Are there answers to our worrying questions?
Four questions being frequently asked could help answer some of North Carolina's economic questions. Read More
NC Spin Articles
State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt: Where she stands on charters, the board and the NCAE
Part of the state's system of public education is broken and our children suffer. New Superintendent-elect Truitt wants to fix it. Read More
New NC and old NC collide - again
The conflict is as old as our early settlings. Don't expect it to end any time soon. Read More
Parity extends down the ballot
How could it happen that 61 of our 100 counties have county governments controlled by Republicans but 51 percent of our population lives in counties controlled by Democrats? Read More
Greek and Hebrew guides to our political differences
One group holds out science as the path to knowledge and guidance for governmental policy and action. A second says we must look to some higher authority to be the guide for public decisions about morality and public policy. Perhaps this helps explain today's differences. Read More
Closing Coverage Gaps to promote Successful Prison Re-entry for persons with Mental Illness
What is going to happen when prisoners are released to re-enter society but don't have health insurance? Read More
Reaching out...together
At first North Carolina's decision not to expand Medicaid was understandable, but as only one of 12 states that haven't expanded now is the time to do so. Read More
Time for Cooper to deal
For the governor to convert his win into achievements he needs to alter his approach to the job. Read More
Wokeness ain't working and other observations
If Democrats want to gain more ground they need to work on a solid economic message and spend more time registering voters. Read More
Enrollment declines mask missing student problem
We don't have enrollment numbers for the number of students in private schools, home schools or virtual schools, but we know some students are missing. Read More
