The day before the Charlotte City Council passed its controversial nondiscrimination ordinance on Feb. 22, Gov. Pat McCrory called the effort "misguided" and warned it would cause an immediate... Read More
The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew is devastating. The images are heartbreaking. The numbers are overwhelming. Dozens of lives lost. Hundreds of serious injuries. Thousands of people displaced into... Read More
Governor Pat McCrory briefly pushed the pause button on the leadership he has shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, and took on Roy Cooper in a gubernatorial debate Tuesday night. The contest... Read More
by Paul O'Conner, Capitol Press Association, published in The Asheville Citizen-Times, October 12, 2016. North Carolina’s latest poll numbers have me thinking about coattails. That is, how one... Read More
On a scale from zero to 10, 64 percent of North Carolina likely voters ranked themselves at the top of the scale as very interested in the 2016 presidential election, according to a new High Point... Read More
Local conservative group says Hurricane Matthew demonstrates need to reduce our commitment to renewable energy As is almost always the case with natural disasters of such terrible proportions... Read More
I couldn’t watch the debate last night because cable and Internet were still out. So, instead of giving you my take, I give you this guide to who won: Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck, and the... Read More
It was like watching a fire start – an errant spark lands in the trashcan, the paper ignites, the rug smolders, the flames lick up the wall, the fire spreads throughout the house. Monday the Wall... Read More
One of the biggest ongoing scandals in North Carolina is that several hundred thousand people live every day without health insurance because Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders have refused to... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, October 13, 2016. The flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew reminds some of us all too well of similar conditions caused by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. But so, too, do... Read More
