Tag: Pinehurst

Pinehurst: A hot mess at Village Hall

Posted on December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 by Brant Clifton

We’ve made it through two years and a month of the Strickland era in Pinehurst government. The reports coming out of the village’s halls of government evoke memories of

Pinehurst’s Pizzella : Bill Clinton, too ???

Posted on October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Wow. Talk about a rogue’s gallery. Pinehurst Village Council candidate Patrick Pizzella’s campaign team doesn’t want to talk about much of his DC background. (Especially his lobbying activities.)

Apparently, in Pinehurst, having “relations” with your legislator(s) is a CRIME.

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Brant Clifton

I don’t think we’re talking about the Bill Clinton definition of “having relations,” here. At a Tuesday special meeting, village manager Jeff Sanborn’s hand puppet (aka mayor John Strickland)

Pinehurst candidate worked for Obama, Russians AND King of DC sleaze

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Brant Clifton

You can’t make this up. The more you look into Patrick Pizzella’s time in DC, the more troubling things appear. Here’s the word from Open Secrets: Patrick Pizzella will

“Putting Pinehurst FIRST”? (Actually, he’s putting it 3rd.)

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Brant Clifton

As I told you before, Patrick Pizzella, who won an appointment by former President Barack Obama and fast confirmation by a Democrat-controlled Senate, is seeking local office in Pinehurst.

Former Obama aide seeks Pinehurst village council seat

Posted on October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 by Brant Clifton

Barack Obama’s name is considered profanity in politically bright-red Pinehurst. That’s why it’s so newsworthy and interesting to see a former Obama appointee seeking local office in the village.

Hey, Roy. We’re having a parade.

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by Brant Clifton

While most of the state is quivering and laying awake at night worrying about the consequences of violating one of Gov. Doofus’s executive orders, most people in Moore

Pinehurst councilwoman laments NCGA’s “love of property rights”

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

In an era of Neo-Marxist rioting and vandalism, it’s more than disturbing to hear a leader so close to home bad-mouth the concept of property rights. But THAT

Hey, Pinehurst: Here comes the John Strickland Tax Increase!

Posted on December 28, 2019December 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I For years, he’s huddled in the back of the village council meeting room organizing his minions. John Strickland couldn’t win his last election, so he was going

Pinehurst 2019: I told you so …

Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This bunch trying to gain entry onto the Pinehurst Village Council have got regulation and limitation of property rights on the brain: The thorny issue of regulating short-term home