Lawmakers may return to override McCrory veto
Gov. McCrory just vetoed his first bill of the 2013 Legislation Session. The bill he vetoed is HB 392 “Warrant Status/ Drug Screen Public Assistance.” Civitas recently reported on the bill... Read More
NC Spin Articles
We need an app for gridlock
The disconnect technology in our schools Editorial by Charlotte Observer, August 14, 2013. On a Thursday in early June, President Barack Obama visited Mooresville Middle School, where students in... Read More
Voting law challenges face tough fight
By Laura Leslie, WRAL, August 15, 2013. Opponents of North Carolina's new elections law may face an uphill battle in court. That's the word from Duke University professor Guy Charles, who heads the... Read More
Overreach - It's not voter ID; it's really power politics
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 14, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory tried to put lipstick on a pig, and all he did was make himself look silly. The pig looked pretty foolish, too. When he signed a... Read More
DWI backlog endangers us all
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 14, 2013. Reasons abound for the backlog of DWI cases because of long-delayed blood-alcohol testing at the state crime lab, but the issue is one of... Read More
What will young people think of us?
Tired of hearing the New York Times’ opinion of North Carolina politics? Me, too. Besides, it might matter more what the satirists say on Comedy Central. John Oliver, filling in for Jon Stewart on... Read More
What is the purpose of education?
Thomas Sowell devotes his latest column to a question that ought to have an obvious answer: Are schools places to provide jobs for teachers or education for students? We pay a lot of lip service to... Read More
How Obamacare fears add to NC unemployment
President Obama has outlined several broad policy goals intended to raise middle class incomes, encourage upward mobility and provide basic services like education and health care. While the goals... Read More
What I Want the Parents of My Students to Know
My refrigerator holds a list. Summer to-dos. Almost 20 items needing attention before school begins. Important things. Things like: Sort through financial records. Write my AP syllabus and book... Read More
