Tag: town council

Moore County: Did John McLaughlin commit a ‘Lorna Clack’?

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some years ago, we had a rather pretentious (and awful) county school board member named Lorna Clack who lost a bid for reelection. (We like to think this

For Southern Pines Town Council: Haney & Lancaster

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Election day is Tuesday. We’ve got some decisions to make. The voters of Southern Pines have a choice between four different candidates for TWO SEATS on the town council. I

Barack Hussein Smithson

Posted on October 28, 2012October 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We’ve had to endure nearly four years of class warfare nonsense from our soon-to-be ex-president and his cronies. Now, we’re getting it on the local level from Southern

Property rights, economic development questions for Southern Pines, Pinehurst councils

Posted on May 31, 2012May 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There was an interesting line in a recent Pilot story about Pinehurst’s new budget: […] Another $252,000 is in the budget for the construction

Back to the Future for Southern Pines: Mike Fields BACK on Town Council?

Posted on December 7, 2011December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Pinehurst recently tapped a familiar face to fill out the remainder of a term for an incumbent council member who had been elected mayor. Southern Pines may be

Southern Pines 2011: Woodruff’s questions

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was flipping through this past Sunday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper, when I noticed an ad promoting the Southern Pines Town Council

Southern Pines 2011: Grow Your Own Food, Read by Candlelight

Posted on October 30, 2011October 30, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Most candidates for political office talk about how they are going to advance their communities through the new millennium. Town Council candidate Marsh Smith, a dedicated green political activist,

Southern Pines 2011: The Pilot makes a good call

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Kudos to Moore County’s thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local newspaper for its endorsements Sunday in this November’s Southern Pines municipal elections. The Pilot endorsed the reelection of longtime veteran

Southern Pines 2011: NIMBY ticket seeks Town Council majority

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported on the Village Action Team-endorsed ticket of Cashion, Fiorillo and Parson in Pinehurst. Now, in Southern Pines, it appears the hardcore anti-development crowd in Southern Pines

Southern Pines 2011: The Money Chase

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Typically, a campaign that raises the most money from the most individuals does quite well on election day. Campaigns that raise over $1,000 are required to file finance reports with