by Jeanne Milliken Bonds When Republicans took control of both North Carolina legislative chambers after the 2010 election, they advanced an agenda driven by big contributors, not good policies... Read More
In Presidential Elections, great effort is made to try to identify the voting group that will ‘make the difference’ between victory and defeat. This year, the race in North Carolina could be... Read More
The latest word from the State Board of Education is graduation rates for North Carolina are at an all-time high, 80%. Yet polls suggest confidence in public schools has declined dramatically. Let us... Read More
Giant corporations rake in big money in the corrections and detention business It’s perhaps the ultimate irony of the modern move to downsize and privatize government that two of the major ills that... Read More
RALEIGH — As Democrats and Republicans in this election year continue to debate the optimal level, type, and distribution of the tax burden, they are paying insufficient attention to what I believe... Read More
Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill was filled with princes and paupers gathered to pay tribute to Bill Friday. This wonderful memorial to an iconic leader was punctuated by the benediction from his longtime... Read More
Everyone is struggling to find superlatives to adequately describe Bill Friday and I suspect all feel inadequate in finding the right words. I think it enough to say that he was North Carolina’s... Read More
The committee contemplating a strategic plan for our university system was asked an interesting question in their opening session: How much education does North Carolina need? Might we suggest that a... Read More
Just about everyone agrees on the value and importance of education. North Carolina allocates roughly fifty cents of ever dollar in our state budget to education, and while we appreciate our dedicated... Read More
Polls don’t reflect it, the media isn’t reporting it and our leaders are not talking about it but the number one issue today is healthcare. Our current healthcare system is unsustainable and... Read More
