The gun situation is not hopeless
America’s mass murder crisis is a terrifying phenomenon. It’s gotten to the point at which the supposedly freest country in the world has become, in some horrifically depressing ways, a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Hiring surge could drive jobless rate under 4% in 2016
Good news for job seekers: You can expect more "Help Wanted" signs in the New Year. A surge in hiring could push the U.S. unemployment rate "below 4 percent," something not since 2000 as companies... Read More
Rucho: Lawmakers not done with tax reform
by Dan Way, Carolina Journal, December 9, 2015. North Carolina residents could receive a larger personal income tax exemption if the General Assembly’s 2016 short session follows the lead of state... Read More
McCrory urges parents, children to discuss underage drinking
Gov. Pat McCrory last week pleaded with parents across North Carolina to talk to their children about underage consumption of alcohol. “This is an issue that we’ve got to tackle at the kitchen... Read More
Budget news is too good
A year ago, the sky was falling in North Carolina — fiscally speaking, I mean. During the latter part of 2014, liberal editorialists and Democratic operatives repeatedly predicted that the state... Read More
Making things right with state troopers
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 7, 2015. Now that we’re out of the economic slump and the state is running small surpluses, we ought to be making it up to the State Highway Patrol... Read More
Starving the schools
Barbara Dell Carter is not a social worker. Nor is she a nurse, psychotherapist, nutritionist or a special needs educator. More than a teacher — Second grade teacher Barbara Dell Carter and her... Read More
This is your chance Chris Christie
The worse Donald Trump gets, the better his poll numbers get. Once again, he owns the national political debate because he goes where no one else dares to go. And when you go where even Dick Cheney... Read More
Siding with the lame stream media
This weekend, a screening of the film “Spotlight” hosted by the new North Carolina Newsroom Cooperative emphasized the importance of an independent press in our society. The movie told the story... Read More
Trump getting stronger in North Carolina
PPP's new North Carolina poll finds Donald Trump at his highest level of support in the state yet. He's at 33% to 16% for Ted Cruz, 14% each for Ben Carson and Marco Rubio, 5% for Jeb Bush, 4% for... Read More
