Roy Cooper’s Family History: Wife Abandonment And Slave-Owning Ancestors

We learn from the Blue Ridge Times two interesting aspects of former Governor Roy Cooper’s background. First– and this has been previously reported– we learn that he chose a career in politics over his first marriage. He entered politics during the 1980’s as a young man over his first wife’s […]

Good Bills On Homeless, Farmland Pass General Assembly

The General Assembly passed a bill that would stipulate the homeless cannot sleep in certain public spaces; and that would allow cities to require they instead sleep in certain designated spaces. Another bill required that foreign adversaries cannot buy farm land or property near military bases. WRAL has the details. […]

Greensboro Water Bills: Massive Increases Since 2013

George Hartzman reports that our water bills have increased greater than 100 percent since 2013. That represents an increase of greater than 8 percent per year. He also represents that the increases– and our water charges in general– are used to subsidize developers when they build new housing. Water used […]

Epperson Legacy: Christian Broadcasting Leaders In Triad

I was watching briefly the Steve Deace show yesterday. Deace is a nationally recognized Christian/ conservative “influencer” who spoke this year at the Pastor’s Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is based in the state of Iowa. During the show, Deace gave credit for his career to a fellow […]

Governor Stein’s Quick Renunciation Of Confederate Flag At America 250

Our esteemed governor made a deliberate decision to refrain from participating in President Trump’s big state fair– obviously for partisan reasons. When private concerns stepped in his place to create a pavilion or booth at the fair to represent the state of North Carolina, it was found that a Confederate […]