Search Results for: Tim Moore

Lay off Small Business

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The title of this post is the same as the title for an excellent, thought-provoking op-ed a Moore County small business owner penned in a recent

Ellmers looking weak in congressional money chase

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The most recent round of campaign finance reports indicate a weak showing for North Carolina’s freshman U.S. Rep Renee Ellmers (R-Dunn). Ellmers, representing the state’s Second District (which should include

Pinehurst 2011: Mayoral ‘qualifications’

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Don’t you just love the empty buzzwords and catchphrases political candidates use in their ads? As an example, let’s look at the campaign of Pinehurst mayoral wannabe Joan Thurman. Her

Southern Pines 2011: NIMBY ticket seeks Town Council majority

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported on the Village Action Team-endorsed ticket of Cashion, Fiorillo and Parson in Pinehurst. Now, in Southern Pines, it appears the hardcore anti-development crowd in Southern Pines

Meet the puppetmasters pulling the strings of the ‘Occupy’ movement

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The allegedly mainstream media has been trying to paint the Occupy Wall Street, Occupy DC, Occupy Raleigh, etc. movements as spontaneous acts of taxpayer frustration. The Fayetteville Observer

Pinehurst 2011: A mayoral connection?

Posted on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It appears that — if Nancy Fiorillo and David McNeill are successful in November — The Village of Pinehurst and The Town of Southern Pines will have a very friendly

Pinehurst 2011: Google search reaps even more water talk

Posted on October 12, 2011October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A media report on a 2010 public hearing before the Moore County Board of Commissioners featured this item: And Nancy Roy Fiorillo of the Pinehurst Village Council said the town

Pinehurst 2011: Water, Agua, eau

Posted on October 10, 2011October 10, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County has had more than its fair share of water drama in recent years. Long periods without rain have mad water access — in a county with limited

Local Dems defend Occupy Wall Street nonsense

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Brant Clifton

This is so — pardon the pun — rich. The filthy hippies in New York City currently building up mountains of trash, defecating on police cars, and scaring tourists are

NO, Nancy & Ray are NOT MOVING to Greensboro

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

To all of you Moore County campaign operatives who read this blog religiously, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY. I have had several emails and