by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 19, 2018 | Features, Politics |
Storm clouds loomed around John Kelly well before most people recognized him as a Trumpist. At his sycophantic Senate hearing, the Homeland Security committee skimmed over his brutal record at Guantanamo. Rubber bullets flew on his watch. The alleged moderate also...
by Darren Janz | Feb 19, 2018 | Features, NC Political Geography |
Located in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with Tennessee, Avery County is the youngest in our state – it was created in 1911 from parts of Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga counties, bringing the total number of Tar Heel counties to an even one...
by Byron Williams | Feb 18, 2018 | Features, Politics |
For decades the political party in Congress championing concern for the deficit, at least rhetorically, was invariably the one relegated to the minority. With righteous indignation, it decried the invoice created by the present generation for their children and...
by Darren Janz | Feb 15, 2018 | Features, NC Political Geography
Ashe County is located in the northwestern corner of North Carolina, with Virginia to its north and Tennessee to its west. Included within Wilkes County until 1785, the area was then annexed by the State of Franklin, an unrecognized territory that had claimed...
by Kirk Kovach | Feb 14, 2018 | Features, The Kovach Corner |
Amidst the fire and fury that is the Trump presidency, two important memos were released this week. No, not the Nunes memo, nor the Schiff rebuttal. I’m talking about Priorities USA and a new poll today from PPP. Both of these should encourage and scare Democrats, but...
by Alexander H. Jones | Feb 13, 2018 | Features, Politics |
An elephant never forgets, and the aging herd of Republicans in our legislature are no exception. The airing of grievances seems to be their go-to rhetorical move. Whatever outrage the Republicans are inflicting on the state inevitably recalls–and derives...
