Category Archives: POLITICS

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 →

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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 →

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New Fundraising Tactic: Cursing For Clay

Posted on April 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Want to attend a Clay Aiken fundraising event? You need to meet certain criteria.

Bring money
Be a Democrat or Liberal
Have a tolerance for F-bombs

Also, stick around to see Aiken’s interview with the News and Observer Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Glenn Reynolds’s Good Advice To GOP

Posted on April 20, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This is a re-posting my most recent weekly column at Da Tech Guy Blog. You can view the original here: Glenn Reynolds’s Good Advice To GOP ——————————————————————————————— By A.P. Dillon Earlier this week, Glenn Reynolds gave some great advice to the … Continue reading →

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Onslow County GOP Calls For Resignation Of NC State Superintendent

Posted on April 19, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Consequences of Common Core peddling coming home to roost? Oh dear, is Onslow GOP now bearing “false witness” too?

Via Onslow County GOP:

RESOLUTION OF THE 3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GOP

CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF JUNE ATKINSON Continue reading →

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Town Hall Or Campaign Event?

Posted on April 18, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Update: Welcome, Carolina Plott Hound Readers! On Wednesday evening at Cox Mills High School, there was a town hall meeting held. Or was it a Democrat campaign event? Hard to tell since it opened with a campaign speech yet closed … Continue reading →

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