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NC gas tax cap races through state House (Speed bump awaits in Senate)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Brant Clifton

        The conservative majority in the North Carolina General Assembly’s lower chamber did its duty and overwhelmingly approved, on Monday, legislation to hold the current state gas

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government

Pinehurst Village Council: Fireworks in November?

Posted on November 29, 2011November 29, 2011 by Brant Clifton

        John Marcum may have finished a distant second in this month’s mayoral race, but he is certainly not riding off quietly into the sunset.   Marcum’s

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Civitas: Pinehurst’s Blake is NC Senate’s top conservative

Posted on November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 by Brant Clifton

      According to NC Civitas, a Raleigh-based conservative think tank, Senator Harris Blake (R-Pinehurst) is wrapping up this session at the top of the class, with a perfect

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Campaign 2012, Harris Blake, Moore County, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics

The selective coverage of politician “sins”

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

      Rob Christensen, senior political writer and resident newsroom wonderboy at The N&O, wants us to believe that today’s allegedly mainstream media (AMSM) is MUCH tougher on political

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Apple, $46 million for 50 jobs, and the $1.7M jacuzzi …

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Brant Clifton

          North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory (R) and some legislative Republicans in Raleigh are talking up the idea of reforming the state’s economic development practices.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

  Thank you to all of our faithful readers who have stuck with us for our first six months.  Stick with us over the holidays, and into the new year.

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Public defenders stick up for ‘Racial Justice’ …

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

            Just days after North Carolina’s prosecutors formally seek an end to the travesty called ‘The Racial Justice Act’, the state’s public defenders are speaking

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Law & Order, Media, NC legislature

Let the scare tactics begin …

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

        When liberals realize they can’t win a debate on the issues, they almost always turn to the scare tactics. Lyndon Johnson got the ball rolling in

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics

Put up or shut up time for NCGOP

Posted on November 23, 2011November 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

          There are a number of developments brewing in Raleigh that will tell volumes about whether North Carolina made a wise investment in the Republican Party

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Campaign 2012, Economy, Media, NC legislature, Politics, Thom Tillis

Thoughts and Prayers Time …

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

  As we approach this Thanksgiving holiday, please keep former North Carolina governor Jim Holshouser (1973-1977) and his family in your thoughts and prayers.  The governor went under the surgeon’s

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Moore County, NCGOP, Politics

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