From Under the Dome, July 15, 2013. State GOP Chairman Claude Pope has submitted an open letter responding to The New York Times editorial which expressed anguish about North Carolina's decline as a... Read More
This week, one of my Tea Partier tro…um, “friends” on Facebook asked me, “What good has the Democratic Party done for North Carolina in the past fifty years?” I ignored his question because... Read More
With a Republican takeover of state government and weekly protests in Raleigh, the Tar Heel State is the front line in America's partisan battle. Nowhere is the battle between liberal and conservative... Read More
On a Charlotte radio station last week, I was asked what in the world has happened to Mayor Pat since he moved to Raleigh six months ago. My answer is that nothing has happened. Gov. McCrory and Mayor... Read More
Over the past two years some of my friends have sent me emails containing videos of "Flash Mobs" around the world. These events appear to be spontaneous but actually are carefully planned by a few... Read More
Re “The Decline of North Carolina” (editorial, July 10): The North Carolina I’m leading today is on a powerful comeback. After just six months of problem-solving leadership and making the tough... Read More
North Carolina, a state traditionally associated with Southern hospitality, college basketball and barbeque, is bucking its genteel reputation this summer as state politics reach fever pitch... Read More
News flash from the Left: The new legislative leadership is rolling back years of laws made under the old leadership. This is a surprise? Were these folks not paying attention during the election when... Read More
There is no end to the number of education rankings. The Washington Post adds to the ever-growing list by contributing a ranking of America’s Most Challenging Public High Schools... Read More
Where are the jobs? Since Barack Obama took office in 2009 promising to end and reverse the effects of the Great Recession, Republican politicians and conservative critics have relentlessly pointed... Read More
