Tenure law poorly planned
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, November 5, 2013. The Republican-led state legislature should take a lesson from the botched rollout of Obamacare when crafting education policy. Rushing... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Lt. governor shows how renovation shoud be done
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 6, 2013. When Lt. Gov. Dan Forest walked into his new offices for the first time, in January, his senses were apparently assaulted on two fronts. As an... Read More
Cowell named one of top public fund managers
by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, November 6, 2013. State Treasurer Janet Cowell has been named to Sovereign Wealth Fund's Public Investor 100 list for 2013. Cowell was ranked 21st, the second... Read More
Hawke learned his lessons
At the precise moment I heard that longtime Republican strategist Jack Hawke had finally lost his battle with cancer, I was editing a book chapter about the 1984 race for North Carolina’s governor... Read More
Why I back Common Core
N.C. students are counting on us. Every child and parent from kindergarten to 12th grade is trusting that voters, school administrators and public officials are making the best decisions possible to... Read More
"Fantastic" Jack Hawke
On Monday night when my friend Jack Hawke presented at the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter asked him how he was doing. “I’M FANTASTIC” was the answer and he entered into his afterlife of peace and... Read More
Cooper Libel Suit Moves to Trial
A defamation lawsuit filed by four Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper and his 2000 campaign committee finally may go to trial in December. The plaintiffs allege that Cooper and his... Read More
Changing parties
Recently Jason Thigpen announced he would no longer challenge Representative Walter Jones in the Republican Primary. He announced he would challenge Jones in the Election since he was switching... Read More
Bear Hunting
Any Southerner worth his salt, at some point, has come face to face with William Faulkner’s story “The Bear” – about a mammoth, faster than a locomotive bear who roams and rules the last... Read More
Ignoring teacher discontent
Since 1959, North Carolina law has banned strikes by public sector workers and any contract negotiations, commonly referred to as collective bargaining, between state and local government and worker... Read More
