by Sabrina Hornung | .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) | Gadfly | December 27th, 2020
Ed Raymond
Why did Trump win Robeson County?
The southeastern corner of North Carolina is a low-lying area in one of the poorest sections of the state. It is the home of the Lumbee Indians, the largest Indian tribe east of the Mississippi River. The town of Lumberton is near the center of the county. It is poor farming country, and is heavily wooded yet rather swampy.
I became rather familiar with the area when our battalion was called to aid the locals in fighting fires in the summer of 1956. The county was about 90 miles southwest of Camp Lejeune where I was serving with the 1st Bn, 6th Marines.
| Gadfly | December 17th, 2020
The Love Of Dogs And The Super Rich And Superpoor Of Teton County President Harry Truman is a favorite of mine. He read a lot of history books, threatened to punch a music columnist criticizing his daughter Margaret’s singing, kept a sign on his Oval Office desk: “The Buck Stops Here,” and insisted: “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” Almost all presidents had dogs. Research at Duke University on dog intelligence points out that over thousands of years dogs have acquired the skills that it pays to be able to recognize human beings who are ready to share meals with you. They welcome these beneficent people with wagging tails, smiles, nose pokes, and their version of hugs.