by Thomas Mills | Dec 13, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareOver the past couple of weeks, the candidates for governor have been emailing state employees about legislative business. First, Governor Roy Cooper emailed principals asking them to share an “open letter” with employees about the lack of a state...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 11, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareLast week, Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi caused a stir by firing back at questioners who asked inappropriate and misinformed questions. Both got a strong response from supporters. Democrats want more pushback, not less. They’re looking for fighters to take on the...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 10, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareJoe Biden may be a transitional figure to a much broader, more centrist and more dominant party. Conservatives disaffected by Donald Trump seem to be warming to his candidacy. They’ve been some of his main defenders against attacks on Biden from the left. Pundits...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 9, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareAt first blush, attorney Greg Doucette seems an odd foil for the Republicans running the UNC Board of Governors. In 2016, he was the GOP nominee for a state senate seat in Durham. He’s spent most of his life involved in Republican politics even though he’s now...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 6, 2019 | 2020 elections, Editor's Blog
ShareNow that the Congressional districts have been settled we know one thing for almost certain: all of the races will be decided in March. Short of a tectonic shift in our politics, Republicans will hold eight seats and Democrats five. The makeup of our...
by Thomas Mills | Dec 5, 2019 | Editor's Blog
ShareIn an extraordinary move, three members of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners announced that they are leaving the Republican Party. One, David Guice, is a former state representative and Page Lemel’s father, Bill Ives, served as a Republican...
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