Legislature must safeguard pension system
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 28, 2013. Four community college presidents and their boards have provided the General Assembly with a perfect example of why legislators can’t take... Read More
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
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
Josh Stein says he'll run for NC Attorney General in 2016
by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published in News and Observer, November 27, 2013. State Sen. Josh Stein, a Wake County Democrat, is eyeing the state attorney general’s office in 2016. Stein, in a... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
