WataugaWatch

WHEN REASONED ARGUMENT FAILS, TRY INTIMIDATION There was a big nasty show of force last night down south of here in Jackson County, where t...

DON'T BE A DICK Sen. Dick Burr received more tobacco money than any federal candidate except President Bush in the 2004 election cycle. ...

BLOGGING THE BIBLE For months I've enjoyed a regular feature in Slate magazine, "Blogging the Bible," written by "non-obs...

SO MUCH BAD KARMA, SO LITTLE TIME Congresswoman Virginia Foxx attended the grand opening of the new Wilkes Senior Center in North Wilkesboro...

HE GIVETH WHO ALSO TAKETH AWAY Referencing The Guv's appointment of Edward Finley to the NC Utilities Commission (discussed down-column ...

HISPANICS ESSENTIAL FOR ECONOMIC HEALTH? A business professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill told an all-white Chambe...

THE GUV'S A POET AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IT Gov. Mike Easley has published a rhyming children's book, "Look Out College, Here I...

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS PROTEST EASLEY APPOINTMENT On the face of it, The Guv's appointment of Edward S. Finley, a big-time industry lawye...

THE DUTCHESS GETS RILED Watching Hillary Clinton's flack, Howard Wolfson, try to handle Chris Matthews last night on Hardball made for a...