpet a poll it co-sponsored with Elon University that appears to show BarryO’s approval on the upswing here in
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NYC direct flights in the cards for Moore County Airport?
I had an interesting discussion the other day with a local business community mover-and-shaker who is also in-the-know on economic development. Our subject turned to Moore County’s Airport and the
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