Testing our endurance
Testing is expected as part of education. Important questions remain unanswered concerning testing in NC public schools. NC policymakers need to re-evaluate the frequency, quantity and appropriateness... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Moving UNC system offices out of Chapel Hill
In the last few months the UNC Board of Governors has proposed a lot of controversial moves for the university system. One of the latest might be the most perplexing – even to members of the board... Read More
Underfunded and failing
By every objective measure, we are underfunded and we are failing.” That’s how Larry Armstrong, longtime attorney for the Halifax County Board of Education, summed up the task before Gov. Roy... Read More
Lesson from my toppled hero, Charlie Rose
Stunned. North Carolina lost another monument. It came like a flash. And I am still reeling. Charlie Rose was one of North Carolina’s nationally best-known and most admired people. He was right up... Read More
Duke Energy should pay some coal ash costs
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, November 28, 2017. This is how business works (the really short and oversimplified version): You add up all the costs of doing what you do — labor, utilities... Read More
Fireworks fizzled, but the NC cabinet battle rages on
You might have already forgotten about 2017’s most over-hyped political drama between the state legislature and Gov. Roy Cooper, but the lawsuit is still crawling its way through the court system... Read More
Banner year for NC economic outlook
With 2017 coming to a close in the next month, North Carolina has received yet another recognition of its financial health, being named Forbes’ Best State for Business. North Carolina was the only... Read More
State takeover will protect taxpayers, Cardinal's patients
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, November 29, 2017. Amid growing outrage over irresponsible spending and executive greed at Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, state regulators sprang into action this... Read More
Parties differ on government's scope
Most voters in North Carolina and the rest of America cast ballots reliably for either Democratic or Republican politicians — even if the voters themselves don’t belong to a party. That’s pretty... Read More
Beware: Charity calls often net little for actual charities
It's sad to say, but if your phone rings this holiday season with someone raising money for charity, be wary. And if you give, don't expect all your money to make it to the charity itself. On average... Read More
