Category Archives: Carolina & the World

Is QAnon the Future of North Carolina Education?? It’s On The Ballot!

Enforcing school discipline can sometimes mean imposing tough penalties. — Writing something 50 times on the board? — Time-outs? — Detention after school? Naaah. Wishy-washy liberal mush. Michele Morrow, who hopes to be elected state superintendent of public instruction, says it’s time to get serious about public schooling in North Carolina: — How so? Maybe … Continue reading Is QAnon the Future of North Carolina Education?? It’s On The Ballot! →

Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar!

A week in North Carolina politics is like a year anywhere else. (At least sometimes.) This past week produced a bunch of memorable events. Topping the list was the overnight political superstar status that’s been conferred on the state by lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, who won the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Roy … Continue reading Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar! →

NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice

AP: AP News: Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor BY GARY D. ROBERTSON March 5 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an … Continue reading NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice →

Carolina Headache for Number 45

From The State, Charleston South Carolina POLITICS & GOVERNMENT As Trump visits Carolina-Clemson game, billboards taunting him await. Here’s what they say BY ANNA WILDER UPDATED NOVEMBER 25, 2023 One of eight electronic billboards broadcasting an anti-Trump message Saturday Nov. 25 as Trump makes his way into Columbia for the USC-Clemson game. PAUL OSMUNDSON … Continue reading Carolina Headache for Number 45 →

For Quakers, Friends & Others – A Welcome & Colorful Break From The Weekend Madness

Amid the upheavals, wars & rumors of war of the first weekend in October, 2023, there was a burst of light and fun and even joy, in one seemingly unlikely place — Alamance County, North Carolina. Let’s go visit it: The occasion was as unlikely as the locale, by the historic railroad station in the … Continue reading For Quakers, Friends & Others – A Welcome & Colorful Break From The Weekend Madness →