Opinion
And Now, The Phipps Indictment
Resigning from the post of commissioner of agriculture did not protect Meg Scott Phipps from criminal prosecution, but it may have softened the blow a bit.
This week, NC Ag Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps, Martha Stewart, and two top editors at The New York Times announced their resignations amid scandal. Should have happened sooner.
We now see evidence of another casualty of the scandal plaguing Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps: the political implosion of her father, the former governor.