NC Spin Articles

Fort Bragg vulnerable in budget battles

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 28, 2013. Although Fort Bragg sits on Fayetteville's doorstep, it may be too familiar a presence for us to easily see how big it is. It isn't just big. The...    Read More

November 29, 2013

McCrory can help N.C. metro areas

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 29, 2013. The passengers boarded the plane, which taxied to the runway and took off, while Gov. Pat McCrory stood waving at the gate. Now he says it...    Read More

November 29, 2013



Nice guys can finish first

Editorial in News and Observer, November 28, 2013. Some alumni of Ole Miss, otherwise known as the University of Mississippi, are still angry about what happened to David Cutcliffe in December...    Read More

November 29, 2013

2013: Our year in yucks with gaffes galore

We are tomorrow’s past, so this Thanksgiving season give thanks for 2013, a year the future might study more for amusement than for edification. HealthCare.gov performed the public service of...    Read More

November 29, 2013

The real healthcare scare

Editorial from Chicago Tribune,  reprinted in Charlotte Observer, November 25, 2013. Abbott Laboratories chief executive Miles White said something last Tuesday that should jolt tens of millions of...    Read More

November 29, 2013


Kennedy and Obama

As if I didn’t get enough JFK last week, I’m reading a new book about how Kennedy, in his last months, was growing into and getting better at the roles of President, politician and persuader-in...    Read More

November 28, 2013

Other people's money

It wasn’t exactly subtle the other morning when the newspaper ran two stories side by side: One about a single mother who works all day and then works three additional jobs nights and weekends to...    Read More

November 28, 2013

The real story of Thanksgiving

At Thanksgiving, Americans reflect on their blessings and hope for uplifting family gatherings of togetherness and unity, with the Pilgrims used as examples of peace, harmony, and thankfulness...    Read More

November 28, 2013


Thanksgiving Internet Grinch

Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 28, 2013. As families gather for this important national holiday to celebrate blessings and express gratitude, some will do so with an eye to a...    Read More

November 28, 2013