50 Years of Democrats
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
NC Spin Articles
How North Carolina Became the Wisconsin of 2013
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
The evolution of Mayor Pat
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
Legislative Flash Mobs Need Creativity
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
McCrory Responds to the NY Times
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 as the new Wisconsin
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
Legislature Keeps On Rolling Back Bad Laws
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
More School Rankings
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
Job Creation Rises in Carolina
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
NC recovery difficult as urban-rural divide deepens
North Carolina’s economy was slammed by the Great Recession, with statewide unemployment passing 11 percent and more than 300,000 jobs being lost between 2007 and 2010. In the last three years, the... Read More
