The North Carolina House dealt with a bill Thursday that directly affects the funeral home business. Representatives Jamie Boles (R), Howard Hunter (D), and Kelly Alexander (D) are the primary
Continue readingIt sure looks like it. And if so, that would be very interesting to Moore County’s burgeoning craft beer industry. Here’s The John Locke Foundation: The clock ran out before
Continue readingMoore County and Randolph County are two of the most reliably Republican counties in the state. Political pros rank them somewhere in the R+20 or +30 range, which is a
Continue readingState Rep. Jamie Boles has caught a little grief from us over the years. Much of his work in recent years has involved introducing legislation that directly benefits the funeral
Continue readingClose elections can be quite the learning experience. Incumbents who narrowly escape the wrath of the voters can do one of two things: (1) grovel and beg to get back
Continue readingIt’s been a good TEN years since we last had a barn burner of a race for state House in North Carolina. Frankly, most people don’t want to be bothered with
Continue readingRichard Morgan has been gone from this seat for TEN YEARS now. Just as we were getting use to the quiet and civility, things had to BLOW UP. Republican state Rep.
Continue readingSome well-plugged in observers in this yellow-dog Republican county say state Rep. Jamie Boles (R) is an incumbent who very well can lose his renomination bid in March. Boles is
Continue readingRaleigh was atwitter last week over the dismissal of state Rep. — and House Committee chairman — Nelson Dollar’s wife from her high,um, “dollar” job at the Department of Public
Continue readingYou get up every morning From your ‘larm clock’s warning Take the 8:15 into the city There’s a whistle up above And people pushin’, people shovin’ And the girls who
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