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For the first six months of this year, BlueNC had approximately 185,000 unique visitors. Amendment One was the hottest topic by far. Here's a snapshot of August numbers:

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There comes a time when every thinking person has to wake up and smell the coffee. And here in North Carolina, we've just been doused with a rotten brew.

As many of you know, my wife Jane has been hosting a monthly political salon for 20 years. Tonight the topic is the primary election and political activism ... and yours truly is the guest presenter.

I have most of what I need in terms of the election information, but it would be very great if you would post comments about the potential benefits of blogging in general, and especially for participating here at BlueNC. Wise cracks welcome, of course.

James

PS I'll be showing BlueNC on the big screen, so whatever you have to say will definitely get seen.

James, I just wanted to commend you for your efforts to maintain the integrity of BlueNC as an open blog which offers the public the opportunity to express their thoughtful positions on matters affecting North Carolina politics in an honest and respectful environment. It is refreshing to see a blog that encourages diverse opinions, insists on the facts and disallows “intolerably obnoxious” behavior. This past week, you and the legitimate blog followers were challenged by the relentless banter and lack of transparency of several presumed corporate sock puppets on the Yadkin hydropower license issue. You wisely recognized the situation and responded accordingly.

On behalf of your many readers, thank you for upholding the character of BlueNC.

Congratulations to the new frontpage team ... you are seriously kicking butt. Readership was up significantly last week, with more than 4700 unique visitors reported by Google Analytics. Very cool to be closing in on 5K again.

I was told this evening that anonymous people from here, I presume, complained to Laura Leslie (why her I have no idea) that I post as "others" on this site. I am me on this site and unafraid to use my name and say what I think as I know many others do. I know many others who post as themselves. And I know a few who use other names. I do not agree with the latter because I do not think you hide behind anonymity to lob bombs at people.

I have complained on here (because if you are going to complain, use your name and put it out there) about anonymous comments that come very close to slander here and at a minimum are character assassination which has nothing to do with "blue" or "nc"

With the new year just one week old, it feels as though North Carolina has stepped onto a new ride at the State Fair. The Tarheel Tornado – a sickening rollercoaster through Dante’s seventh level of political hell.

Republican incompetence in the NC Department of Agriculture is costing North Carolina millions. They can't even create a spreadsheet? Pathetic.