Poorer for Powerball
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 17, 2016. There were no new billionaires in North Carolina Wednesday night. But many of us were a few dollars poorer. The Powerball prize reached a record... Read More
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As election looms, ID battle needs pragmatism
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 20, 2016. All the talk will turn to action soon. Iowa voters will caucus in less than two weeks. New Hampshire voters cast their primary ballots eight days... Read More
Johnston County Commissioners reject CSX rail terminal
At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of... Read More
Honoring Dr. King means more than words
Celebrations and ceremonies will be held across the state this weekend to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday is the official state holiday set aside to honor King’s life... Read More
King's words from a jail cell still resound today
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 18, 2016. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and in his honor, today's editorial will be his own words, from his Letter from Birmingham Jail: Oppressed... Read More
The shifting of taxes
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 16, 2016. Taxing services is “smart policy,” according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington think tank that has the ear of North Carolina legislators... Read More
When it comes to the lottery, just say no
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 15, 2016. Americans can't put a man on the moon any more, or a woman either, but the ballyhoo about the Powerball lottery reached stratospheric heights... Read More
Both sides should be heard in drilling debate
As a state government reporter, I’ve covered hundreds of committee meetings and legislative debates during the past six years. I’m bothered when I leave one of those events with the feeling that... Read More
Relief can become a trap
Is unemployment ever voluntary? I don’t ask the question in order to blame unemployed people for their fate. On the contrary, understanding the full range of causes of unemployment is required... Read More
NC to get new military assets
North Carolina leaders like to say that North Carolina is the most military-friendly state, and it seems the nation’s military leaders might agree. In 2015, three major military installations got... Read More
