Smoking no longer a luxury
by Paul O'Connor, The Insider, published in The Wilson Daily Times, June 29, 2017/ As a boy, I barely knew an adult who didn’t smoke. My mother and her best friend smoked cigarettes at the kitchen... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Don't be misled; the final budget is worse than it looks
Most of the initial headlines about the final budget agreement announced Monday afternoon by legislative leaders were ones they could have written themselves, touting raises for teachers and state... Read More
Budget builds on conservative success
North Carolina House and Senate leaders have just fashioned a compromise budget for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years. The deal includes sizable pay raises for school teachers and principals... Read More
One positive action
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 23, 2017. The “Raise the Age” campaign took on a tough challenge and was remarkably effective. The new state budget transfers responsibility for most... Read More
State takes a good first step toward opioid addiction
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 21, 2017. We’re grateful that the General Assembly has taken significant steps to deal with this state’s pervasive opioid-abuse epidemic. It appears our... Read More
The only solution to gerrymandering
Editorial in The Wilson Daily Times, published in Greenville Daily Reflector, June 20, 2017/ Gov. Roy Cooper is trying to browbeat state lawmakers back to the drawing board in the wake of a U.S... Read More
Water quality in question
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 18, 2017. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water ... No, don’t cue the theme from “Jaws.” We’re talking about much smaller, quieter... Read More
Policies should encourage teenage voting
Editorial by Durham Herald Sun, June 22, 2017. Our youngest citizens are the group least likely to vote – and have been for years. Since voting is a pretty basic part of our civic obligations, it... Read More
Shifting the tax burden
The Republican who introduced a bill that allows municipalities to offer a .25ў sales tax exposes the folly of the GOP tax cuts over the last few years and the negative impact they’re having on... Read More
Midterm spread favors the Democrats
It would be very surprising if North Carolina Democrats didn’t make significant gains in the next election for General Assembly — whenever that may be. Normally, we’d be talking in the summer of... Read More
