Delivery snafu underscores buying local
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 27, 2013. The usual post-Christmas sales reports took an unusual twist this year, focusing on the delivery shortcomings of two of the biggest package... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The best and worst political moments of 2013
This week, we asked our panel to choose their own best and worst of this year’s politics. Linda Petrou: “Best political moment was the swearing in of a Republican governor, lieutenant Governor... Read More
The film incentives racket
Still think film incentives make sense for North Carolina, despite all evidence to the contrary? Add this Los Angeles Times report to your reading list. [Ric] Reitz is one of Hollywood’s new... Read More
Gas tax increase would refill fund
Editorial by Washington Post, reprinted in News and Observer, December 28 2013. A major federal program is on desperate financial footing. It’s too important and popular to cut drastically. But a... Read More
Moral Mondays and our future
by Jim Abbott, Asheville Citizen-Times, December 20, 2013. There is a mistaken assumption on the part of many that the nonpartisan Moral Monday movement is really just a Democratic Party movement in... Read More
My fearless political predictions for 2014
It's time to see how well I did with my predictions for 2013 and to offer a set of 2014 forecasts. I got 10 predictions for this year right. President Obama's job approval rating did drop—from... Read More
Poll shows Republicans begin 2014 with slight edge
Republicans may begin 2014 with an advantage in the midterm elections, new polling shows. A CNN/ORC poll found that voters would prefer a Republican congressional candidate over a Democratic one by... Read More
Stop the (textbook) presses
Stop the (textbook) presses! On their face, the numbers are frightening. During the last financial crisis, the state cut yearly funding for textbooks from $111 million to $2.5 million. While some of... Read More
Americans hopeful for a better 2014
Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the... Read More
New Year means bigger sales tax bite
While many North Carolinians might take home a little more of their paycheck next year, they will likely be spending more of it as well. Lawmakers passed a major tax reform package in July that lowers... Read More
