This Old State

Those who have spent time here over the past five years may like to take a look at my new blog, Rocky Knob Blog, (http://rockyknobblog.blog...

Thanks for meeting me here over the years and letting me know what you thought.  See you in the hills. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...

Kathleen Purvis' story last Wednesday on five essential kitchen tools ("5  tools, 5 books, 5 do's and 5 don'ts for new coo...

A federal court has denied a request from Alcoa Power Generating Inc. to rule that the state of North Carolina had effectively waived its au...

The executive director of a non partisan, non profit organization devoted to expanding education about statewide elections raises a good que...

The lastest SurveyUSA News Poll conducted for the conservative J.W. Pope Civitas Institute finds the same kinds of results that other polls ...

I asked John Davis, a Raleigh political consultant and editor of the John Davis Political Report , what would have to happen for Republicans...