Democracy in action
John Ledford, from up in the mountains, was a leader in local Democratic politics for years, then ran for sheriff of Madison County and won. Then, after a few years as sheriff, he got Democratic... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory's call right
Democrats have a new reason to be mad at Gov. Pat McCrory. McCrory has decided that there will be no rushed special election to fill the congressional vacancy created by the appointment of 12th... Read More
Income inequality
Democrats plan to demagogue income inequality and the wealth gap for political gain in this year’s elections. Most of what’s said about income inequality is stupid or, at best, ill-informed. Much... Read More
The continual cost of coastal confusion: Ferries the solution
The history of Oregon Inlet offers a superb example of human failure to understand or appreciate the forces of nature at the shoreline. This lack of appreciation continues today. Mistake 1:Oregon... Read More
Fact Check: Moving to NC to collect unemployment?
During a recent taping of NC Spin, Gov. Pat McCrory was asked to defend controversial changes to the state unemployment system. As part of that conversation, he said that, until those changes were... Read More
N.C. fifth in number of people signing up for health insurance
Health insurance enrollment during the first few months of the federal overhaul law was stronger in North Carolina than in all but four other states, a new report released Monday said. Almost... Read More
Despite USDA threat, NC food stamps backlog got worse
he state Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged Friday afternoon that its problematic food stamps system is not improving, despite assurances to federal officials that it was taking... Read More
Morehead Forum embraces big ideas
by James G. Martin and Henry Issacson, Greensboro News-Record, January 12, 2014. When Gov. John Motley Morehead spoke of bringing the railroad to North Carolina, the idea was so big that most citizens... Read More
The rest of the poverty story: reducing expenses important, too
For those of us old enough to remember Paul Harvey, we know there is always a “rest of the story.” This paper’s recent series on poverty did a superb job of describing the magnitude, trends and... Read More
Time to come clean at UNC-CH
Those waiting for the academic-athletic scandal at UNC-Chapel Hill to fade away should have welcomed the arrival of 2014. All the talk of no-show courses for athletes and the speculation about who in... Read More
