Sen. Kevin Corbin
Violence and looting by anyone, for any political cause, is wrong and illegal. The riot yesterday as well as the riots that have taken place over the past few months have been well documented by television stations as well as dozens of cell phone recordings. These people should be easily identified and held accountable for damages and charges like breaking and entering.
The time has long passed for the microphone to be passed to those who want civility and honest conversations. In the past few months, including yesterday in Washington, there have been sincere people who truly want their cause heard. In addition to the sincere protesters, there have been instigators or “agitators” that have escalated the events to property damage and injury to persons.
Last week, as elected members of the House of Representatives and the Senate gathered in their respective chambers to certify electoral votes, Western North Carolina’s newly-elected Republican congressman began to notice that something wasn’t quite right.
Indistinct radio chatter. Restlessness from elected officials. Tension among law enforcement officers. Doors locking. Representatives donning gas masks. Staffers crouching on the floor behind bulletproof seats.
“Wow, this is real,” Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, said to himself.
The insurrection that ensued was indeed real, born of an alternate reality where feelings matter more than facts.
President Donald Trump has felt all along that the Nov. 3 election was “stolen” from him; in the weeks after his loss, he encouraged supporters to travel to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 to “stop the steal,” despite a stunning string of courtroom losses more than 60 and officials from his own party and admin
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Haywood Republicans fill commission vacancy District Court judges (left to right) Donna Forga and Kaleb Wingate, along with NCGOP 11th District Chairman Aubrey Woodard count ballots. Cory Vaillancourt photo
After several public meetings where intensive questions were posed by the Haywood County Republican Party to seven candidates, the party has chosen its nominee to fill an impending vacancy on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners.
Clyde resident Jennifer Best, 52, is an insurance agent and recently ran her first political campaign earlier this year. Best was a candidate in the Republican Primary Election as part of a four-candidate field seeking two commission seats. Those seats were eventually won by Republican incumbents Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers, but Best finished a close third, nearly knocking off Ensley.