Tag: elections

Mentally incompetent? Here’s your ballot.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Life in this state never ceases to amaze me. Our state government is absolutely amazing. Gaston Pridgen — Robeson County’s first elected GOP legislator EVER — is doing yeoman’s work

N&O dictation aids and abets Bartlett’s spin on O’Keefe video

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Today’s story on the alleged state board probe of last week’s Project Veritas video exposé of North Carolina elections board issues makes it clear why hard-copy newspapers are

Pinehurst 2011: Deficit spending or not?

Posted on October 30, 2011October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

According to the website Investorwords.com, the definition of deficit spending is: the amount by which a government, company, or individual’s spending exceeds its income over a particular period of time. Mayoral candidate John Marcum has accused village government of

Pinehurst 2011: More village govt numbers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I got my hands on the financials for village government, as of June 30 2011. Click here to see them for yourself. The package includes some gems like: The total

Pinehurst 2011: The Village Green

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Plans to update or revamp the village’s historic downtown area have been a hot topic for the last couple of years. Controversies have grown from village government’s consideration of

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

Southern Pines 2011: handicapping the races

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst is not alone with its silly season. Southern Pines has one that has geared up as well. The Town has two council seats up for election — one

Pinehurst 2011: candidate no-shows turn town hall forum into “The John Marcum Show”

Posted on October 5, 2011October 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst mayoral candidate John Marcum says increasing public input into village decisions is a key point in his platform. “This current group in village government makes their decisions, then provides

Pinehurst 2011: VAT-PAC ticket getting split?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A political action committee called The Village Action Team (VAT) has been getting a lot of buzz lately for its ad buys in The Pilot and in Pine Straw touting

Pinehurst 2011: Power AND Arrogance

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve come across two recent examples of just how haughty, condescending, and arrogant some incumbents on the Pinehurst Village Council have become. Exhibit A: A group called Concerned Citizens