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RESOLUTION to Preserve Confederate Monuments and Memorials

by Diane Rufino, March 16, 2023 RESOLUTION – PRESERVING CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS & MEMORIALS, & PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF THE CONFEDERACY “A great nation does not hide its history, it faces its flaws and corrects them.”—President George W. Bush. Whereas, it … Continue reading

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Progressive Indoctrination in Public Schools Takes Many Forms

by Diane Rufino, November 17, 2021 “Whoever controls the education of our children controls the future.”  — Wilma Mankiller North Carolina’s state constitution, in Article IX, section 1 (“Education Encouraged”), reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government … Continue reading

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Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Schools is Unconstitutional

by Diane Rufino, September 14, 2021 North Carolina’s Public Enemy #1, Governor Roy Cooper, has done it again….  He has vetoed H.B. 324 (“Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools”), which would have prohibited the teaching of Critical Race Theory in North Carolina … Continue reading

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My Letter to All North Carolina Democrat State Senators (Expressing Disappointment in Their Party-Line Vote of the NC “Anti-CRT” Bill)

by Diane Rufino, August 28, 2021 I wanted to share the letter that I wrote and sent to ALL state Democrat Senators today, expressing my great disappointment in their party-line vote against H.B. 324 (North Carolina’s “anti-CRT” bill): Hello NC … Continue reading

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A Simple Case for Pitt County’s Confederate Soldiers Monument

by Diane Rufino, August 16, 2021 Friends, fellow parents, concerned Pitt County (NC) residents, please check out my friend Jerry McRoy’s excellent article on his newly-created blogsite “J Man’s Thoughts.”  The article is titled “County Commissioners, Their Constituents, and Their … Continue reading

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Hats Off to the American Democrat Party

by Diane Rufino, June 24, 2021 The Democrat Party of the United States…..  I have to hand it to you….. Your plans and platforms have been so progressive, your policies so vile and offensive, your methods so discriminatory, arbitrary,, irrational, … Continue reading

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A DECLARATION Opposing the Teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in North Carolina Public Schools

by Diane Rufino, May 10, 2021 I propose, and have written, the following DECLARATION – “A DECLARATION Opposing the Teaching of Critical Race Theory in North Carolina Public Schools.” It is based on my article “CRITICAL RACE THEORY: What It … Continue reading

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Trump Supporters Not Treated Fairly in Recent USA TODAY Article

(Photo courtesy of Second Nexus) by Diane Rufino, July 31, 2019 This past Saturday I met with a reporter with USA TODAY for an interview regarding the Trump Rally on July 17 in Greenville “and it’s aftermath.” This reporter traveled … Continue reading

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Charlottesville, Virginia: Demonizing Thomas Jefferson and Continuing the Trend to Foreclose Education and Free Speech

by Diane Rufino, July 6, 2019 On July 2, the Charlottesville (Virginia) City Council voted to no longer recognize Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, April 13, as a celebrated a paid holiday. Charlottesville is the hometown of our country’s most renown Founding … Continue reading

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The Persistent Racist Accusations of the NC NAACP and its Continued Attempts to Frustrate a Voter ID Law in North Carolina

(Photo source: Associated Press and the Virginian Pilot) by Diane Rufino, December 4, 2018 On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the “Voter ID” amendment) passed … Continue reading

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