Common core revamp succeeds by failing
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 6, 2016. Not every F grade is a failure. In the case of the Common Core curriculum in North Carolina, it may be graduation with honors. Some political... Read More
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NC approves 27 candidates for presidential primary ballot
The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday formally set the ballots Republican, Democratic and Libertarian voters will see during the March 15 primary. Four Democrats will appear on the... Read More
Bond issue needs support
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 6, 2016. It's instructive to note that when Gov. Pat McCrory kicked off the official campaign Tuesday endorsing the state's $2 billion bond proposal he was... Read More
McCrory boasts about NC at economic forum, progress uneven
Gov. Pat McCrory boasted Wednesday about data showing overall wages are going up in North Carolina as he looks ahead to a re-election contest this year that will give him credit for the state’s post... Read More
Bond supporters launch bipartisan campaign
Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is... Read More
Make a federal case of it
Lately I’ve been reflecting on North Carolina’s celebrated history as, well, the political equivalent of a cantankerous old coot. You know the fellow I mean. Perhaps despite himself, he won’t... Read More
My Christmas wish list: Political term limits
With Christmas coming in a couple of days, my thoughts turn to my wish list for politics in the state and federally. Would I ask for a part-time federal legislature, an end to businesses funneling... Read More
NC passes 10 million population, 9th largest state
More people will be celebrating the holidays this year as North Carolinians than ever before. The U.S. Census came out this week naming the Old North State as the ninth most populous in the... Read More
Political contributor has election monopoly in NC
Two Charlotte media organizations, the Charlotte Observer and WBTV, ran stories last week about a legislator who appears to have made stealth changes to legislation that would possibly benefit some... Read More
The drawbridge
It was a long dry trek across an arid desert, reading through newspaper after newspaper looking for one editorial with a kind word to say about Donald Trump denying Muslim’s visas. Trump, the... Read More
