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The article "Why do Beaufort County Republicans Beat Each Other Up?" by Larry Britt a former Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party is a study in split personality.
The article "Why do Beaufort County Republicans Beat Each Other Up?" by Larry Britt a former Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party is a study in split personality.
 
The media is dismissing Steve Royal, the GOP nominee for state treasurer, as an also-ran -- an after-thought.
The media is dismissing Steve Royal, the GOP nominee for state treasurer, as an also-ran -- an after-thought.
 
Eight years ago, hours after George W. Bush won a second term as president and Mike Easley won a second term as governor, I wrote in this space that Republicans in North Carolina had essentially created two separate parties.
Eight years ago, hours after George W. Bush won a second term as president and Mike Easley won a second term as governor, I wrote in this space that Republicans in North Carolina had essentially created two separate parties.
 
John Tedesco is a ‘lightening rod” of new ideas charged by his conviction that that he can improve the North Carolina school system. And I think he can do it.
John Tedesco is a ‘lightening rod” of new ideas charged by his conviction that that he can improve the North Carolina school system. And I think he can do it.
 
Overall, it's looking like a pretty depressing election day for the Democrat Party in-state and nationwide.
Overall, it's looking like a pretty depressing election day for the Democrat Party in-state and nationwide.
 
I don't think there is anybody -- outside of Walter Dalton's immediate family -- who hasn't conceded that we will be spending the next four years talking about GOVERNOR McCrory.
I don't think there is anybody -- outside of Walter Dalton's immediate family -- who hasn't conceded that we will be spending the next four years talking about GOVERNOR McCrory.
 
A former state employee, now retired, posted on Facebook that he has already voted four times and intends to vote again on Tuesday. Click here to read the story.
A former state employee, now retired, posted on Facebook that he has already voted four times and intends to vote again on Tuesday. Click here to read the story.
 
Recent stepped-up voter registration efforts at state mental hospitals and facilities for the developmentally disabled resulted in the registration of Wendell Justin Williamson, who in 1995 killed two people in Chapel Hill and was judged not guilty by reason of insanity.
Recent stepped-up voter registration efforts at state mental hospitals and facilities for the developmentally disabled resulted in the registration of Wendell Justin Williamson, who in 1995 killed two people in Chapel Hill and was judged not guilty by reason of insanity.
 
I believe I have figured out why the Anointed One is spending so much time trying to get reelected. He has realized that he will be put out of government housing if he doesn't win the election.
I believe I have figured out why the Anointed One is spending so much time trying to get reelected. He has realized that he will be put out of government housing if he doesn't win the election.
 
The 2012 North Carolina Secretary of State race features two very different candidates.
 
Let's cut the hype about this business of rescuers risking their lives to help folks who chose to stay with their home and ride out a storm.
 
We don't believe the national polls that say that a large number of people are still undecided who they will vote for Tuesday. But just in case there are any such folks out there we will review how we see the electoral landscape in this election at this point.
We don't believe the national polls that say that a large number of people are still undecided who they will vote for Tuesday. But just in case there are any such folks out there we will review how we see the electoral landscape in this election at this point.
 
The Council of State races tend to get overlooked by the media in favor of the more glamorous presidential and gubernatorial campaigns.
The Council of State races tend to get overlooked by the media in favor of the more glamorous presidential and gubernatorial campaigns.
 
Some folks will accuse us of being blind followers of the GOP this election season. I am hoping this particular installment of our endorsement series will put that to rest.
Some folks will accuse us of being blind followers of the GOP this election season. I am hoping this particular installment of our endorsement series will put that to rest.
 
This poll of 600 likely general election voters in North Carolina was conducted October 18-20, 2010 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Virginia. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered voters in North Carolina.
This poll of 600 likely general election voters in North Carolina was conducted October 18-20, 2010 by Tel Opinion Research of Alexandria, Virginia. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered voters in North Carolina.
 
North Carolina has a public (meaning taxpayer-financed) campaign financing system for appellate court judges and three Council of State positions: Auditor, Commissioner of Insurance, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
North Carolina has a public (meaning taxpayer-financed) campaign financing system for appellate court judges and three Council of State positions: Auditor, Commissioner of Insurance, and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
 
The GOP nominees for the top two posts we'll be voting for on November 6 can really vouch for the old theorem about "right place, right time."
The GOP nominees for the top two posts we'll be voting for on November 6 can really vouch for the old theorem about "right place, right time."
 
