Reduce black incarceration
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, October 10, 2015. Whether it is fair or accurate for a group of protesters to “indict” local prosecutors for “unjustly criminalizing blacks” by citing... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Third grade proficiency: Students need to find reading success
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, October 12, 2015. It’s baffling and disappointing that a significant portion of area third-graders are having so much trouble demonstrating proficiency in reading... Read More
Cooper presses for 'new priorities' in gubernatorial bid
by Adam Owens, WRAL, October 12, 2015. Walking in to the strains of Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'," Attorney General Roy Cooper ended months of speculation Monday by announcing his candidacy for... Read More
The demolition of local government
In Stokes County, where I was born and raised, a lot of good people I know very well fought the good fight because they have legitimate concerns about fracking. They did it the old-fashioned way by... Read More
The need for compromise
Before everybody jumps on me as a shill for Hillary Clinton, let me say that I’m not working for the Clinton campaign. I’m not even enamored with Hillary Clinton and not sure she can win next... Read More
GOP's sales taxes hit modest incomes
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, October 10, 2015. This year's General Assembly, like most sessions, was a mixed bag -- some good stuff, some bad. One disturbing trend, however, is emerging: A... Read More
If regulators, Duke aren't cozy, then who is?
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, October 12, 2015. We'll be surprised if we get any real transparency here, but we've got to ask anyway: Who, exactly, is steering this state's environmental policy... Read More
Demi search for challenger to Burr
Few, if any, Democratic politicos will say that next year's U.S. Senate campaign against Republican Sen. Richard Burr will be a cakewalk, but some say that their party is about to miss an opportunity... Read More
Fund transfer finally ends
Frustrated by how long it takes for a good idea, or even just a passable one, to gain traction and momentum in today’s Washington, D.C.? Plenty of Americans across the political spectrum share your... Read More
Kevin McCarthy's exit came after personal threat over affair allegations
by Michael Calderone, Huffington Post, October 8, 2015. In the hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he was... Read More
