by James Kotecki | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
A Republican Lieutenant Governor is something of on an anomaly in North Carolina – from the start of the 20th century until now there have only been three out of a total of 27. Linda Coleman, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election. Forest’s take on HB2...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 22, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control, Immigration |
The shooting in Orlando reminds us how vulnerable we are in a society like ours. It also reminds us that there are people who hate some of us simply for who we are. And it reminds us that there really are people who hate America just because of our way of life. It...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jun 16, 2016 | Civil Rights, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGov, Veterans, Women's Rights |
Pat McCrory is setting the record for Most Spineless Politician. Since getting elected, he’s repeatedly trashed his own purported principles, and refused to own his decisions. He’s got no backbone, no courage, and no right to be taken seriously. McCrory’s history of...
by James Kotecki | Jun 15, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
The 2012 race to become North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor was close. Really close. 0.16 percentage points close. Democrat Linda Coleman almost became the first African-American woman elected to statewide office in North Carolina. She didn’t concede until nearly two...
by Thomas Mills | Jun 13, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Gun Control |
The attack on a gay night club in Orlando was the deadliest mass shooting in history. We should all stand with the LGBT community today and we should mourn with the city of Orlando as well as with the families of the victims. Our government needs to take action to...
by James Kotecki | Jun 9, 2016 | Education, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Nation Hahn is one of those guys that seems to know everybody, especially in state political circles. By the time I met him in early 2013, it was clear that he and his wife Jamie were poised to make a huge impact on North Carolina. Then something happened that changed...
