Terror politics
The Great Ebola Panic hit America a year ago this October, right before the 2014 midterm elections. President Obama’s poll ratings plunged, and races that had been within Democrats’ reach... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Poll: What North Carolinians think
PPP's annual poll on college football loyalties in North Carolina once again finds the Tar Heels leading the way. 22% say they're UNC fans to 15% for Duke, 14% for NC State, 12% for East Carolina... Read More
Protecting our homefront must be first priority
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, November 17, 2015. On a day President Obama admitted the terrorist attacks in Paris represented a “sickening setback” in America’s battle against the Islamic... Read More
How do we gauge the success of school vouchers?
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, November 19, 2015. It's an improbable success story. At least it's beginning to look successful. It will take more time to know for sure. The state's Opportunity... Read More
A stampede of fear
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 19, 2015. Gov. Pat McCrory is wrong to join the stampede of fear about Syrian refugees. There are legitimate security concerns following last week’s... Read More
UNC BOG chair says group working to be more open
The acting chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors defended the decision to award raises to 12 system chancellors behind closed doors but told the legislature's Joint... Read More
Perry, Roberts 'received no direction' on prison contract
At a legislative hearing Wednesday, Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry and budget chief Lee Roberts repeatedly said Gov. Pat McCrory had done nothing wrong or unethical in the process that led to the... Read More
Study: Year-round school calendars could hurt home prices
Anyone who has ever shopped for a house knows this rule: The better the test scores at the neighborhood school, the higher the home prices. A new study co-authored by an economist at Elon University... Read More
NC scores well in disaster preparedness
North Carolina earned high marks for preparedness against the risks posed by extreme changes in weather, according to a report. The "States at Risk: America's Preparedness Report Card" gave the state... Read More
Make campaign contribution. Get favor. Typical of pay-to-play politics
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, November 17, 2015. If there were any North Carolinians out there who still doubted that campaign contributors get special treatment from some politicians, they surely... Read More
