by Jeremy Markovich | Nov 13, 2024 | Elections, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics
After the election, I keep thinking back to Frank Porter Graham’s progressive run for U.S. Senate in 1950. By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole Like millions of North Carolinians, I have many questions about the results of Tuesday’s election. One that came...
by Jeremy Markovich | Oct 15, 2024 | Climate Crisis, Environment, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, Jeremy Markovich, Local Organizing, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural, Uncategorized, Western North Carolina
In Black Mountain town leaders are getting information out with a method that’s been around for centuries. By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole I’ve been doomscrolling quite a bit lately, mostly because there seems to be no end to pictures of the destruction...
by Jeremy Markovich | Jul 4, 2024 | Coastal North Carolina, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community
The time in 1994 when Dennis Anderson and the Grave Digger crossed a body of water. By Jeremy Markovich NC Rabbit Hole At precisely 10:28 a.m on July 4, 1994, Dennis Anderson drove up to the Poplar Branch Landing boat ramp in Currituck County to attempt something that...
by Jeremy Markovich | Jun 13, 2024 | Coastal North Carolina, Environment, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural
Yes, it’s called The Great Dismal Swamp. By Jeremy Markovich NC Rabbit Hole This place is not nearly as great, dismal, or swampy as it once was. In 1763, long before he became president, George Washington became an investor in the Dismal Swamp Company. The goal? Cut...
by Jeremy Markovich | Feb 16, 2024 | Elections, Jeremy Markovich
By Jeremy Markovich Folks, there is not a lot of innovation in the “I voted” sticker space. And yet, against all odds, we got an absolute gem from a Wake County student: Shannon Fisher’s winning design for Wake County’s early voting stickers. Look, I’m no art...
