Squabble or GOP war?
Remember that time back in 2011 when House Republicans accidentally left the microphones on in a committee room for their closed-door caucus meeting, and their words were broadcast in the Legislative... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Low pay, lack of respect causing teachers to rethink their chosen profession
By any measure, Asheville Middle School’s Chris Gable was a teaching star. Gable outperformed all of his colleagues as measured by his students’ test scores, and he had a gift for engaging his... Read More
Is Trump 2016's Ross Perot
Didn’t we see this movie before? A billionaire with a big ego and a bigger mouth seizes the stage, runs for President as an independent and ends up electing President Clinton. That was Ross Perot in... Read More
An obstacle standing in the way
Saturday morning the New York Times ran a front page article about the attack in California and, right next to it, for the first time in 90 years, it ran a front page editorial – calling for more... Read More
The latest revealing anecdote about McCrory's pay to play scandal
It seems that every time there’s a new development in the pay the play prison maintenance scandal in the McCrory Administration, there’s another telling anecdote that doesn’t make the headlines... Read More
McCrory up 2 in final PPP poll of the year
PPP's final North Carolina poll of the year finds Pat McCrory and Roy Cooper right where they've been all year- in a toss up. McCrory has the 44/42 advantage this month. Going back to February the... Read More
Squandered resources in college education
Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson said, “It’s time to drop the college-for-all crusade,” adding... Read More
NCAE endorses Cooper early in contest
The North Carolina Association of Educators announced Wednesday that it will back Democratic candidate Roy Cooper for governor in 2016, It's highly unusual for advocacy groups to endorse a candidate... Read More
NC, local schools should benefit from education overhaul bill
Legislation that supporters say will significantly reduce federal control of local classrooms and has drawn support from congressional lawmakers on opposite sides of the political spectrum — U.S... Read More
Brawley filing to challenge McCrory
Republican and former Rep. Robert Brawley says he will file this morning to run against Governor Pat McCrory in the March 15 gubernatorial primary. “We need to be more transparent in the way we run... Read More
