By a 8-1 vote, the Greensboro City Council voted to instruct City Attorney Tom Carruthers to mount a legal challenge to the recently-passed House bill restructuring the council. District 5…
Todd Warren is just your average teacher chosen to comment on Senate Bill 480, a bill that would limit the political activities of public school employees during school hours. Well, that…
Notable quote from today’s N&R front-pager on the controversy over a proposed historical marker commemorating the 179 Klan-Nazi shootout: “I certainly don’t think those people deserved to die,” Greensboro Councilman…
Daily Haymaker goes off on N&R reporter/political columnist Joe Killian’s ‘weepy, metrosexual letter’ to Senate candidate Thom Tillis explaining how much alike they really are —as much as a reporter…
N&R editor Jeff Gauger responds to last week’s NYT editorial on the supposed decline of North Carolina —with (gag) cornpone humor: “Vern, did you see that editorial about North Carolina?”…
Both the N&R and Rhino write up Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes’ problem keeping jailers at the new $100 million county jail. Barnes tells Scott Yost the problems stem from…
The N&R follows up last week’s Rhino report on Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes throwing up his hands and handing back the county’s fleet of civilian vehicles. Once again N&R…
Amazes me how every year people seem shocked and offended by negative political ads. All I know if people are offended by local legislative races, then they sure won’t have…
Update: The Winston-Salem Journal — as liberal as they come —- covers the incident. Update 2: Video via Breitbart. I was forwarded an e-mail where a faraway reader took note…
Guilford County commissioners last night unanimously voted to divert $7 million in hotel tax revenue for the city’s new aquatic center. Joe Killian reports that the item was on the…
One interesting supporter, from the N&R’s write-up: Many in the crowd agreed, saying Palin’s pro-life stance was more important than any other factor. Willa Scott of Jamestown said that’s why…