Is North Carolina's affordability crisis the same as the nations?
The average North Carolinian did see their earnings growing enough to afford the higher prices. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
Oct
20
2026
7:00 PM
The NC SPIN Reunion Live Show
October 20, 2026 • 7:00 PM
Seby B. Jones Performing Arts Center • Louisburg College, Louisburg NC
Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue • former Lt. Gov. Dennis Wicker • former NC Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr • former NC House Speaker Joe Mavretic • former NC Attorney General Rufus Edmisten • John Hood • Becki Gray • Brad Crone • Peg O'Connell
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The election cake is already bakedExcept for those incessant and irritating emails and texts from candidates begging for money and the offensive TV ads and mailers filled with untruths and promises the candidates couldn’t keep even if they wanted to, this has been an extremely quiet election. Read More |
A Lesson for Michael Whatley
Losing an election is not the end of the world. Read More
Obama vs Trump in N.C
Trump's appearance won't help Whatley and it might help Don Davis. Read More
We should challenge the Imperial City
North Carolina has not been a leader in the fight against the federal government’s unwise and unconstitutional centralization of power in Washington. Read More
A bluer NC could be in the offing
With the 2026 election already underway and early voting numbers up over the last midterms in 2022, the chances for North Carolina emerging with a slightly bluer shade of purple look to be high. Read More
Roy Cooper’s failing grade
His record on public safety is indefensible — just like his record of making life more expensive for North Carolinians. Read More
Access to rural healthcare is bigger than hospitals – and North Carolina is leading the way
Rural health won’t improve by building stronger hospitals but by recognizing that health is shaped by what happens at home, in neighborhoods, and in communities. Read More
Worth celebrating: NC’s drug overdose deaths have plummeted
In 2023, there were 4, 442 deaths due to drug overdose in NC. But that number is declining because all levels of citizens and groups coordinated to confront the problem. Read More
Who are the barbarians now
Sadly, the American people are anesthetized and dulled, seeing this as Trump just being Trump. Our passion for resistance is worn down. Read More
LAST CALL to be where it happens
In this one event we will cover the elections like you won't hear anywhere else. Buy now while tickets are still on sale. Read More
Housing abundance requires long view
The lead times required to acquire, plan, permit, and build new inventory create significant risk that can itself be exacerbated by unexpected changes in such variables as interest rates, the cost of raw materials, and the availability of labor. Read More
The art of voting
When it comes to casting a ballot, all of us should have the same power, the same weight. Every vote should equal another. Every voice that participates should be heard. Read More
Vote your conscience and don’t be swayed by what the polls are saying
Force yourself to remember that each poll is simply a snapshot of the potential electorate during a set period of time before an election, not the real thing. Read More
Trump has a credibility canyon
It dwarfs a credibility gap Read More
Cooper's Lead Holds at 7 Points
Only 6 percent remain undecided. Read More
Pharmacy regulations will make NC’s healthcare problem worse
Families are paying too much for healthcare and prescriptions, with many facing massive medical debt as a result. Read More
Been thinkin' about.....property taxes
Taxpayers should know what their local taxes are buying and should be able to make informed, voting decisions about the return of value. Read More
Cling to the tried-and-true landmarks of the past
The vast majority are just aching for elected leaders to come together to get things done over a beer and stop fighting so much and blaming the other side for not getting anything done. Read More
Hidden in the Shadows
Republicans can only lose four seats in the Senate. They’re trailing in six. Read More
Trump’s Plummeting Popularity
Trump has lost 16 points in the rural counties where he has been so strong. Read More
Founders were far from unanimous
Our Founders found ways to work together despite their many differences. We can, too — and should. Read More
Whatley’s failure and a potential blue wave in NC
The GOP has begun articulating excuses for Whatley’s failure. Read More
What socialists almost get right
The ever-growing attraction of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) stems, in part, from one understandable cause: the weakening of voluntary associations through which people formerly cared for community members. Read More
Three weeks out: State of the race
In a state like North Carolina, it’s hard for either party to win by more than about three points. Read More
Before they could vote, they came with us
Start early and help children connect their concern for their communities to the responsibilities of citizenship and voting. Read More
