Have outside forces taken over North Carolina's GOP?
Voters need to form their own opinions about candidates, not what some "outsider" group tells them. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Present day controversies are evident at legislative hearing on the future of public education
A retired early childhood teacher said she believed the structure of the nation’s education system had changed from focusing on cognitive development to focusing on the social development of children. Read More
New Senate ad misleads the voters
In these final weeks of the Senate primary, let McCrory, Budd, Walker, and others make their best cases to voters without resorting to false claims and hyperbolic nonsense. Read More
The NCGOP’S support for Ted Budd reflects growing extremism on the right.
Jim Holshouser would weep and Jesse Helms would smile if they could see what is happening to the state Republican Party. Read More
North Carolina ranks 2nd in economic outlook in new report
In 2011 our state ranked 26th in economic outlook from the "Rich States, Poor States" report. Now we rank 2nd according to The American Legislative Exchange Council. Read More
Tillis apparently flexing muscles in effort to target Madison Cawthorn
Our soon-to-be senior US Senator, along with other Republicans, are supporting Cawthorn's primary opponent in an unusual move. Read More
Books that "Bookwatch" might have featured
Host laments the end of the long-running program but continues to feature North Carolina authors. Read More
3 weeks out from NC primaries, Dems are in trouble
Because Republican voters are more efficiently spread out across the state compared to Democrats, who concentrate in highly urban areas, Republicans don’t need the generic ballot to be even for a status-quo election. Read More
Carolina mysteries fire the imagination
My turn to speculative fiction was no midlife crisis or childish whim. Do any truths lurk beneath these legends? You’ll get no answer here. Read More
Expanding Medicaid makes economic sense
The total expenditures for healthcare in North Carolina would be strongly decreased if access to primary care were provided to all citizens. Read More
