Governor mum about COVID-19 decision-making priorities, data sharing
Governor Cooper has held press conferences and interviews with broadcast outlets but he hasn't answered questions about his decision-making process. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Predicting post-apocalypse politics
How will political elections be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Read More
Look before you leap on prisons
Should our state expand alternative punishments and surveillance techniques so that many prisoners and detainees can be released from confinement? Read More
Isn't it about time for all to become Americans?
Why is our government still trying to divide us, to classify us, to put each of us in some slice of a fictitious federal racial or ethnic pie? Read More
Immediate action needed to protect eastern nc communities
Dr. Mike Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health, and Dr. Mark Stacy, Dean of the Brody School of Medicine at ECU make an urgent plea to the people and to local officials to take decisive action. Read More
Technology has reduced suffering
Whether it be for religious services, support groups, book clubs, video “play dates,” or virtual “coffees” with neighbors and colleagues, modern technology serves a timeless need, the desire for sociability that is deeply embedded in human nature. Read More
State should clear the path for coronavirus health response
North Carolina's unprecedented health crisis can be helped if the legislature will take these three actions. Read More
The state to watch - again
Prepare to turn off your television this fall. But get ready to vote. Read More
Liberal group suggests Gov. Cooper replace Folwell as Treasurer
Using a public health crisis to advance political goals is shameful, not to mention the method prescribed by some is contrary to state law. Read More
The local Right dishes up more distinctly unhelpful talk about the public health crisis
We have a right to complain about government. But just because we have the right to say stupid things doesn't mean thinking people shouldn't speak out forcefully in reply. Read More
