Teacher pay: A problem money can't fix
Teacher pay: It’s a subject on the minds of many in North Carolina these days. Last month Gov. Pat McCrory announced a plan to boost salaries for starting teachers roughly 14 percent over two years... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Reports, NRLB ruling show the exploitation of college athletes
Editorial by News and Observer, March 29, 2014. Marcus Paige and the UNC men’s basketball team are out of the NCAA Tournament, but that didn’t stop the university from leaning on Paige to score... Read More
NC health insurance enrollments lag for young, healthy people
Seth Beard sheepishly admits he’s a bit of a klutz, but buying health insurance didn’t make his priority list this year, even though it’s mandatory under the Affordable Care Act. It’s been six... Read More
Tar Heel conservatives think their tide is still rising
The conservative movement has risen higher in North Carolina than probably even what the late Sen. Jesse Helms, the father of the modern conservatism here, could have imagined. But the question is... Read More
SMART lunch improves graduation rate at Panther Creek
Lunch is a very ordinary part of every high school student’s school day. But a lunchtime experiment at the county’s newest high school in Cary has led to extraordinary results — a 94.7 percent... Read More
Could an Independent candidate become Governor
by Tom Campbell, Executive Producer and Moderator, NC SPIN, March 29, 2014. A good friend responded that even without the formality of a third political party Independent candidates can and are being... Read More
Green paint balls
About a month ago Greg Brannon, dead-set on getting elected to the Senate, was trying to build momentum and gain ground on front-runner Thom Tillis then, out of a clear blue sky, two investors sued... Read More
Legislative leaders not happy with Secretary Wos
It looks like Republican legislative leaders have finally had enough of the McCrory Administration’s dysfunctional and scandal-plagued Department of Health and Human Services, judging by Secretary... Read More
Republicans reluctant to borrow, but needs grow
A couple of years ago, a friend who was working to raise money for a major cultural project in the state asked my opinion about the likelihood of winning a state grant from legislators. My response... Read More
