Elections don't make for better judges
Editorial by Asheville Citizen-Times, October 10, 2017. North Carolina’s system of selecting trial judges needs to be reformed, but not in the way some legislators want. The state has two parallel... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Leftists still getting it wrong on taxes
A well-educated, highly productive workforce, access to markets and suppliers, sound infrastructure, and a high quality of life for employees are more important to corporate leaders than state... Read More
Republicans make another power grab - judicial seats
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 10, 2017. North Carolina Republicans gerrymandered their way into a hammer-lock on the state legislature, which they will control indefinitely, barring... Read More
Aquarium? How about pork barrel
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 13, 2017. A brand new state run aquarium in Pender County -- barely 30 miles as the crow flies from the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher -- probably doesn’t... Read More
Republicans abandon conservative principles in public notices vote
Editorial by Wilson Daily Times, October 10, 2017. Businesses whose survival depends on adapting to market conditions are more innovative, more nimble - and thus more effective - than government when... Read More
Drinking water safety at stake in latest special session
Here we go again. Another special session of the General Assembly begins Wednesday at noon and no one other than a handful of legislative leaders is exactly sure what lawmakers will be discussing... Read More
Voters compare imperfect options
Most North Carolina voters, regardless of registration, cast their ballots consistently for either Democrats or Republicans. And the swing voters who often determine electoral outcomes tend to cast... Read More
Board member asks Superintendent to address the elephant in the room
State Superintendent Mark Johnson smiled Thursday as he showed a picture of himself sitting on an old North Carolina school bus. "For some reason, they let me get behind the driver wheel. Luckily, the... Read More
Time for fireworks in Raleigh - again
Democrats who represent Buncombe County in the North Carolina General Assembly say it was difficult to convince the legislature's Republican majority to pass many of their bills. Republican Sen. Chuck... Read More
Brave Republicans save us from a real solution on GenX
Editorial by Wilmington StarNews, October 5, 2017 Woohoo! It looks like our long, regional nightmare is over. A mere four months after the StarNews reported that a toxic chemical was in our drinking... Read More
