Category Archives: POLITICS

#DM7 Article: Primary Shenanigans In NC

Posted on April 27, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

There are primary shenanigans going on in North Carolina.
Get a whiff of what true desperation smells like. I’ve written about various candidates and a school official promoting the idea of Democrats switching their party affiliation to independent in order to influence the upcoming primary races in Cabarrus county. Now it’s going on in Rowan county too. Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, ELECTIONS | Tagged Cabarrus County, NC Democratic Party | 1 Comment

NC Supreme Court Races: Associate Justice Race PT 3

Posted on April 25, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This Supreme Court Associate Justice race involves three candidates. The sitting Justice, Robin Hudson and two challengers. There will be a primary to narrow the field down to just two candidates. The race is non-partisan in nature, however Hudson, the incumbent, is a Democrat. Her challengers are Republican. In the first installment of the Associate Justice Race, we looked at challenger Jeanette Doran. The second article looked at Eric Levinson. Today we round out this race with a look at Robin Hudson. Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, ELECTIONS, LEGAL | Tagged NC Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Stokes County Board of Ed Rejects Common Core

Posted on April 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The wagon to get out of Common Core town has started rolling. Stokes County is on board.

Stokes County Board of Education has issued a resolution rejecting the Common Core. In the resolution, they cite “substantial disagreement” amongst educators as to effectiveness, lack of vetting, lack of field testing, lack of training, lack of resources, non-sequential implementation, lack of data security and safeguard and other items. Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, GOP | Tagged Common Core, EDUCATION | Comments Off

No Reply From Cox Mills High On “Town Hall”

Posted on April 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

It’s been four days since I reached out to Cox Mills High School’s assistant principal about the Town Hall/ Campaign event held there on Wednesday, April 16th. I have not received a reply to my email: Continue reading →