NC Spin Articles


Spanning Burr's political world

Expect a runoff this summer to decide which Republican candidate goes on to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.). And expect that candidate to be Mecklenburg Republican Thom Tillis, the...    Read More

March 27, 2014

The missing word in Charlotte Mayor news story

Guess which word is missing from a 1,500-word Charlotte Observer story about the arrest of the mayor on federal corruption charges? Here's the beginning: Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon was arrested...    Read More

March 27, 2014



College athletes can unionize

In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize a college sports industry worth billions of dollars and have dramatic repercussions at schools coast to coast, a federal agency said Wednesday that...    Read More

March 27, 2014

Did the man bite the dog in a progressive way?

There’s an old newsroom adage that if a dog bites a man, it’s not news, but if a man bites a dog, it is. For those who don’t understand this musty aphorism, it means that something being unusual...    Read More

March 27, 2014




Contraception, health insurance and faith

When women make important decisions, we usually consult more than one resource. We consult our families, our faith communities and, quite frequently, our bank accounts. Accordingly, the public policy...    Read More

March 26, 2014


Ignoring the fertile ground

When I was growing up, there was a joke about a priest, a hippie and then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in an airplane. The plane’s engines gave out but there were only two parachutes...    Read More

March 26, 2014