A travesty of justice in Moore County with a tragic ending
The body of a thirty-something Moore County woman was found Wednesday near the county landfill in Aberdeen. Check out one of the news accounts: A
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Tag: North Carolina
NC Secretary of State debate: Goodwin lays the smack down, Marshall dodges and lies about her record
The two candidates on the November ballot for North Carolina Secretary of State faced off in a spirited debate in Raleigh Thursday evening. Incumbent Secretary of
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Missouri and Medicare. The STUPID PARTY rides again
Many years ago, columnist George will coined the phrase “The Stupid Party” to describe the GOP establishment and its stupefying habit of taking a situation — tailor made for the
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Emails from Speaker Tillis, other lawmakers raise suspicions of lobbyist shakedowns
Some lobbyists recently received an email from the reelection campaign of House Speaker Thom Tillis asking for money. State law prohibits lawmakers from soliciting lobbyists for
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Janet Cowell & Erskine Bowles: Quid Pro Quo on Facebook fiasco?
After our recent post on Facebook’s woes potentially impacting the race for North Carolina state treasurer, I got a call from a faithful reader of this site
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Veteran outside-the-beltline GOP leader expresses concern over NCGOP’s election tactics
I had an interesting talk today with an individual who is (1) a well-known name in North Carolina Republican circles and (2) a battle-tested veteran of decades of political combat:
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Facebook’s woes may blow back on NC treasurer, become election issue
State Treasurer has typically been one of those races that stays below the political radar. Everyone seems to focus all of their attention on more
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Secretary of State debate on Thursday
Anything hosted IN THE TRIANGLE at a UNITARIAN CHURCH by THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS and THE NC CENTER FOR VOTER EDUCATION looks like sure trouble for a Republican candidate.
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The N&O: Playing ‘Gunga Din’ for Walter Dalton
Reading the News & Observer these days, you can almost sense the panic among the stenographers in the newsroom. Just yesterday, the paper ran an item about
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Simon Says: Pull Your Pants Up!
Pants on the ground Pants on the ground Lookin’ like a fool with yo pants on the ground With yo gold in yo mouth Hat turned sideways, pants hit the
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