Strategies for improving North Carolina's struggling mental health system
Years of inadequate funding and a threadbare patchwork of services means community mental health treatment for adults without insurance is severely limited. Read More
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Three tribes
In our "Holy Land," Washington, three tribes rule. Read More
Dripping classified documents
IF Joe Biden loses the the 2024 presidential election many will ask if the classified documents were the reason. Read More
Redistricting Special Master Bob Orr shifts responsibility for Democratic-favored congressional map onto California professor
The special masters were given ample leeway to reject or approve maps even as they struggled to understand what the Supreme Court's ruling was. Read More
Our lamps tell stories
Remembering the stories of our lamps makes people and events present for us. Read More
Freedom is the solution, not the problem
Freedom isn’t easy. It requires us to be grown-ups, to settle for living in a society in which some people just aren’t going to do what we say or believe what we believe. Read More
A moment of hope and light in a dark and violent winter
Out of the blue, something happens to remind you that not all is lost; that most of your neighbors are decent human beings and that enlightenment and progress are still possible. Read More
History repeating itself
The 2024 gubernatorial election seems primed to be a character election where issues fall by the wayside. Read More
NC’s Jeff Jackson offers a real look inside Congress
There’s a real benefit to the access that politicians like Jackson provide, especially in an era where government has become far too distant and opaque. Read More
The hysteria of the right
The conservative attacks on the LGBT+ community and public education are rooted in a fear of change and people they consider different. Read More
