Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 29, 2016. Pat McCrory, it appears, is going through the five stages of grief. First came denial, then anger. Right now he’s in the bargaining stage. That... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 1, 2016. A man who traffics in made-up news recently was tracked down by a real reporter. After initially declining an interview when approached at his... Read More
Lawyers for the state of North Carolina will make oral arguments in the Supreme Court next week, seeking to overturn a lower federal court’s ruling that two of the state’s congressional districts... Read More
For the second time in recent experience, and the fifth time in American history, a presidential candidate has been elected despite having failed to win a plurality of the nationwide vote. Also for... Read More
The State Board of Elections on Wednesday called for a recount of more than 90,000 votes that Durham County reported late on Election Night because of technical difficulties. The 3-2 vote along party... Read More
The outcome of the presidential election puzzled many people. How could such a brash, offensive personality — who didn’t understand the nuances of conservatism, who spoke in politically incorrect... Read More
by Paul O'Connor, Capitol Press Association, published in Salisbury Post, November 23, 2016. In the days before national chains, my Uncle Ted would only stop at auto-club approved motels during our... Read More
Cooper finished election night about 5,000 votes ahead, but McCrory refused to concede, insisting that all provisional and absentee ballots would need to be counted. As those ballots have been counted... Read More
After a year of waking up every morning to listen to name-calling and howling on TV I figured, Enough politics – after the election what everyone needed was a break to calm down. About a week... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving? Bah, humbug, say a lot of Democrats. Two weeks after a loss they didn’t see coming, they’re still sorting through four of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining... Read More
