Congratulations to our shrewd and thrifty state leadership who guaranteed continuation-budget funding for NC Arts Council grants. So, while the president and his men are striving in earnest to make sure people don’t have to decide between healthcare and food, the Department of Cultural Resources is guaranteeing nobody’s right to buy art they don’t want is infringed. Each county will receive a portion of over $7 million awarded mostly for “various arts programs, administrative support and subgrants.”