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'My legacy is I don't want one': Former governor Mike Easley finds Southport as safe spot
Star News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn interview with the former governor on current politics, his successes and failures plus why he...
John Hood: How a suburban surge drove GOP success
Star News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRALEIGH — North Carolina has long been a political battleground — but the shape of that battlefield has changed significantly over time. Fifteen years...
NC lawmakers move to take on new powers, over pleas from ex-governors of both parties
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bipartisan group of five former North Carolina governors sent a letter to top lawmakers opposing...
Brunswick legislator and businessman known as 'a champion for the little guy' has died
Star News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLongtime North Carolina legislator and businessman Dewey Hill died Tuesday, June 27 at age 97. Born...
Former NC State Commerce Secretary Fain, a Hendersonville native, dies at 80
Times-News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoRALEIGH - Former state Commerce Secretary Jim Fain, who in the 2000s helped North Carolina bring in...
Tar Heel Voices: Don't that just beat all?
Star News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRALEIGH – I've been writing a newspaper column since 1986. During that time, I've had occasion to criticize the policies of six North Carolina governors: Jim Martin, Jim Hunt, Mike Easley, Beverly ...
Former Southport mayor dies; friends reflect on a life of public service and 'political courage'
Star News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJerry Dove lived his life in service to others. That service began when he was a soldier in the U.S....
Longtime editor of the Wilmington StarNews, who oversaw transition to digital, dies at 84
Star News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCharles M. Anderson, the executive editor of the StarNews for nearly a quarter-century, died May 7...
NC Dems have attorney general primary. A GOP congressman awaits in fall. What to know
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe race for attorney general, expected to be one of the toughest-fought and most expensive...
Patricia Timmons-Goodson of Fayetteville to become dean of NCCU School of Law
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPatricia Timmons-Goodson of Fayetteville will be the new dean of the North Carolina Central...