The education reforms implemented by the General Assembly this summer have been received by many public education supporters as regressive and a step backwards for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and... Read More
There are some dishonest but powerful special interests in Raleigh who are forgetting what our public schools are all about. Instead of focusing on the kids, they’re focusing on one thing: money for... Read More
The Observer editorial board’s conversation with Ronnie Bryant took a sudden and surprising turn – from mundane to provocative – on Thursday. Bryant is the CEO of the Charlotte Regional... Read More
Carter has done a couple of insightful (as always) blogs about Senator Phil Berger: that he’s a true-believer conservative and a small-town product, in contrast to the big-city moderates who are the... Read More
The latest movie to benefit from North Carolina’s taxpayer funded film incentive scheme, We’re the Millers, was released this week. I’ll admit I haven’t seen it, but it looks like some... Read More
North Carolina House Republicans are circulating a fact sheet that debunks the "outrageous claims" about school funding cuts. I won't use the word "outrageous," but one line of reasoning takes a... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 8, 2013. Despite a recommendation by a state environmental official to the contrary, Alcoa Inc. should not be granted water quality certification of the... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, August 6, 2013. After more than a year of debate over tolls for the N.C. Ferry System, the Honorables have decided that inaction is the best course of action. Rather... Read More
I didn’t come here to keep the status quo, because the status quo isn’t acceptable,” Gov. Pat McCrory stated in his latest address on education issues. With only 54 percent of economically... Read More
Attorney General Roy Cooper has posted apetition on change.org so people opposed to the sweeping elections bill passed by lawmakers last month can lobby Gov. Pat McCrory to veto the measure. Passed... Read More
