Mike Hawkins
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Mike Hawkins
@MHCommissioner
Husband. Dad. Papaw. UNC BA, UNC MBA. NC Rural Center, Blue Ridge CC, EDPNC, TREC, NC Small Biz, WNC P20 Council,Transylvania Econ [email protected]


Kennedy tried to block senators from getting paid during a shutdown, Democrats said no








Brandon Jennings might be the best guard defender in college basketball and you just saw part of the reason why. Incredible job denying the ball.






So the first play gets called a blocking foul and the second play is a no call ? Refs just rigged this game for Miami Ohio lmaoo


Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% as the labor market continues to weaken after an anemic year of job growth. @melbournecoal nytimes.com/live/2026/03/0…


Here’s a reminder that civility, decency, and humility are not weaknesses in a democracy, they are strengths. You can fight hard without being cruel. You can stand your ground and still find common ground. You don’t have to tear people down in order to lift others up. Decency is not naïveté. Civility is not surrender. They are strengths and often the surest strategy for lasting success, for individuals and for our nation. In a time when our president traffics in cruelty masquerading as strength, shameless hubris, and the weakness of meanness, our nation needs leaders who show something better: the value of vulnerability, the strength of virtue, and the courage to affirm the dignity of even your opponent—even when they refuse to affirm yours.

Over 125 NC leaders met to discuss the future of education in the state as a part of the Public School Forum's Education is Everyone's Business initiative. Read more here. ednc.org/3-3-2026-publi…














