The county manager presented his proposed budget before the county commissioners last night. There has been some degree of obfuscation. The News and Record and WFMY do not make it crystal clear to their customers that a tax increase was proposed. One had to think analytically and understand at a […]
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Alleged Medicaid Fraudster/ Criminal Tied To Alma Adams
The story is from Charlotte. It is about a gentleman named Cedric Dean. (HT: Carolina Plott Hound) This “community activist” had spent 28 years behind bars for various crimes including robbery and drug offenses. He became a “prison reform advocate” and was invited in 2019 by Congresswoman Alma Adams to […]
Lithium Riches In North Carolina
The New American casts a spotlight on the fact that the western North Carolina mountains and Kings Mountain, NC have extensive lithium deposits. Lithium is regarded as a very important element these days because it is needed for batteries. The demand for lithium batteries is not just to build fully […]
Local Legislators Serve Government At The Expense of Citizens
The NC Senate passed its temporary, one-year moratorium on property tax increases due to revaluations yesterday. That is intended to give the General Assembly time to get a constitutional amendment passed to limit property tax increases. This issue was made more urgent with the massive increases in property valuations placing […]
Drastic Global Change Brewing
Pretty fascinating:
House GOP Compromises On Hospital Facility Fees
The NC House is considering a bill that would prevent hospitals from billing Medicaid for facility fees. This would apply when patients are seen in most hospital system facilities other than the hospital itself, ambulatory surgery centers or emergency rooms. For instance, health care consumers are often shocked to be […]
Greensboro Islamic Academy Receives $2 Million In State Taxpayer Dollars
The News and Record ran a story with a screaming headline on the front page of its daily paper yesterday pronouncing the state paid $31 million to private and religious schools in Guilford County over the last year. This was obviously intended to activate the large local population ideologically enamored […]
Stereotypical Attacks On “Christian Nationalism” From NC “Conservative” Publication
The John Locke Foundation embraces some aspects of conservatism, but it is not especially a social/ cultural conservative think tank. Its interests are primarily economic; and its slant is almost libertarian. Yesterday, it published an article that had the net effect of attacking Christian nationalism. I want to point out […]
Political Ad For LA Mayor Race
We need more of this kind of approach in NC: New Spencer Pratt ad for LA Mayor. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/2yLnv9GpJr — AF Post (@AFpost) April 29, 2026
Church Attendance Still Below Pre-Covid Levels
A Christian Post article trumpets an increase in worship service attendance. But the reality remains: While the EPIC report described the 2025 numbers as “the first positive gain in median attendance in 25 years,” researchers warned that “it should be interpreted with caution.” “The current median of 70 remains far […]