Paradise for polluters
Conservatives rolled out the welcome mat for business when they took control of state government, making clear that unleashing companies from regulatory burdens ranked at the top of their agenda... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Here we go again
As soon as you heard about the California shootings, you knew what was coming next: another political shootout over gun control, Muslim refugees, mental health, homegrown terrorism, etc, etc. Right... Read More
McCrory versus the Fourth Estate
Pat McCrory kicked off his re-election campaign yesterday with an attack on the News & Observer. He’s selling bumperstickers that read “I don’t believe the Raleigh News & Observer.” It... Read More
Want better schools? Let teachers teach
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 3, 2015. In the 1980s, North Carolina lawmakers crusaded for better schools across the state with the much heralded BEP – Basic Education Plan. In the... Read More
Election dreams
As I visited with friends and relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday, the topic of conversation often turned to current events, including politics. The takeaway from those talks had little to do with... Read More
Keep him or not
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 4, 2015. N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds of Greensboro won re-election in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote against Wake Forest University law... Read More
Students are paying billions in fees to support sports
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 1, 2015. Paige Taul, 19, makes $8.25 an hour working as a cashier at the University of Virginia bookstore. That means she works about 80 hours just to pay the... Read More
You decide: Should we modify or end the Fed?
Few institutions generate more mystery and controversy than the Federal Reserve – or the “Fed” for short. It has already become a topic in the current presidential campaign. Some see the Fed as... Read More
Analysts call Apple renewable energy claims 'lies'
California-based Apple promotes its 500,000-square-foot data center in Maiden, N.C., by saying it runs “100 percent” on renewable energy even though the facility continues to get all of its... Read More
License plate readers now subject to regulation
For years North Carolina law officers have been using automatic license plate readers to track vehicles – but only today has there been state law to regulate how police use the devices and what they... Read More
