by Thomas Mills | Aug 9, 2021 | Editor's Blog |
Throughout most of the history of the state, evangelical Christians held sway over the moral direction of the state. Until very recently, alcohol sales were strictly forbidden until after 1pm on Sunday. They kept gambling at bay. North Carolina was one of the last to...
by Darren Janz | Jul 2, 2018 | NC Political Geography
Craven County is a large, populous county located on North Carolina’s eastern Coastal Plain. Craven is bisected by the prominent Neuse River, which flows southeast through the county and empties directly into the Pamlico Sound. The county’s seat and largest...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 20, 2017 | Democrats, Editor's Blog |
What a difference a leader makes. Roy Cooper is leading and rebuilding the state Democratic Party and taking the fight the Republicans every day. Now, he’s announced a well-funded effort to make serious in-roads into the GOP majorities in the legislature. He’s firing...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 18, 2017 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, NCGA
North Carolina is in uncharted political territory. Not in well over 100 years has a GOP-controlled legislature welcomed a Democratic governor. When the Republicans took power in 2010, Democrat Bev Perdue still had two years left in her term. In 2012, the legislative...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 15, 2016 | Editor's Blog, NC Politics, Presidential race |
Donald Trump put out a tweet yesterday that pretty much explains the operational problem with his campaign. “My rallies are not covered properly by the media. They never discuss the real message and never show crowd size or enthusiasm.” As usual, he’s blaming the...
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