Politics? There's no politics in baseball
David Harsanyi of the Federalist offers one surefire way to ruin baseball: Inject politics into the game. Jayson Stark, a longtime baseball writer at ESPN.com, recently asked if Major League... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A pair of bills would chip away more of the Governor's authority
Here we go again. More proposed fiddling with the courts by our legislature. Two bills filed today would transfer from the governor to the legislature the power to appoint District Court judges and... Read More
Support grows for vouchers and charter schools, but they can't fix what ails us
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 2, 2017. At first glance, you do a double-take: African-American lawmakers — Democrats — supporting school vouchers and charter schools? Aren't those... Read More
Boycott could harm repeal efforts
Editorial by The Fayetteville Observer, reprinted in The Daily Reflector, March 1, 2017 The N.C. General Assembly's stubborn attachment to discriminatory House Bill 2, aka HB2, has cost the state... Read More
A disaster is going to happen to the NC coast. Here's how to avoid it
Somewhere down the road it is likely that the rising sea will provide the first truly global environmental disaster related to climate change. It will affect millions of people as the seas invade the... Read More
Franklin Graham's God isn't mine; is he yours?
There’s a long tradition of conservative Christian leaders making it plain that Christians don’t serve the God Muslims serve, because there is only one God, and you can’t get to him by following... Read More
NC beer distribution law a model for other states
The craft beer industry is booming and N.C. beer distributors are pleased to play a leading role in that movement. Beer lovers now have access to more than 14,000 labels of beer, and N.C. distributors... Read More
GOP maverick Jones not a sure bet to seek reelection
At the bottom of this interesting profile on U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) is this piece of information: the congressman has not yet decided on whether or not to seek reelection and will make up his... Read More
The good, the bad and the ugly about Cooper's first budget
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper released his first budget proposal this week, featuring a plan to expand Medicaid, aggressive pay raises for teachers, and tens of millions of taxpayer dollars for... Read More
