The great income divide
The downtown lot where Raleigh’s Occupy movement once camped is now empty. The fast-food workers who picketted over being paid the meager minimum wage of $7.25 an hour have gone back to making... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Professionalism intact at State Board of Elections
It is usually not a good sign when Rachel Maddow, the liberal MSNBC TV host, broadcasts from your town, but that is what she did recently from Elizabeth City. Maddow was in Elizabeth City because the... Read More
UNC taking up governor’s drug, alcohol abuse challenge
Apparently Gov. Pat McCrory was serious a few months ago when he challenged UNC system leaders to do something about substance abuse on campus. On Friday, Board of Governors Vice Chairman Frank... Read More
Fears from GOP divide with Tea Party
Tea party activists, once unquestioned as a benefit to the Republican Party for supplying it with votes and energy, are now criticizing GOP leaders at seemingly every turn. They're demanding that... Read More
1 in 5 adults cannot afford to feed themselves or their families
Four years after the recession officially ended, many American adults are still struggling to recover financially with lower incomes and, in some cases, are going hungry, according to two surveys... Read More
Former Ashe County manager picked to run new NC rural division
The McCrory administration has named a former Ashe County manager and East Carolina University professor to run a new division charged with overseeing the work previously done by the state’s Rural... Read More
NBC/WSJ poll: GOP on the rise
Republicans are now leading Democrats on handling several key issues, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. The poll, released Friday, shows more Americans think that the Republicans are... Read More
Free advice for the Gov
Yesterday came word that Governor Pat McCrory’s poll numbersare in perpetual decline. His approval rating has fallen to 35%, compared to a 53% disapproval rating. That is not good. In a... Read More
Set the bar higher
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 13, 2013. In high jumping, raising the bar means the athlete is more likely to fail. But there’s no other way to improve her mark. Also in high jumping... Read More
Former UNC athletic director angry about Little revelations
by Harold Gutmann, Durham Herald-Sun, September 13, 2013. Former North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said he was upset and disappointed – but not angry – when he saw news reports that... Read More
