Vetoes seemingly arbitrary
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, September 3, 2013. State lawmakers will reconvene in Raleigh today after a divisive session that saw North Carolina take a dramatic right turn on a host of... Read More
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Let's join Super Tuesday
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, reprinted in Winston-Salem Journal, September 2, 2013. It's possible to have too much of a good thing. And in the case of North Carolina's new, earlier-than-most... Read More
Catawbas’ casino belongs in their state
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, September 3, 2013. The Catawba Indian Nation’s interest in opening a casino in North Carolina might be meant to gain political support for a gambling resort in... Read More
'Common' Mistakes
Slate.com, you're obviously trying to bait us with the headline of that Allison Benediktpost: "If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person." Well, good job. You succeeded. The... Read More
Top-Down Reforms Leave Teachers Feeling Powerless
In the classroom, nothing beats a good teacher. Abundant research affirms teacher quality as the most significant in-school predictor of student achievement. Teachers know they have the power to leave... Read More
Pope condemns chemical weapons, urges day of prayer
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for... Read More
Don't read too much in unemployment numbers
When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things. Republicans whose main focus is national... Read More
Mixed bag: more jobs, less pay
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 1, 2013. On Labor Day, it's fitting to note that there are definite signs that the economy and the job market are moving forward, slowly but deliberately... Read More
Media bullies black conservatives
After speaking at North Carolina's annual CEO Forum a few weeks ago, Colin Powell drew high praise from the left, but that was only because he criticized the right. Saying he was speaking as a... Read More
This Labor Day, remember the jobless
Last Tuesday, more than four years after the Great Recession officially ended, a weekly support group for the unemployed met at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in an affluent section of Raleigh... Read More
