Do change that dial
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 5, 2014. It’s an election year, which guarantees at least one thing: Politicians will be invading your television with 30-second ads. And in North Carolina... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Mismanagement is unrelenting at DHHS
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, January 6, 2014. North Carolina’s Health and Human Services department made a serious error last week, then compounded the mistake by giving the public misleading... Read More
SEANC hires forensic investigator to look at pension fund
by John Frank, News and Observer, January 5, 2014. A familiar foe of Janet Cowell is intensifying its scrutiny of the Democratic state treasurer. The State Employees Association of North Carolina... Read More
2014 the year to increase personal responsibility
As we enter the New Year, it seems most important we discuss an action we could all do and demand of others. This one single action by all would do more to fix our economic and social issues as a... Read More
Lawmakers moving too fast to increase executions
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 5, 2014. More and faster executions should not be a proud goal of the N.C. General Assembly, but state Sen. Thom Goolsby and other leaders want to take the... Read More
Earning voters' trust will require work in 2014
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 5, 2014. After controlling most of North Carolina government for a very long time, Democrats found themselves in the wilderness losing the General Assembly... Read More
Smaller is better
Ideas that look desirable or at least workable on paper can prove to be unworkable or even disastrous when applied to the real world. Just ask the millions of Americans who, under Obamacare, have lost... Read More
Population growth: North Carolina can manage growth if we work together
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 4, 2014. News from the U.S. Census Bureau that North Carolina is likely to surpass Michigan this year to become the country’s ninth-largest state... Read More
Here’s how to raise NC teacher pay
As North Carolina enters 2014, I have a New Year’s resolution for our state. In the next four years, let’s raise the pay of our public school teachers to the national average. Not talk about it... Read More
Gov. McCrory seeks reset in year two
It was a year ago today that Gov. Pat McCrory was sworn into office amid high hopes. Now he is hoping for a reset. Few governors took office with greater promise than McCrory. He had won office in a... Read More
