Barber and Pope clash
Two symbols of North Carolina politics – the chief opponent of Republican-approved laws and the state budget director who’s helped promote conservatism for decades – met Monday in a rare back... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Black Friday spending drop creates profit pressures
The first spending decline on a Black Friday weekend since 2009 reinforced projections for a lackluster holiday, increasing chances retailers will extend the deep discounts already hurting their... Read More
The whole story of voter reforms in North Carolina
Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act – HB 589) – but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain... Read More
A better way in Germany?
Should we look to Germany for a better way to organize our government? Our parents and grandparents from the “Greatest Generation” would be shocked at the idea that the country they fought so hard... Read More
JFK could have founded the Tea Party movement?
by Thomas Mills, Politics North Carolina, December 1, 2013. State Senator Bob Rucho really is a silly little man. When he didn’t get his way on tax reform, he threw a temper tantrum and resigned as... Read More
Defending laws
Republican leaders, from the governor’s office to the legislature, are outraged, yes, outraged to find that Attorney General Roy Cooper is throwing around his political opinions about the laws that... Read More
Sandy Hook plus one year
Gunfire claims a life every 20 minutes in America. Approximately 30,000 people die each year from guns here. There are nearly 300 million guns in private hands, almost as many guns as people. Rapidly... Read More
GOP finally notices needs of NC teachers
Editorial by News and Observer, December 2, 2013. With the 2014 election coming, are North Carolina’s Republican leaders seeing chickens on the horizon, looking to come home to roost? All of the... Read More
Tax credits to expire January 1
Jim Beck has a love affair with old homes. They speak to him, whispering old stories. He can’t put words to exactly what it is that draws him in, but it’s powerful and intoxicating – and much... Read More
NC among top 10 in economic growth
If you are even an occasional reader of this space, you know that I put very little stock in “best places for business” lists. There are too many of them, reflecting too many different and... Read More
