Early voting starts today. While polls show a number of people who are undecided about their choice, I’ve not found them. As I engage people, they are clearly decided about their choice for President and Governor; but virtually no one knows about the most important race on the ballot.

Years ago, our judicial races were partisan, in other words, the candidates ran as either Republicans or Democrats. At that time, the NC Supreme court was held by (continue reading…)

As the General Assembly convenes this week, the prominence of Cleveland County in this assembly is reminiscent of the political history of our county.

From Governor Gardner’s election in 1928 through the early 1960’s, Cleveland County essentially ran (continue reading…)