Charles Schulz never liked Peanuts as the name of his beloved comic strip. He originally called the cartoon L’il Folks. Because of trademark issues, the publishing syndicate changed it to Peanuts, based on the “Peanut Gallery” in the popular TV show in the 1950s, The Howdy Doody Show. The Peanut Gallery was full of children […]
When violent words and dastardly acts occur, we are bombarded with news “ALERTS” and we ask, “How in the world did we get to this point?” Almost always in the political arena, the response to those alerts is “this must stop.” Politically, it is easy to say, this must stop, but it is more difficult […]
Friends and citizens of House District 4, Duplin/Wayne Counties As the result of the tremendous encouragement from many of my constituents in District 4 and a host of others across the entire state including a goodly number of my colleagues in the North Carolina General assembly, I am withdrawing my decision to retire at the […]
Thousands upon thousands of words were used last Sunday afternoon in Arizona during the Memorial Service in memory of Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA. Many high-ranking public officials filled the front row seats in the arena, including President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance. However, the largest group of people […]
The contest for the North Carolina U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Tom Tillis, who is not seeking reelection, has already garnered great interest across the nation. Political pundits, especially those who lean left, are already setting the table for former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. As most people know, Mr. Cooper served 14 years […]
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