Putting the person at the center of care
Mental health reform has always been cyclical, and we are at a critical juncture. President Obama has called for a national conversation on mental health, and Gov. Pat McCrory has created a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A moral deal for Moral Monday protesters
Editorial by News and Observer, August 18, 2013. Considering the havoc wreaked by Republicans in the recently adjourned N.C. General Assembly, it’s hard to fight the urge to strike up a campaign to... Read More
Proper language is dead, and I don’t feel good about it
Because 1963 was such a historically significant year in America, we’ll be observing the 50th anniversary of all sorts of events. There’s the March on Washington and the assassination of President... Read More
SBI settlements: The high cost of injustice
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 18, 2013. North Carolina taxpayers will pay dearly for inexcusable mistakes made by the State Bureau of Investigation over the years. But men who will... Read More
Moffitt slips up, tells truth
Why can’t politicians just own their gaffes? In the latest round of “too absurd to believe” Tim Moffitt shenanigans, the state representative from Buncombe County claims he just badly delivered... Read More
Politics aside, our schools must thrive
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 17, 2013. And just like that, summer is gone. Oh sure, there's at least one more hot spell in our future, and we won't be raking leaves for a while yet. But... Read More
Innovative school points the way
Editorial, Greenville Daily Reflector, August 17, 2013. Last Thursday’s visit to a unique public school in Plymouth by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture couldn’t have come at a better time for... Read More
In Friday’s name, fund education
Viewpoint, Charlotte Observer, August 18, 2013. We write to express our concerns with recently enacted changes in education policy and reductions in school funding. We offer these concerns as a... Read More
Governor shows he can lead practically - as he claimed
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 17, 2013. A lot of bills have crossed Gov. Pat McCrory’s desk since he took office in January as the first Republican in the office in 20 years. But it wasn... Read More
Not ready for prime time
Editorial, Greensboro News and Record, August 18, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory had the right idea when he decided not to hold a public ceremony while signing the state’s sweeping — and repressive... Read More
