North Carolina Boundary Lines Drawn on an Oak Desk

leaning forward. “You have requested fifteen minutes to present a technical objection.”

“I have,” I said, my voice sounding small in the vast room until I moved closer to the microphone.

“We have already heard from the state mapping consultants,” Ralph Hise said, his dry, gravelly chuckle coming through the speakers. “We are satisfied with their methodology.continue reading …