Make Redistricting fair to voters
Editorial, Jacksonville Daily News, July 30, 2013. The process for drawing legislative and congressional districts in North Carolina is not intended to serve the voters. It serves politicians... Read More
NC Spin Articles
How to Read State Budgets
Since the end of the 2013 legislative session, I’ve had dozens of calls, emails, and Facebook messages from North Carolinians asking for help in sorting out the various and conflicting political... Read More
McCrory ed speech largely disappointing for conservatives
Editorial in Civitas Review, August 1, 2013. This morning Gov. McCrory gave a speech at the North Carolina Conference on Education. For conservatives and opponents of Common Core standards, the speech... Read More
The hubbub over ending the tax-free weekend
How big a crowd would turn out if a retailer ran a sales ad touting an 8 percent price reduction? In today’s bargain-shopping world it’s likely very few. Yet a scan of editorials in papers and... Read More
Semantics doesn't change GOP's intent
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 2, 2013. Perhaps it was inevitable. When politicians run for office, they make promises. Then once they’re elected, some of those promises get ... broken... Read More
Power grab casts doubt on judiciary
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 2, 2013. Never mind speculation, accusations and denials. You can scan the two and a half pages of the newly enacted House Bill 652 and see exactly what the... Read More
Judging themselves
Editorial in Greensboro News and Record, August 2, 2013. Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013 12:00 am Editorial staff Back in April, two state representatives who are attorneys in private life introduced... Read More
Privatization of NC Commerce gets under way
by Ken Elkins, The Charlotte Business Journal, July 31, 2013. The machinery to convert the N.C. Department of Commerce into a public-private partnership is already under way, a week after the... Read More
Are we fixing broken government yet?
With all the uproar about the hard right turn implemented by Republicans in our state capital, it's easy to forget why so many North Carolinians voted for Pat McCrory for governor. He promised to make... Read More
A humble pope’s simple question
Editorial by News and Observer, July 30, 2013. It is interesting to note where Pope Francis made his recent comment about gay priests. He was on an airplane on his way back from his first foreign trip... Read More
