Campaign 2017: Moore County
Election Day will be here before we know it. There are some important decisions to be made at the ballot box on November 7. Here’s our two cents on some
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JIHAD: Pinehurst resort stands strong in face of attacks from SCC’s John Dempsey, liberal hordes
We’ve had quite the political theater here in our sleep little resort town. On one side, we have the retirees and housewives of the Moore Republican Women who just wanted
Continue readingPinehurst 2015: The smoke clears. Bouldry, Cashion and Fiorillo left standing.
It’s over. (Thank God.) It’s been a strange campaign. From our standpoint here at Haymaker HQ, things have been going well in the Village of Pinehurst. This current council
Continue readingPinehurst 2015: Ambush!
Pinehurst voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to fill the mayor’s seat and two council seats. Incumbent mayor Nancy Fiorillo has three challengers trying to replace her. One of
Continue readingPinehurst 2015: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
We’ve got elections locally on Tuesday, Nov. 3. At least that’s what the board of elections web site tells us. Mayors and city council members across the state are standing
Continue reading#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
Continue readingShoot birdies — instead of Bambis — in Pinehurst
We’ve got it pretty good here. The village regularly has been recognized as one of the safest places to live in North Carolina. We’ve got a very reasonable tax rate.
Continue readingSave the deer. Cull the politician and busybody herds.
There actually is a down side to living in a great community like Pinehurst. The quality of life is so great that SOME busybodies create problems to, um, tackle. Some
Continue readingPinehurst: A second shakedown of builders by village staff?
Pinehurst is a great place. Lots of beautiful scenery. Lots of really nice people. The local government bureaucracy is another story. We’ve posted before on village staff demanding questionable
Continue readingPinehurst: Local government gone wild (downtown parking edition)
Yellow-dog Republican Pinehurst is developing quite a reputation for authoritarian government. Village government requires approval from your neighbors if you want to erect a fence on your property. (There are
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