NC Spin Articles

N.C. rightly resists lowering bar on tests

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, October 6, 2013. For a couple of years now, North Carolina has been playing an unfortunate game of follow the leader with Florida on education issues. Republican...    Read More

October 8, 2013




Blather, Baloney and Conventional Wisdom

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.” – George Eliot As the ridiculous government shutdown staggers into its second week, this morning’s cable news chatter...    Read More

October 7, 2013

PNC: Employers pessimistic about NC recovery

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 7, 2013. Even as state legislative leaders have rushed to make North Carolina more "business friendly," they may also have sent up warning flares that are...    Read More

October 7, 2013



Making voting easier, not harder

Editorial by Salisbury Post, October 1, 2013. If the new North Carolina voting law merely required voters to show a photo I.D. card, few could argue with it. But several provisions in the law appear...    Read More

October 7, 2013


Too many lawyers

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 6, 2013. N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper will get more help than he wants in defending the state against the voting rights lawsuit. His own public...    Read More

October 6, 2013


McCrory's team faces tough challenges

Tim White, the Observer's editorial page editor, and I had a chance to meet with Gov. Pat McCrory and some of his staff last week. McCrory invited top leaders from a number of newspapers to an off-the...    Read More

October 6, 2013