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NC Spin Articles
The endless campaign becomes a reality in NC
Republican Pat McCrory is appearing in TV ads talking about his accomplishments as governor. His likely opponent, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, is moving around the state giving speeches... Read More
Tillis is toast
by James Protzman, Blue NC, November 3, 2013. After Peter Principling his way to fame and fortune, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis has taken to believing his own press. He's under the... Read More
Axelrod hammered on 'you can keep it'
Former White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod had no allies on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday when he was asked repeatedly by a roundtable of journalists and pundits why the president told Americans... Read More
Barring controversial works from high school reading lists would be a mistake
Editorial by Wimington Star-News, November 1, 2013. It would be unfortunate if the Brunswick County school board agreed to pull a book that has been showered with accolades and literary awards from... Read More
State's plan to privatize economic development comes with risks
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 3, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory wants to privatize the state’s economic development efforts and is likely to get his way. The legislature has provided initial... Read More
Time to close NC’s reading gap
Editorial by News and Observer, November 2, 2013. Occasionally there’s a story about a prominent college athlete who is unable to read or who can read only at an early elementary school level. The... Read More
The DHHS sitcom
How many Department of Health and Human Services employees does it take to screw in a light bulb? We don’t know but it will take 19 to run their new marketing and public relations shops. I wonder... Read More
Sluggish economy is not political
The economic recovery from the Great Recession is painfully sluggish — and it’s not all Barack Obama’s fault. Nor can the fault be laid solely at the feet of George W. Bush, or North Carolina... Read More
The GOP "Keep your plan" movement
With the shutdown beginning to fade from view, Obamacare opponents, learning from past battles, are revising their tactics and turning their focus to a push to let people keep their current health... Read More
