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Lee County pols apologize for, distance selves from ICE raid in Sanford
Relax, Lee County. SOME of your gutless political leaders really want you to know they had NOTHING to do with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement service’s Tuesday raid in Sanford aimed at actually enforcing our nation’s immigration laws. HERE is the sheriff…
Fayetteville mayor candidate & his family biz facing state complaint,charges
Mitch Colvin came out on top in Tuesday’s mayoral vote in Fayetteville, but things may not be looking so good for him with the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service. (Colvin, mayor pro tem of Fayetteville and a funeral director by trade, made the cut…
#ncpol: Um, Party Disloyalty?
WRAL ran this cutesy item about one Charlotte mayoral candidate getting some help from the other side of the aisle: […] State Sen.Joel Ford‘s mayoral bid in Charlotte got a boost from colleagues across the aisle. State Sens.John Alexander, R-Wake, Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, and Tommy…
#Pinehurst: ”You come at The Queen, you best not miss.”
“You come at the king, you best not miss.” — Omar Little, HBO’s The Wire ____________________________ We’ve been hearing all kinds of off-the-record rumblings about this year’s mayoral race for some time. Those rumblings have gone public in the pages of our thrice twice-weekly Pulitzer prize…
The Crash of The Peacock: Me-Too Republicanism flops in Charlotte
Got a flat tire? *Man, if the Democrats still controlled the legislature, that nail would NEVER have been in the road.* These days, the remnants of North Carolina’s mainstream media — and many RINOs — will attempt to pin ANYONE’S misfortune…
NCGOP needs to do more selling of the platform, less selling of the (R)
NCGOP activists have poured into Charlotte this weekend for their state convention. They’ll hear from some of the US Senate hopefuls looking to replace Kay Hagan. They’ll also choose their state party leadership for the next two years. There hasn’t been a lot of news…
Mayor Foxx to Charlotte taxpayers: BOHICA !!!
Charlotte mayor Redd Foxx appears to be hard at work stomping out any chances of an economic recovery in The Queen City. He and his cronies JUST finished hiking the food tax to pay for renovations to Panther Stadium. Now, Hizzoner…
Donald Duck for …. MAYOR ????
Pinehurst voters may think they have a lively mayoral race this year. But that Moore County election doesn’t hold a candle to the race for mayor in the New Hanover County community of Castle Hayne – a suburb of Wilmington: It appears Castle Hayne…
Pinehurst 2011: Marcum on deficit spending
I finally pinned down mayoral candidate John Marcum and got him to talk in detail about his accusations of deficit spending in Pinehurst village government. (The documents he is referencing can be found here. ): Brant, Glad you saw the audited overspending in FY10. If…
Razook’s endorses Joan Thurman
Razook’s, the world-renowned women’s clothing store in downtown Pinehurst, has endorsed Joan Thurman for village mayor. Yep, that’s right. You can see her campaign signs in the windows of the Razook’s building in downtown. I think that makes sense. After all, Joan is a very…
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