By Mark Stinson Silk Hope, NC – I have had certain Democrats come at me with pitchforks and torches over this election. What I have learned so far. If you even lean to the right any you’re attacked with a Trump…
By Raymond Gastwaite Pittsboro, NC – Since zoning is such a hot issue in the county, here is a timeline (based on public records at chathamnc.org) of what has transpired to date. March 2014: Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Bock…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Democratic Party (CCDP) honored Chatham County Commissioner Mike Cross for his 12 years of service to Chatham County with a unaminous resolution at the April 16th Chatham County Democratic Party County Convention. Cross first won…
Pittsboro, NC – Mike Dasher and Karen Howard won Tuesday’s Chatham County Democratic primary for the two open county commissioner seats. The unofficial election results show that in the district 1 Chatham County Commissioner Democratic primary, incumbent Karen Howard had…
By Larry Hicks Pittsboro, NC – So, as predicted in my previous Chatham Chatlist posts, at the early voting polls, the Chatham Forward PAC was caught handing out misleading information, cherry picking Mike Cross’s votes and again taking the votes…
By Mike Fox Moncure, NC – In 2004 when Mike Cross was first running for Commissioner, I was working closely with him. Two years previously a disastrous commissioner majority had been elected with a combination of dirty tricks, out of…
By Cindy Perry Pittsboro, NC – In the last two months, I have come to respect the experience which an incumbent brings to elected office. That is why I am supporting Mike Cross for County Commissioner. He has developed the…
by Mark Stinson Siler City, NC – I read Mike Fox’s Chatham Chatlist post and I totally agree with him and I think everyone needs to realize the state has more control over what we do than we often know.…
By Mike Fox Pittsboro, NC – There is no official Chatham County Democratic sample ballot for the current primary. The county party is neutral in all primaries. The Dasher/Howard campaign is handing out sample ballots at voting places that they…
By Larry Hicks Pittsboro, NC – As noted previously, the Chatham Forward PAC, strategy against Commissioner Mike Cross is to paint him as a DINO (Democrat in Name Only) by claiming that 1) he has the ‘Tea Party’ endorsement, 2)…