NC Spin Articles

Maya Angelou's rhapsody of redemption

Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, May 28, 2014. She was at once an old soul and one forever young, one who felt the pain of her ancestors and the joy of the newest generation and communicated it all...    Read More

May 29, 2014

Core problem

California Governor Jerry Brown put his finger on the syndrome in 2012: “Everybody went to school, so everybody thinks they know how to teach, or they think they know something about education...    Read More

May 29, 2014

Nastiness

On Election Day my cousin Winifred who’s pure steel magnolia walked into the voting booth, stared at the names of the three judges running for Supreme Court, remembered the Republican ad saying...    Read More

May 29, 2014


Hagan comes out swinging against Tillis

by Cullen Browder and Adam Owens, WRAL, May 28, 2014. RALEIGH, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan spent much of the primary season on the defensive, as both Republican candidates and outside groups...    Read More

May 29, 2014

Forward, back on teacher pay

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, May 28, 2014. At least one thing is certain about the teacher pay plan unveiled Wednesday by N.C. Senate Republicans: It shows what lawmakers can do when they put...    Read More

May 29, 2014

Senate votes to eliminate local business taxes

RALEIGH To lower local taxes on businesses, state lawmakers may force cities and towns onto a $62 million fiscal cliff. The state Senate on Wednesday voted 37-9 to give preliminary approval to a wide...    Read More

May 29, 2014




N.C. needs serious leadership

RALEIGH — How serious are our state leaders about economic growth and long-term recovery? Are they committed to broadening the base of taxpayers so that everyone pays something and nearly everyone...    Read More

by Becki Gray   |   May 29, 2014