Our lamps tell stories
Remembering the stories of our lamps makes people and events present for us. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Do we have the will to fix rural healthcare?In our 80 rural counties residents are older, poorer, more obese, have higher blood pressure, and lower life expectancy that state averages. Read More |
Freedom is the solution, not the problem
Freedom isn’t easy. It requires us to be grown-ups, to settle for living in a society in which some people just aren’t going to do what we say or believe what we believe. Read More
A moment of hope and light in a dark and violent winter
Out of the blue, something happens to remind you that not all is lost; that most of your neighbors are decent human beings and that enlightenment and progress are still possible. Read More
History repeating itself
The 2024 gubernatorial election seems primed to be a character election where issues fall by the wayside. Read More
NC’s Jeff Jackson offers a real look inside Congress
There’s a real benefit to the access that politicians like Jackson provide, especially in an era where government has become far too distant and opaque. Read More
The hysteria of the right
The conservative attacks on the LGBT+ community and public education are rooted in a fear of change and people they consider different. Read More
Twenty-four counties due for property tax reassessments this year.
Search to see if your county is one of the 24. Read More
Deaths of despair need careful analysis
The Journal of the American Medical Association’s psychiatry edition found a strong association between death rates and church attendance. Read More
How much hate?
NY Times columnist and Duke lecturer asked how much bigotry and divisiveness voters are willing to endorse, indulge or overlook? Read More
Been thinking about... coins
Many people are acting like their coins only have one side. Read More
Twisted legacy
Maybe it's time to go back to electing farmers. Read More
NC ranks 48th in school funding. Advocacy group says it’s time to fix that problem
Full implementation of the comprehensive plan would require lawmakers to appropriate nearly $6 billion in new education funding by 2028. Read More
Poll finds parental choice gaining popularity in North Carolina
Respondents overwhelmingly agreed (83 percent) that parents should decide where their child attends school. Read More
A prophet among us
William Barber is a voice for the voiceless in a world of noisy hate. Read More
Our state's economy continues to excel
A Canadian think tank ranks North Carolina 9th among the states in economic freedom. In 2010 we ranked 19th. Read More
Watchdog or lap dog? Proposed legislation tests the independence and legitimacy of our Supreme Court
Recent motions filed by Republican legislators will test just how independent the third branch of state government will be. Read More
Truitt needs to stand WITH students and stand up to legislators
Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt seems more concerned with appeasing the Republican partisans who rule the state legislature than making sure every school child has access to a quality public education and their schools and teachers have the resources needed to do it. Read More
Rare courage
Too many put politics ahead of principle. You can get rid of them with your vote. Read More
New poll offers little help in Medicaid expansion debate
The stalemate exists because of a lack of agreement on steps needed to make it work. Read More
The dawn of Bidenism
Americans are starting to feel better about their future for the first time in years. The president has shown we can solve problems and the divisiveness of the past decade won't. Read More
Let's really reform state universities
Do North Carolinians receive an adequate return for the large investment they make in the UNC System? Read More
Run, Liz, run
Can a decent, principled Republican exorcise the Trump demon as a third party candidate? Read More
Is there some good news on income inequality?
In the last two years national numbers show hourly earnings have risen fastest for occupations paying the least, while increasing the slowest for occupations paying the most. Read More
The coming fight
The shoe is no on the other foot. For years NC Democrats running for the US Senate stayed away from Democratic presidential candidates. Hugging Trump will cost Republicans votes. Read More
State Superintendent would lead an elected State Board of Education under House proposal
For the past year a House committee has traveled the state to study ways to reinvent North Carolina's system of public education. Read More
