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North Carolina’s Leandro fight shows why education dollars should follow students, not union-backed sit-ins, empowering parents and elected leaders to shape policy.

  05 May 2026

 

 

 

 

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All The King’s Men: how Sheriff Sam Page’s 23‑vote upset may end Phil Berger’s reign and reshape power, lobbyists, and grassroots in NC politics.

  15 March 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Elephant in Winter](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/TwoBridges/2026/winterofdiscontent/winterdiscontent-square.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/winter-of-discontent)

Republicans face a Texas-sized warning for 2026 as “moderate” Democrats flip red seats using kitchen-table issues and ground-game tactics.

  09 February 2026

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Shrimping](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/TwoBridges/2025/2025/june/shrimping/shrimping-introduction.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/a-call-to-protect-our-local-shrimping-industry)

While commercial fishermen can trawl open waters, local shrimp boats trawl within one-half mile of the shore. Unfortunately, proposed legislation will put many of these local fishermen out of business.

  23 June 2025

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Trim The Fat](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/TwoBridges/2025/may/open_letter/TrimTheFat-intro.png) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/an-open-letter-to-the-new-hanover-county-commissioners)

You have an impossible job. You’re required to find a middle ground between funding county services that are already faced with dire cuts and inflation, while keeping taxes low for many homeowners in this county who are faced with property value increases, inflation, and who are barely able to afford their mortgages in the first place.

  27 May 2025