Overhaul greedy hospitals
One.” It’s a catchy slogan. It’s the number of our quarterback. It is not a coincidence that Cam Newton and Carolinas HealthCare System have teamed up on a major advertising campaign. What does... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Fox news the most trusted and least trusted news outlet
PPP's 5th annual poll about trust in TV news continues to find what it does every year: Fox News is both the most trusted and least trusted name in news. 35% of Americans say they trust Fox News more... Read More
Campaign finance reports show fund raising success
Two North Carolina Democrats primed to take on Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016 both raised six figures for their campaign coffers in the second half of last year in a showing of early financial muscle to... Read More
Fracking panel sets safe drilling distances
The state commission created in 2012 to create safe fracking standards has wrestled with one controversy after another and always found a way to agree unanimously – until Friday. After 2-1/2 hours... Read More
60 Minutes highlights shortage of psychiatric beds
Earlier this week, 60 Minutes produced an outstanding documentary earlier this week on the subject of mental health. The report highlights the case of Gus Deeds, the son of Virginia state senator... Read More
Slippery politics
Nobody ever runs for office on snow removal, but it’s a sure way to get run out of office. This week the mayor of Atlanta and governor of Georgia are skating on thin ice after a winter storm left... Read More
Burr's healthcare alternative is an ACA repeal
Editorial by News and Observer, January 31, 2014. From the beginning of the debate over the Affordable Care Act until it became law and even after it passed constitutional muster with the U.S. Supreme... Read More
RTP Foundation to unveil "centerpiece" project on Monday
The Research Triangle Foundation is planning to unveil a project on Monday that it says will be “the centerpiece of RTP’s plans for an innovative future.” The foundation, the entity that... Read More
The president's pep rally
I watched the President’s pep rally er, State of Union Address last night, mostly because I had to. I’ll be on a couple of television news shows this week and I figure they’ll want to talk about... Read More
Legislators grill school chief over reading tests
by Laura Leslie, WRAL, January 29, 2014. State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson spent Tuesday morning on the hot seat at a Joint Government Oversight Committee hearing, where... Read More
