A beautiful day indeed
Our neighbors recently brought lawn chairs and spent two hours laughing, catching up, eating, and building community. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Slow down on property tax legislationThe question that begs answering is how to give local governments the flexibility to raise the revenues they need to provide services their residents need, while not making the tax burden so great on any one segment. Read More |
Pay for jobs, not long searches
As of 2025, North Carolina had more than $5 billion in its Unemployment Insurance trust fund, well above those of peer states. Read More
Carla, Carla, Carla
Only 21.8 percent of Democrats voted for Representative Carla Cunningham in the March primary. Read More
Berger likely to set good example in final year as Senate leader
Berger is unlikely to focus on dropping political bombs on his way out. Read More
46th in teacher pay: NC stands still. Other states surge ahead
A state that likes to boast about being number one in business rankings should be ashamed to rank fourth from the bottom in average teacher pay. Read More
Investing in nature helps NC’s economy — and military
We need to remind our state leaders that strong investments in conservation funding are important to our economy and to our way of life. Read More
North Carolina exceptionalism
Two themes running through North Carolina history are moral failure, and resilience. Read More
Fading in Front of Our Eyes
We’re sailing into an era where old-fashioned virtues like humility are fading in front of our eyes. Read More
Political shots fired
The theme for the White House Correspondents' dinner should have been, “Sheep invite wolf to speak at dinner.” Read More
Why are trailer parks disappearing?
Close to 10 percent of home owners buy pre-constructed homes, often called trailers. But trailer park lands are being sold, forcing owners to leave. Read More
Carolina economy adding few jobs
The mercurial nature of the president’s tariff rates makes it challenging for businesses to plan for the future. Read More
Blueprint for reform: civil discourse
Perhaps Americans’ inability to honestly listen to what others have to say is at the root of their contempt for one another. They can’t talk to each other because they do not listen to each other. Read More
Health care is personal
The US has the most expensive health care in the world with among the worst health outcomes, and that’s not even close. Read More
You’ll take our vouchers from our cold, dead hands
If the state saves money on the education of tens of thousands of students by giving them Opportunity Scholarships, that actually frees up more funds for the remaining public school students, and for teacher salaries Read More
On affordability, deeds trump words
We can't afford to keep talking about affordable housing. It's past time to take action. Read More
Just war or just mess?
The devil has now met his match, and very much looks like a loser. Read More
Three who influenced our state more than any in our history
Thom Tillis, Phil Berger and Tim Moore influence a change of our moderate nature to one of flaming Dixie reaction. Read More
Leandro author encourages all sides of NC education funding debate
North Carolina should rise to the challenge providing all the children of the state the opportunity to achieve a sound basic education as guaranteed by Leandro. Read More
Another public medical school in North Carolina?
Medical schools are the most expensive academic investments a state can make. The case for any new public medical school must be overwhelmingly compelling. Read More
It’s time for a Right-to-Work amendment
Ours is one of the most business-friendly states in the nation. Is constitutional protection a next needed step? Read More
Phil Berger’s response to his primary defeat underscores why he lost
Too many politicians have embraced the belief that they represent just the people of their own political party. Their district contains all the people who live there. Read More
Chance. Or mystery?
Two brothers impacted the same family, but in different ways. Read More
Rise and fall
If Democrats capture control over the US House or Senate it will mean two years of bitter, divisive political warfare. Read More
Expand choice among public schools
North Carolina gets a failing grade for not having enough parental choice within public schools. Read More
