Those things undone
Careful thought and prayerful reflection are needed when large change is considered. Is there evidence that anybody in the administration is capable of that? Read More
NC Spin Articles
Community colleges merit funding priority
North Carolina state and local governments appropriated an average of $7,836 per full-time-equivalent student to North Carolina’s community colleges, lower than in all but nine other states. Read More
What lies from Michael Whatley
Before you cast your extremely valuable ballot for any candidate, please do a little homework on who they are, what policies they support and don’t support, and if telling the truth is something they seem to have a problem with. Read More
NC has a gambling problem, and it is taking a toll on families
North Carolina needs to create new frictions in the betting process to better protect household economic security and family well-being. Read More
Who’s kidding who? Conservative election law hypocrisy sinks to new depths
North Carolina Republicans are more than happy to preach about (and pass new laws supposedly grounded in) a commitment to election integrity, even as they cut every corner and hide behind every conceivable loophole when it comes to the rules governing their own campaigns. Read More
Would Cooper stand athwart Dems’ turn toward socialism?
Some 49% of likely North Carolina voters said they would be less likely to support a democratic socialist, while 26% answered more likely. Read More
Democrats lead Republicans on generic ballot
Trump has maintained unshakeable support from white, rural, very conservative voters, and those people are numerous enough in North Carolina to have kept Trump as king of the mountain no matter how bitterly we loathed him in the suburbs. Read More
'Been thinking about....the starfish story
Life would be better if we had just one starfish story each day. Read More
G20 spotlight reveals NC’s housing barriers
The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce estimates that North Carolina faces a five-year inventory gap of 764,478 homes. Read More
A dagger in the heart
Canada and America have long been friends but changing the name of Lake Ontario was lethal to that friendship. Read More
