* We are hearing that Lowe’s final staff will indeed be Larry Harris, Monte Towe, and Pete Strickland. You might remember that you read all three names on SFN on the same day the Lowe news broke (Thursday, May 4). All in all, we think this a very solid staff.
* You won’t see this humble Southern Demmycrat (don’t worry, I’m the only one of those blogging here!) sending you to the John Locke Foundation blog very often, but I couldn’t agree more with this missive aimed at the N&O’s Barry Saunders. Hat tip to the esteemed Beowolf.