One of the cardinal rules of politics and public relations is that bad news should be released before a big holiday weekend, and good news is trumpeted when people are paying attention. So the Easter... Read More
From N.C. District 96 Rep. Andy Wells, a Republican from Hickory who is running unopposed for the N.C. Senate District 42 seat: Medicaid is the biggest, fastest growing program in state government... Read More
Will Governor McCrory stand up to the rising Republican revolt against Common Core (they call it “Obamacore”)? Rushing to pander to the Tea Party, Republican legislators who once embraced the... Read More
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has made repealing the Common Core education standards one of the crusades of his office, solidifying his hero status on the Tea Party Right in the Republican Party. So... Read More
Remarks by Nancy Gardner, English teacher Mooresville Senior High, published in Charlotte Observer, April 25, 2014 "My name is Nancy Gardner..and I teach Senior English students at Mooresville Senior... Read More
A recent report that a basketball coach in North Carolina was busy evaluating overseas players isn’t all that unusual. Professional teams do it all the time. But this wasn’t the head of an NBA... Read More
One of the more bitter fights that occurred in the North Carolina General Assembly last year involved whether lawmakers should repeal a 2007 requirement that electricity suppliers get a portion of... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 25, 2014. The Guilford County school board’s opposition to a teacher contract law was vindicated, at least temporarily, Wednesday by a veteran judge who... Read More
A state legislative commission proposed Thursday that North Carolina drop the Common Core and replace it with a new set of learning standards for public schools. A draft bill replaces the Common Core... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 23, 2014. Does race still matter? It’s a question that was at the heart of the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday allowing Michigan voters to ban affirmative... Read More
