Another Depression-era governor?

Gov.-elect Bev Perdue is traveling around North Carolina this month, holding summits with business leaders and trying to gauge just how much of an uphill climb she will have when she takes office in January.
And she’s been reading a little, too.
In an interview with the Triangle Business Journal, Perdue said she is looking back 75 [...]

Old times are not forgotten

It seems now that the Solid South has been split.
When it was all said and done, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida went for Barack Obama. Just barely, though.
The rest of the South voted for John McCain — as expected.
Now political observers are saying the South is losing its hold on national politics and that the [...]

Barack Obama will lose the South

Editor’s note: An update has been added to this post.
Now that the VPs have been named and the campaign is in full swing, it’s time to bring to voice a concern that has plagued me as I’ve watched the campaign.
Barack Obama will lose the South.
Despite the vast numbers of African-American voters that will turnout to vote [...]

From white picket fences to prostitution offenses

I grew up in Cary, N.C.
For those of you who grew up in Small-Town America, this story might sound familiar to you.
Allow me to paint you a picture of my hometown as it was in good ol’ 1990. Cary was the sweetheart of Wake County. Population: 43,858. Charming and innocent. Lots of trees. Close-knit neighborhoods. [...]

Edwards Drinks the Hope Shake … and it tastes sooo good!

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Our downhome, fresh-faced, progressive crusading boy, Johnny Edwards, finally made up his mind. He endorsed Barack “Cool-Hand Luke The Duke” Obama-rama for the Democratic nomination.
This is a big get for Obama-rama, who sealed up the nomination a week ago with a king-making win in The Good Old North State.