It’s not difficult to find bad policy examples from government-enacted lockdowns due to coronavirus, yet virtually none are worse than the idea of the federal government bailing ... Keep Reading
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Cooper announces Phase Two, legislature could take reopening further
North Carolina will move into Phase 2 of the governor’s three-phase reopening plan on Friday, May 22nd at 5 p.m. Gov. Roy Cooper and Department of Health and Human Services ... Keep Reading
Limited Phase 1 opening little comfort for North Carolina’s plummeting tourism industry
For Ray Pickett, May was supposed to be a strong month at the Blowing Rock Inn, which he and his wife own and manage. With spring in the air, flowers blooming along with ... Keep Reading
In North Carolina’s seafood capital, every lost dinner hour brings sorrow, uncertainty
Just 30 minutes from the tourist mecca of Myrtle Beach, and touching the South Carolina state line, Calabash, N.C. does not have restaurants. It is restaurants. Calabash, ... Keep Reading
Going into session, state legislature faces big tasks and opportunities
When the legislature set April 28 as the return date for this legislative session, no one could have imagined this session would be so different from any that has ever come ... Keep Reading
Reaction pours in after Cooper’s announcement delaying North Carolina’s reopening
Thursday April 23, Gov. Roy Cooper extended North Carolina’s economic shutdown until at least May 9. He further announced North Carolina would take a slow phased-in approach of ... Keep Reading
Government Is No Match for the Coronavirus
By Bob Luddy The coronavirus is reminding everyone that you cannot rely on government and that ultimately it is the private sector that will provide the solutions. Many ... Keep Reading
Grassroots uprising causes New Hanover County to back off extreme virus measures
Backlash shows limits of what citizens will tolerate during crisis The week before Easter in New Hanover County, you could not buy school supplies or new underwear, walk on the ... Keep Reading
Aggressive police action blocking landowners from accessing property headed to federal court
Suit comes after Civitas exposed harsh treatment of non-resident homeowners during virus crisis People who own homes and pay property taxes on the Outer Banks but are permanent ... Keep Reading
Outer Banks residents push emergency powers too far: taxpayers and property owners also have rights
One could argue that Ed Woodhouse has as much as a right to claim the Outer Banks and Dare and Currituck Counties as his own. He grew up with my father, Wilson Woodhouse, in a ... Keep Reading
