Voting for the devil?
You would vote for the devil if he were a Democrat, wouldn’t you?” Thus begins an old story that makes fun of an old-time party-loyal, “yellow-dog” Democrat. His friend was teasing him about... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Hunting and fishing don't belong in the Constitution
We hold it to be self-evident that all persons are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the... Read More
The misleading campaign to wring more profit out of the healthcare system
One of the top priorities of the folks on the Right this legislative session is to unleash the power of the free market to solve all of our health care problems. That’s the way they tell it anyway... Read More
Avoid big problems, pull tuition bill from budget
Editorial by The Daily Reflector, June 16, 2016. The N.C. General Assembly recently pulled three of the state’s historically black universities from its bill to lower tuition to $500 per semester at... Read More
Senate pulls tax-limiting amendment from calendar
An effort to cap the state income tax rate was removed quietly from the Senate’s calendar on Wednesday, one day after that body’s Finance Committee gave the proposed change to the N.C... Read More
Breaking down November's voting pool
With any general election, there are two aspects that most political analysts will start to evaluate: the composition of the possible electorate (‘who shows up’) and the behavior of that possible... Read More
It's time to scrap Certificate of Need laws
When the state sold the Dorothea Dix property to the city of Raleigh for $52 million last year, part of the deal was that proceeds from the sale would be used for mental health services. There is... Read More
Another massacre - and nothing changes
There’s simply no way to make sense of the tragedy in Orlando that left 50 people dead and 53 others wounded. It just doesn’t seem possible somehow that one human being can commit such an... Read More
Like the flag, our nation feels stuck at half staff
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, June 14, 2016. It’s ironic -- yet appropriately symbolic -- that on Tuesday, Flag Day, the star-spangled banner flew at half staff here and across the nation. The... Read More
Ferry division fires 11 workers
The Ocracoke community is buzzing over the firings Friday of 11 N.C. Ferry Division workers at the Silver Lake Ferry terminal operations. Word was out over the weekend after seven career employees and... Read More
