NC SPIN episode #1149 Air Date 11/20/2020
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Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Should we cancel Thanksgiving this year?It is time to call BULLHOCKEY on the lame excuses we keep hearing for not wearing a face mask, keeping respectable distances and washing hands. Read More |
We believe in the integrity of election workers
North Carolina had a successful election despite a pandemic and attacks on the process. Instead of trying to undermine our election we should be thanking the many men and women who worked hard to ensure it was was fair and followed the rules. Read More
Good news on the state budget
The state treasury is in good shape, given what North Carolina has experienced this year. Here are four areas our leaders should consider for spending. Read More
A vicious propaganda cycle is threatening our common well-being
The cynicism and distrust in elected officials and government is repeated and repeated by partisan interests until people believe them and lose confidence in them. Read More
For teacher training, drop critical theory and add character
The pandemic has helped parents see what their children are being taught in public schools. The are learning that too few teachers focus on character formation. Read More
Normalizing political corruption
Republicans use doubt about elections to pass laws that restrict access to the ballot box. In North Carolina, they carefully targeted minority voters with efforts to make voting harder. Read More
In North Carolina bad ideas have electoral consequences
Democrats should have learned that all the money in the world and lots of media coverage cannot make up for bad ideas that are not appealing to voters. Read More
Are there answers to our worrying questions?
Four questions being frequently asked could help answer some of North Carolina's economic questions. Read More
State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt: Where she stands on charters, the board and the NCAE
Part of the state's system of public education is broken and our children suffer. New Superintendent-elect Truitt wants to fix it. Read More
New NC and old NC collide - again
The conflict is as old as our early settlings. Don't expect it to end any time soon. Read More
Parity extends down the ballot
How could it happen that 61 of our 100 counties have county governments controlled by Republicans but 51 percent of our population lives in counties controlled by Democrats? Read More
Greek and Hebrew guides to our political differences
One group holds out science as the path to knowledge and guidance for governmental policy and action. A second says we must look to some higher authority to be the guide for public decisions about morality and public policy. Perhaps this helps explain today's differences. Read More
Closing Coverage Gaps to promote Successful Prison Re-entry for persons with Mental Illness
What is going to happen when prisoners are released to re-enter society but don't have health insurance? Read More
Reaching out...together
At first North Carolina's decision not to expand Medicaid was understandable, but as only one of 12 states that haven't expanded now is the time to do so. Read More
Time for Cooper to deal
For the governor to convert his win into achievements he needs to alter his approach to the job. Read More
Wokeness ain't working and other observations
If Democrats want to gain more ground they need to work on a solid economic message and spend more time registering voters. Read More
Enrollment declines mask missing student problem
We don't have enrollment numbers for the number of students in private schools, home schools or virtual schools, but we know some students are missing. Read More
Voters to legislators and the Governor: stop fighting. Cooperate and compromise.
A WRAL.com editorial says the take-it-or-leave-it approach exhibited in recent years needs to end. Right now we need open and honest efforts to work together. Read More
Cooper, Berger can choose cooperation or contention
It was politically interesting that Senator Phil Berger started his congratulatory remarks with a nod to Democrat Roy Cooper. Is this a sign of things to come? Read More
Roy Cooper won big. And lost big.
Not since Republican Governor Jim Martin has a governor had to face a hostile legislature both of his terms. Read More
They fought for us
Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, commemorated the end of WWI. Today it acknowledges all who have served our country's armed forces. Read More
North Carolina embraces a conservative agenda again
Republicans bested expectations up and down the ballot and the expected blue tidal wave never happened. Read More
Waking up as a Republican
Would you really like to go to bed tonight and wake up a Republican, the author asks his sullen Democrat friends? Read More
Eight factors shaped NC elections
Eight "P' factors influenced this year's elections. Read More
Why can't economists agree?
There are many reasons why different economists can reach different conclusions. Read More
Democrats threw away their shot
Democrats thought the stars were aligned for them. Problem was they were looking at the wrong constellation. Read More
