A nasty guy
He’s a nasty guy. A very nasty guy.” Donald Trump was talking about Ted Cruz and with the same uncanny instinct that unmanned Jeb Bush with two words (“low-energy”) he’d put his finger on... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Divided we stand
It’s not just that our nation is divided. Both parties are divided. The Democrats’ division is generational. The Republicans’ division is personal. One party’s insurgency comes from the left... Read More
A list to counter the election year spin on education
If you want to cut through the election-year spin about what the folks currently in charge in Raleigh have done to public education in the state in the last few years, a publication released this week... Read More
Trump keeps gaining in NC; Clinton maintains huge lead
North Carolina was the first place polling ever found Donald Trump leading the Republican Presidential race, and he just keeps getting stronger. PPP's newest poll finds him at 38% to 16% for Ted Cruz... Read More
Sales taxes, fees not the best route
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 21, 2016. What's the latest big idea out of Raleigh? Applying the sales tax to museum gift shops. That proposal, included in a proposed tax bill that was... Read More
Court blocks Nevada Education Savings Accounts
Supporters of Nevada’s groundbreaking Education Savings Account (ESA) program were disappointed earlier this week when a state judge granted an injunction stopping the program, saying it takes... Read More
What you need to know about voting in the March 15 Primary Election
The first votes in North Carolina's March 15 primary will be cast later this month, just as a lawsuit hoping to derail some of the state's new voting rules heads back to federal court. Voters this... Read More
Poorer for Powerball
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 17, 2016. There were no new billionaires in North Carolina Wednesday night. But many of us were a few dollars poorer. The Powerball prize reached a record... Read More
As election looms, ID battle needs pragmatism
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 20, 2016. All the talk will turn to action soon. Iowa voters will caucus in less than two weeks. New Hampshire voters cast their primary ballots eight days... Read More
Johnston County Commissioners reject CSX rail terminal
At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of... Read More
