Some nonprofit hospitals reaping benefits off patients while providing less care
Theresa Opeka, writing in Carolina Journal, quotes Treasurer Dale Folwell, "Everyone knows that something is wrong with healthcare." Read More
NC Spin Articles
The partnership is broken
For many years, an environment of relative trust was enough to reconcile those different world views but the relationship between UNC Chapel Hill and the state is broken and getting worse. Read More
Majority of North Carolinians say war in Afghanistan wasn't worth the cost
Almost 70 percent say we live in a more dangerous world and 50 percent say they feel less safe than they did a year ago. Read More
Nikole Hannah-Jones: “Dark and scary times” for public education
Educators and their allies must brush back fatigue to fight against a well-organized effort to discredit public education. Read More
Concern about politics in the classroom rising
Who are the people that are fueling increasing concern about politics in the schools? Read More
North Carolina is a long state. That matters for Democrats
A person's distance from the state capital influences how he or she may think about politics and how they are represented. Read More
Medicaid expansion remains unwise
Expanding access to medical care for low income residents could be accomplished in other ways. Read More
Surge in violence merits response
The overall crime rate is lower than it was in 2010, however violent crimes are surging. Read More
Judge shouldn't need to order legislature to do the right thing. Fund the Leandro plan now
Legislators continue to shoot from the lip. Judge Lee cites fact and the law as background for his ideas, questions and stances. Read More
Do limousine liberals control the Democratic Party?
Democrats in high tax blue states are unwilling to consider spending restraint and tax cuts that have proven so beneficial to states like North Carolina. Read More
