American politician (1859-1912)
For nearly a decade now, the composition and ownership of the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) have been a contested battle between the General Assembly and the Governor. The…
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation’s gripping short film, In the Pines, is making waves through the film festival circuit. The film, produced by Greg de Deugd, and directed by Dugan…
For starters, if you’re a regular reader of the Greensboro News & Record you might have picked up on the fact that they care for Sen. Phil Berger. N&R ed…
By a 9-2 margin, the Guilford County Board of Education voted Thursday night to rename Aycock Middle School. Board members Linda Wellborn and Rebecca Buffington were the ‘no’ votes. You’ve…
At last night’s meeting, the Guilford County Board of Education entertained the possibility of renaming Aycock Middle School, named for Gov. Charles B. Aycock, known for being both the “education…
NPR reports Princeton University’s board voted to keep former President Woodrow Wilson’s name on its School of Foreign Policy in spite of Wilson’s racist and segregationist views. “On balance we though his…
Lede in N&R’s Guilford County school board meeting write-up is the choice of a Lenovo tablet to replace the Amplify tablet currently in use. But keep reading: In other business, Amos Quick,…
Money quote from N&R editor and publisher Jeff ‘Grits’ Gauger’s last word on the UNCG board of trustees vote to remove the name of former Gov. Charles B. Aycock from its campus auditorium:…
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Board of Trustees votes to rename Aycock Auditorium, named after Gov. Charles B. Aycock. From the UNCG press release: In naming the auditorium, Aycock was recognized for…
Outgoing UNCG Chancellor Linda Brady has appointed a 12-member committee to study a possible name change for Aycock Auditorium, the 1,600- venue that has anchored the campus on the corner…
The Stompers are making the news. Two of the group’s charter members, Don Yelton and Chad Nesbitt, both Democrats-turned-Republicans, have been actively investigating government, blowing the whistle, and slinging mud…