by Alexander H. Jones | Mar 6, 2018 | Features, Politics
Pat McCrory overrode the counsel of wiser heads to bring the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Charlotte. Then-mayor McCrory tended to get entranced by imagery. How could the city not benefit from a spectacle of spinning wheels and flashing simulators? The Triangle Business...
by Darren Janz | Mar 5, 2018 | Features, NC Political Geography |
Bladen is the “mother county” of North Carolina – created in 1734, its once-limitless territory has since been used to form over half of all one hundred counties in the state. Still the fourth-largest county in North Carolina by land area, Bladen encompasses a rural...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 27, 2018 | Features, Politics |
It’s been five years since Phil Berger rewrote our tax code, and Democrats still lack a comprehensive tax reform plan. Little has materialized except suggestions that we avoid further tax cuts. Governor Cooper’s budget accepted the new starve-the-beast...
by Darren Janz | Feb 26, 2018 | Features, NC Political Geography |
Bertie County (pronounced burr-TEE County) is a rural county located in North Carolina’s northeastern Coastal Plain. Formed in 1722 as one of the oldest Tar Heel counties, Bertie is part of North Carolina’s Black Belt, a stretch of counties in the eastern part of the...
by Byron Williams | Feb 25, 2018 | Features, Politics |
I would like to the pose the following questions to current supporters of President Trump. If say, Sen. Elizabeth Warren was our next president and failed to divest from any business interest, would that be acceptable? If she failed to divest, would you be comfortable...
by Darren Janz | Feb 22, 2018 | Features, NC Political Geography
Split in two by the mouth of the Pamlico River, Beaufort County is a medium-sized county located in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct and received its current identity in 1712, making it one of the oldest in North...
