Dumb politicians
Politicians can be progressives, liberals, conservatives, Democrats or Republicans, and right-wingers. They just can’t be dumb. The American people will never elect them to office. Let’s look at... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State elections board: Rightly cracking down
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 25, 2013. The State Board of Elections rightly sent a strong message to their local counterparts at its late December meeting: You must assure that... Read More
Economist: NC Unemployment drop may be tied to benefits changes
North Carolina’s unemployment rate has fallen more than other states’ this year, and changes in the state’s unemployment system may be a contributor, Wells Fargo Securities economist Mark Vitner... Read More
Leading on energy
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 26, 2013. Energy is big business in the United States, but very little of it comes from our state. Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders want to change... Read More
Pope on Christmas Eve lauds Jesus' 'humble' start
Pope Francis lauded Jesus' humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff Tuesday in St. Peter's Basilica. "You are immense, and you made... Read More
Influential Tar Heels who died in 2013
North Carolina said goodbye to leaders in government and politics in 2013 – trailblazers who included a civil rights leader, a governor, a lobbyist and a man who helped build the Republican party... Read More
Yes, Virginia....
Editor’s note: In keeping with a long-standing Christmas Eve tradition, The Daily News reprints one of the most famous newspaper editorials of all time. It was first published in the New York Sun... Read More
The legend of the Christmas Flounder
from The Wilmington Star, reprinted in The Charlotte Observer, December 25, 2013. From Dec. 24, 1998 editorial pages, and earlier: If there is an old-timer in your house today, he probably is not... Read More
A Death Penalty in Decline
Death penalty opponents in North Carolina, citing a national report, recently noted a continuing decline in executions nationwide. The report, from the Washington, D.C.-based Death Penalty Information... Read More
How We Got Where We Are At in North Carolina Politics
Just in time for the new year, a new book puts modern North Carolina politics in perspective. “The Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory,” by East... Read More
