Teacher pay ideas get test
Try something new? I’m all for it. But whether you are talking about changing your diet, changing your career, or changing your government’s public policy, it’s often a good idea to proceed in... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Powerful ideas drive political debate
The science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells once observed that “human history is, in essence, a history of ideas.” This is a wise observation — and it speaks to the political debate we’ve been... Read More
Degree of voter chill is key to presidential victory
Much has been made about the favorability, or more notably, the lack thereof, of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Along with all of the other aspects that the 2016 presidential election has... Read More
Trump, Fox and Facebook
Donald Trump is not some weird, one-time, election-year anomaly. He’s the logical product of a Fox News/Facebook society. Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, put her finger on it. She said... Read More
McCrory's determined efforts make it harder for certain people to vote
After listening to Gov. Pat McCrory talk about the recent decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn much of the voter suppression law he signed in 2013 you are left with only two... Read More
NC races tight across the board
PPP's newest North Carolina poll continues to find close races for all the major statewide office. In the Governor's race Roy Cooper has a slight advantage with 43% to 42% for Pat McCrory, and 4% for... Read More
Judges right to throw out 2013 election law
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 8, 2016. The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent examination and rejection of key provisions of the state legislature’s 2013 voter law leaves... Read More
McCrory, aides protest too much in well dispute
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, August 12, 2016. Maybe Gov. Pat McCrory has forgotten the time-tested wisdom about what you do when you find yourself in a hole. For reasons that aren't clear, he's... Read More
Contaminated facts
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, August 12, 2016. Drink at your own risk? A steady drip of accusations and counter accusations became a tainted overflow Wednesday when the state epidemiologist... Read More
