Tag: mayor

Mayor Foxx to Charlotte taxpayers: BOHICA !!!

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Brant Clifton

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

Donald Duck for …. MAYOR ????

Posted on November 2, 2011November 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

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

Pinehurst 2011: Marcum on deficit spending

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

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

Razook’s endorses Joan Thurman

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

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

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: Howard and …… JOAN??????????

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, like many Moore Countians, I had to do a double take at that picture in the Sunday edition of The Pilot (of course, after wiping up the mouthful of

Pinehurst 2011: Candidate Forum Follies

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The League of Women Voters held a forum this week for ALL EIGHT candidates for Pinehurst village offices. It was quite dog-and-pony show. It was a dream for

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: Former mayors endorsing David McNeill

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A regular reader of this blog called me today. This person was doing business in downtown Southern Pines when they came across four former mayors of Southern Pines — Jane

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