--- title: Jonathan Bridges description: Articles By Jonathan Bridges Between Two Bridges Fund Students, Not Sit-Ins Tuesday, 05 May 2026 16:43 North Carolina’s Leandro fight shows why education dollar... canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/opinion/jonathan-bridges language: en-GB notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/opinion/jonathan-bridges. markdown-tokens: 1535 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/opinion/jonathan-bridges. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Fund Students, Not Sit-Ins ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/fund-students-not-sit-ins) Tuesday, 05 May 2026 16:43 [![Fund Students, Not Sit-Ins](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/86b8c701d7216f1468f98fcb936ce81e.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/fund-students-not-sit-ins) 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. [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ All The Kings Men ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/all-the-kings-men) Sunday, 15 March 2026 18:19 [![All The Kings Men](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/8673dfd47ce9980f1027852a3f62885e.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/all-the-kings-men) 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. [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Winter of Discontent ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/winter-of-discontent) Monday, 09 February 2026 15:53 [![Winter of Discontent](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/acfc14b82628904ac052e880dd57e41e.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. [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ HB765- Make Housing Affordable Again ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/hb765-make-housing-affordable-again) Tuesday, 06 May 2025 22:14 [![HB765- Make Housing Affordable Again ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/f1476877a1bebf04d910e563d2f863a2.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/hb765-make-housing-affordable-again) If there is one issue that Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that housing costs are out of control in North Carolina cities. Housing affordability, for both renters and homeowners, has far... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Introduced Bills In the GA ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/introduced-bills-in-the-ga) Tuesday, 01 April 2025 21:03 [![Introduced Bills In the GA](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/d80ae87b767b8ac5af99f44ddba0b31d.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/introduced-bills-in-the-ga) This past month has certainly been March Madness at the North Carolina General Assembly. Our legislators have been busy introducing hundreds of new bills that, if signed into law, can have a huge... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Are We Being Played? ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/are-we-being-played) Tuesday, 25 March 2025 08:13 [![Are We Being Played? ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/20b51bf093c7bc446df5c20a861990b7.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/are-we-being-played) The headlines read like a line from Minority Report or The Manchurian Candidate. First, why is there a sudden interest in this pilot program that was proposed by the General Assembly in 2023, and... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ On Toxic Tides ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/on-toxic-tides) Wednesday, 19 March 2025 21:10 [![On Toxic Tides ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/16da53a71d26dfbae9681396cbf6f551.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/on-toxic-tides) Controlling water pollution and protecting our drinking sources should be a non-partisan issue, yet the state and federal government seems to skirt away from actually addressing the issues of... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Takeaways from the NHC GOP Convention ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/takeaways-from-the-nhc-gop-convention) Wednesday, 05 March 2025 10:40 [![Takeaways from the NHC GOP Convention](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/acb740847ccd868bcbbbad50a85ffbee.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/takeaways-from-the-nhc-gop-convention) While only 214 delegates attended the New Hanover County Convention, it was no less electrifying. It was good to see friends and rivals alike, along with political enemies who became friends again.... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ Small Business, Big Voice ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/small-business-big-voice) Tuesday, 28 January 2025 08:00 [![Small Business, Big Voice](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/24b1c5b7be4018b72ca2aa18b00490c7.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/small-business-big-voice) Since the pandemic, if you’re a business owner, you’re probably still feeling the pressure. Small businesses everywhere are on the brink of closure due to rising rent, continued inflation, lack of... [Between Two Bridges](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges) #### [ The Party Versus The People ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/the-party-versus-the-people) Thursday, 23 January 2025 07:20 [![The Party Versus The People](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/d7abf58cfe7c4b707864ade64b1d1e62.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/between-two-bridges/the-party-versus-the-people) The future of the Republican party and achieving more local Republican victories does not lie within the organization itself but in a decentralized model. It’s time for the party to go from adopting...