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If you depend on The Southern Pines Pilot to keep you informed on Moore County government, you MIGHT think commissioner Tim Lea is the ONLY one who ever
Continue readingIf you depend on The Southern Pines Pilot to keep you informed on Moore County government, you MIGHT think commissioner Tim Lea is the ONLY one who ever
Continue readingIn 2010, the nation overwhelmingly rewarded GOP candidates for Congress who promised to cut federal spending, cut taxes, roll back regulations, and restore some sanity to our nation’s
Continue readingAt first glance, Charlotte would appear to be a rather hopeless venue for the teaching and preaching of fiscal conservatism. Since Pat McCrory’s departure from city politics in 2008,
Continue readingA county government mole tells me various county officials’ sights have been set on a budget line item entitled: “Non-Profit: Grants & Contingency.” In some circles, this is
Continue readingSome rather duplicitous candidates and granola-munching activists are bemoaning an alleged lack of funding for education needs in Moore County. The problem with their harrangue is —
Continue readingOur highly unpopular governor is passing on running for reelection. Our state’s economy is in the tank. Our unemployment rate is higher than the national average. The Tea
Continue readingAs word gets around about the $2 million surplus from last year’s county budget, county leaders are bracing themselves for the stampede of beggars — with palms extended — headed
Continue readingOne of our faithful readers, who happens to be a well-placed county employee, alerted me to this gem. The Moore County budget has a “grant fund,” which is there
Continue readingSpeaking of political fights, a doozy is getting ready to break loose in Carthage at the highest levels of county government. One of our faithful readers, who happens to
Continue readingIt is ASTOUNDING how much the staff editorials in our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning local paper mirror the rhetoric on MSNBC and the spin of the state
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