North Carolina Democratic and Republican activists are gathering for a weekend of speeches from national and state political notables to rally the party faithful heading into the fall campaigns for U... Read More
In the May 24 Point of View “ Wrongly shrouding swine in secrecy,” the state’s hog farmers were once again unfairly maligned, this time by two Duke University law professors who claim that... Read More
Rashad McCants was not the only UNC men’s basketball player from the 2005 national championship team who relied heavily on African studies classes that didn’t meet, according to whistleblower Mary... Read More
Rashad McCants, one of the players most responsible for leading North Carolina to its 2005 national championship, has provided a critical account of his academic experience at UNC and said that coach... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 4, 2014. A seemingly well-meaning provision in the state Senate’s budget bill could have a chilling effect on the use of jail mug shots, which we contend are... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 3, 2014. As Nash County commissioners and Nash-Rocky Mount school board members wrangle over how much money local schools should receive in the 2014-15 budget... Read More
A plan by the McCrory Administration to privatize the state’s economic development efforts is barreling through the General Assembly despite no compelling case for the drastic change, big unanswered... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 5, 2014. The way North Carolina children learn is in hot debate. At the heart of the issue is an effort to repeal the Common Core curriculum, which sets... Read More
North Carolina Democratic Party efforts to organize African American Caucuses in all 100 counties brought the state party chairman and caucus president to New Bern this week with tough words to... Read More
Staying with the untested Common Core education standards, which 45 states are using, is somehow being “competitive”? Yes that is what Lew Ebert, president and CEO of the NC Chamber... Read More
