Thom Tillis's attempt to lynch Loretta Lynch

The Greensboro News & Record ~ Editorial Staff wrote; Thom Tillis said it was his most difficult decision in 45 days as a U.S. senator to oppose Greensboro native Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as attorney general. ...

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Congratulations to Wilson resident

This year’s ACLU Frank Porter Graham Award, the highest honor awarded for longstanding and significant contributions to the fight for individual freedom and civil liberties in North Carolina, is being presented to Dr. Jim Grant, who has worked to advance and defend civil liberties in North Carolina for nearly as long as the ACLU of North Carolina has existed. Mr. Grant was incarcerated for nearly four years in the 1970s after being arrested...

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CONGRATULATIONS Joe Davis

Sitting in a meeting recently , waiting to get started, a friend shared an article about a man who was in the running for the position of superintendent in a place considered volatile after the shooting of Michael Brown. That place of course being Ferguson, Missouri. That friend being his mother, Wanda Davis. As I handed her back her cell phone, I asked her how she felt about that. She nodded and said "It's alright. As long as it's alright with him....

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The Wilson Solar Owners Network

The Wilson Solar Owners Network is a group of residential solar system owners challenging the City of Wilson (COW) for their right to produce solar energy and use it on their own systems. Sounds pretty straightforward doesn't it. So what's the problem. The COW, Wilson Energy and the right of  a citizen to exercise their rights in Wilson NC. Sounds familiar doesn't it. There's a term used often these days that applies to this situation...

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Piggly Wiggly or Walmart

Is there really room enough for both ... Wilson City Council Members approved a rezoning plan that paves the way for a second Walmart Neighborhood Market to locate across the street from Piggly Wiggly on Ward Blvd. Never mind there's already a Superstore located less than TWO MILES away. At the recent Council meeting, an attorney representing Piggly Wiggly, voiced the company's concern to build a grocery store across from theirs. So much for...

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Enough Is Enough

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Solar Energy is the Future

Did You Know ... Wilson NC has a Solar Owners Network? If you've driven along 301 Hwy going North toward Rocky Mount, you've probably noticed a beautiful array of solar panels are lined strategically in a field off to the right. Not knowing, we thought it was a project the COW had initiated. However, not so. Check this out ! ...

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