In saying that, “The government shutdown illustrates for every American that the hallmark of the Tea Party Republican House continues to be ironclad opposition to reasonable solutions,” U.S. Rep... Read More
The former UNC-Chapel Hill tutor who figured prominently in the NCAA infractions found within the Tar Heel football program has taken on a new role as the 2010 scandal moves from the sports arena to... Read More
As many as 6,000 state workers whose jobs are fully or partially funded by the federal government are at risk of being furloughed following the government shutdown. The impact would hit non-essential... Read More
After Democrats ran an ad in State House Districts, something akin to a shockwave rippled down the hallways of the General Assembly, unsettling the less stouthearted Republican legislators. Last... Read More
How you feel about Obamacare probably correlates about 100 percent with how you voted in the 2012 election. Unless you already found out you pay more or less for insurance. I’m double-sold. I’m... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 3, 2013. Norma Copes of Rockford, Ill., was not a happy camper when a reporter for the Asheville Citizen-Times found her in the Great Smoky Mountains... Read More
The Republican Party shut down government. It’s not a partisan issue. It’s really an internal fight for the control and direction of the GOP. The Tea Party is basically having a temper tantrum and... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 2, 2013. Was the first day of Obamacare a hit or a miss? Depends on your perspective. It could be both. The technology was a bust. The computer systems set... Read More
Between August 2012 and August 2013, unemployment rates fell in all 100 of North Carolina’s counties and in all 14 of the state’s metropolitan areas. Over that same period, the size of the labor... Read More
by Boston Herald, October 1, 2013. A Republican congressman lashed out at President Obama and downplayed the effect of the government shutdown in an interview on Boston Herald Radio this morning... Read More
