The Associated Press, published in Charlotte Observer, November 26, 2013. The president of the North Carolina NAACP has delivered a petition asking Gov. Pat McCrory to convene a special session of the... Read More
The state Department of Insurance has approved the rate hikes proposed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for 2013 individual health insurance plans that are being extended next year. The... Read More
North Carolina charter schools will get a one-year reprieve from academic standards that could lead the state to revoke charters. But the tougher new tests that debuted last year, leading to a... Read More
by Michael Bisecker, Associated Press, published on WRAL.com, November 27, 2013. As a candidate, Pat McCrory pledged a transparent and accountable government. But now that he is governor, those... Read More
Every passionate reader has a first literary love – that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand. For me, it was a true classic: A Child’s... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, November 26, 2013. The Hickory and Newton-Conover school districts have taken the laudable step of raising the compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18. Now, the... Read More
Editorial by Carolina Journal, November 27, 2013. North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new... Read More
As important milestones in the history of North Carolina go, November 21 is probably not a memorable date to most North Carolinians, but it is a significant one. On that day in 1789, North Carolina... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 26, 2013. After longtime Guilford County District Court Judge Sherry Alloway retires Dec. 31, Gov. Pat McCrory will appoint her replacement. He won’t... Read More
The political frenzy over the Affordable Care Act is an object lesson in what is wrong with American politics. Rhetoric equating the reform law with socialism, and even slavery, has abounded and... Read More
