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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Well. It looks like all of our “speculation” and “drive-by reporting” is starting to pan out. After our reporting came out, the AP confirmed that — as we said — (1) Harris is being... Read More