As we near the end of this rancorous election there exists a rich irony in the presidential contest.
As we near the end of this rancorous election there exists a rich irony in the presidential contest.
 
Randal O'Toole is an observant fellow. A senior fellow at the Cato Institute and longtime analyst of state and local growth management, O'Toole took a close look at the Great Recession and its antecedent, the Great Housing Bubble, and saw something that few others did.
Randal O'Toole is an observant fellow. A senior fellow at the Cato Institute and longtime analyst of state and local growth management, O'Toole took a close look at the Great Recession and its antecedent, the Great Housing Bubble, and saw something that few others did.
 
Recently released numbers from the Department of Public Instruction prove just the opposite. Funding for Pre-K-12 has increased since Republican took control of the Legislature, not decreased.
Recently released numbers from the Department of Public Instruction prove just the opposite. Funding for Pre-K-12 has increased since Republican took control of the Legislature, not decreased.
 
From 1929 to 1977, the State of North Carolina forcibly sterilized about 7,600 of her own people for possessing "undesirable" genetic traits in the name of eugenics.
From 1929 to 1977, the State of North Carolina forcibly sterilized about 7,600 of her own people for possessing "undesirable" genetic traits in the name of eugenics.
 
Al Klemm and his cronies at the EDC/Committee of 100 don't like public scrutiny of their scheming to give away taxpayer funded goodies to their friends (and campaign donors).
Al Klemm and his cronies at the EDC/Committee of 100 don't like public scrutiny of their scheming to give away taxpayer funded goodies to their friends (and campaign donors).
 
Privatization is an umbrella term to describe techniques that increase competition in the public sector. Private sector entrepreneurs must constantly look for ways to cut costs and improve efficiency to maintain a competitive advantage.
Privatization is an umbrella term to describe techniques that increase competition in the public sector. Private sector entrepreneurs must constantly look for ways to cut costs and improve efficiency to maintain a competitive advantage.
 
Stan White should be ashamed of himself. So should the N. C. Association of Educators and a number of other "me too" Democrats like Paul Tine. They have lied. They are still lying.
Stan White should be ashamed of himself. So should the N. C. Association of Educators and a number of other "me too" Democrats like Paul Tine. They have lied. They are still lying.
 
The Second Congressional District's incumbent representative seems to be doing her best to ruin the gift horse delivered to her during redistricting.
The Second Congressional District's incumbent representative seems to be doing her best to ruin the gift horse delivered to her during redistricting.
 
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission's (CRC) forecast of sea level rise from climate change is far greater than the consensus estimate of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission's (CRC) forecast of sea level rise from climate change is far greater than the consensus estimate of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
 
The "good roads" state is quickly turning into the "traffic congestion" state. Both rural and urban interstates are poorly maintained and congested.
The "good roads" state is quickly turning into the "traffic congestion" state. Both rural and urban interstates are poorly maintained and congested.
 
For the Elite Media to be doing everything it possibly can to get Barack Obama re-elected is one thing, but to deliberately protect his malfeasance in allowing four Americans to die without sending available rescuers is absolutely abominable.
For the Elite Media to be doing everything it possibly can to get Barack Obama re-elected is one thing, but to deliberately protect his malfeasance in allowing four Americans to die without sending available rescuers is absolutely abominable.
 
"I love it when a plan comes together."
 
History teaches us that the Ku Klux Klan was a violent organization aimed at terrorizing and intimidating former slaves. They operated as a secret society - a bunch of cowards with white gowns and masks, often carrying guns and a noose.
History teaches us that the Ku Klux Klan was a violent organization aimed at terrorizing and intimidating former slaves. They operated as a secret society - a bunch of cowards with white gowns and masks, often carrying guns and a noose.
 
Public transit systems in North Carolina have become less about helping citizens move around their communities in the way they desire and more about planners gaining enough political power to impose their transportation preferences and land use fads on those citizens.
Public transit systems in North Carolina have become less about helping citizens move around their communities in the way they desire and more about planners gaining enough political power to impose their transportation preferences and land use fads on those citizens.
 
As I saw Sandra Fluke hob-nobbing around the Anointed One and his henchmen at the Democrat Convention (and since), I couldn't help but think about Monica L. and all that connotes.
As I saw Sandra Fluke hob-nobbing around the Anointed One and his henchmen at the Democrat Convention (and since), I couldn't help but think about Monica L. and all that connotes.
 
You said that you would have the most transparent presidency in the history of the United States.
You said that you would have the most transparent presidency in the history of the United States.
 
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