School reform requires strong leaders
My father was Darth Vader. No, that doesn’t make me a Jedi Knight. My father was also Boss Hogg and a range of other bad guys. During his nearly two decades as principal of North Carolina’s... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NCAA set to pick title sites, could leave North Carolina out
The NCAA will start deciding on locations for its upcoming championships next week and has indicated it will leave North Carolina out of that process if the state hasn't changed a law that limits LGBT... Read More
Winning and losing
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 22, 2017. Win some, lose some. Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative leaders should accept the partial victories and defeats handed down by a three-judge panel... Read More
Spin won't fix our schools or build our economy
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 22, 2017. Political fact-spinning isn't necessarily one of the dark arts, although our new president has firmly shoved the tactic in that direction. But... Read More
Does Cooper really want to compromise on HB2?
Will the real Roy Cooper please stand up on the HB2 compromise? Are you the governor of all the people of North Carolina or are you a highly partisan politician only interested in your party? Now I... Read More
A different view of March Madness
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, March 21, 2017. A certain Southern irony played out before a national television audience Sunday night as the University of South Carolina up... Read More
Dissing Independent voters
Americans are as divided as ever along political lines and we constantly hear people say how tired they are of the hyper-partisanship driving our politics. Some politicians are acknowledging the... Read More
Enough is enough: Tax cutting frenzy threatens North Carolina's future
Two weeks ago a group of state Senate leaders unveiled a plan to raise principal pay in North Carolina and raise funds for school construction in rural areas. Both are good ideas. Many small and poor... Read More
Russiagate
This looks familiar. A President’s election campaign is investigated by the FBI for possible lawbreaking. The media is hot on the trail. Deep Throats are leaking all over Washington. Congress is... Read More
Rolling downhill
It’s peculiar: My memory is far from perfect but I can’t recall either Jesse Helms or Jim Hunt spending taxpayers’ money to sue another politician – but these days it happens all the time: We... Read More
