UNC System at risk
The tumultuous political changes that have swept over North Carolina this decade have not spared the state’s public universities. The 17-campus UNC system stands out nationally, especially in the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Gone a little haywire
Terrorism may just turn out to be the death-knell of political correctness. The day after the California attacks the Attorney General announced “her greatest” fear isn’t more attacks – it’s... Read More
Assessing Brawley
For Governor McCrory yesterday, it was a mixed bag. On one hand he got a poll from Public Policy Polling showing him with a 2-point lead over Roy Cooper. That’s not much, but it’s better to be... Read More
What the Republican Party has done to itself
America got the Republican Party it once had this week. At least for a little while. On Tuesday, after presidential candidate Donald Trump called for a “total and complete” ban on Muslims entering... Read More
Honda jets might haul NC economy into the 21st Century
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 11, 2015. The news from Greensboro is good for the Triad's economy and may prove a boon for the entire state. After 30 years of development, Honda has the... Read More
The NCAE and Cooper: Back to the not-so-great future
The North Carolina Association of Educators got their man. Yesterday the state’s largest teacher’s association – or union since members of NCAE are automatically members of the National... Read More
Fight over Flounder far from over
In early December, the meeting hall of the Carolina Beach American Legion was crowded with sport fishermen from throughout Southeastern North Carolina. Members of the N.C. Recreational Fishing... Read More
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
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
