Trapping an elusive varmint
A while back a candidate running for office for the first time sat down in my office and said, What should I do? and I said: Take a poll. For a moment he didn’t say a word then he smiled and said... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Consolidation of historically black universities a bad idea
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 18, 2013. A suggestion that the UNC system should consolidate several campuses, specifically schools that traditionally have served either African... Read More
McCrory's ratings are down but likely irrelevant
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 18, 2013. The honeymoon was short. The fall from public favor was fast. Pat McCrory started the year as a popular new governor. He was elected with... Read More
Middle class, poor losing ground
Editorial by News and Observer, September 17, 2013. In the post World War II boom, the dream of a house in the suburbs with the groomed yard and the swing set and the Ford or the Chevy in the driveway... Read More
N.C. Chamber Considers Private Exchange Instead of Obamacare
Private coverage would allow businesses to provide health insurance at lower cost “Scared” of the impact Obamacare may have on their businesses, some North Carolina employers are considering... Read More
New study warns of US long-term debt problems
A new government study says that federal health care and retirement programs threaten to overwhelm the federal budget and harm the economy in coming decades unless Washington finds the political will... Read More
The first test
It’s hard to say exactly when the tide that landed Republicans in the soup began to whirl and eddy – maybe it was on Election Night, or when the legislature came to town, or when the Moral Monday... Read More
Do you agree, Senator Berger?
by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 17, 2013. John Drescher of the News & Observer once called Sen. Phil Berger “a serious elected official with ambition and vision.” And Drescher was right... Read More
Let police decide on seized firearms
The N.C. General Assembly has never teemed with former law enforcement officers. I suppose, after working for years in a profession where your life is literally on the line, most retired cops have... Read More
Lottery proceeds should not be part of shell game
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 16, 2013. N.C. Education Lottery commissioners celebrated a milestone last week: Total sales since 2006 have surpassed $10 billion. It’s clear that the... Read More
