Dems: Clinton redux
Obscured by the Republican bloodletting, Hillary Clinton not only is winning primaries, but beginning to look like a winner in November. Her message and her delivery on Super Tuesday night showed how... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Connecting jobs and bonds in North Carolina
The folks running the Connect NC bond campaign have to be getting a little nervous these days, now less than two weeks away from voters deciding if the state should borrow $2 billion for much-needed... Read More
Fishing hooked by state politics
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 3, 2016. Nothing seems to escape the long reach of politics these days. Sometimes all the bickering and jockeying for position makes us want to escape politics... Read More
Is Trump a good man? A steady hand? Do his accomplishments speak louder than his words?
On Friday, February 12, 2016, The Wall Street Journal Columnist Peggy Noonan wrote an opinion piece titled, Trump, Sanders and the American Rebellion, in which she raised two compelling questions... Read More
HPU Poll: Education most important issue, support Connect NC Bonds
The newest High Point University Poll finds that more North Carolinians identify the economy as the most important problem facing the U.S. and education as the most important problem facing their... Read More
Short legislative session can be effective
The 2016 legislative short session begins April 25. While continued uncertainty over congressional (and even legislative) district maps could cut into the General Assembly’s calendar, there are a... Read More
Bond opponent calls mailers misleading
The North Carolina woman who leads the organized opposition against the $2 billion bond referendum said the pro-Connect NC camp’s latest mailers are misinforming voters by only mentioning the... Read More
CEO pay: Most cats not that fat
Editorial by Orange County Register, published in Jacksonville Daily News, February 29, 2016. The fat cats just keep getting fatter at our expense, according to a report from As You Sow, an Oakland... Read More
House speaker outlines five priorities for short session
As I write this, only 56 days remain until the 2016 legislative session begins on April 25. Gulp. By then, the state House and Senate primaries will be in the rear view mirror, and legislators with... Read More
