Read income data carefully
Over the past 12 months, North Carolina has experienced faster income growth than the rest of the country, regardless of whether that growth is measured as average income per person or median income... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A new low in bullying
The Right’s shameless attacks on transgender people It’s not hard to tell that election season is around the corner in North Carolina. Once again, conservative politicians and their allies are... Read More
N.C. Democrats should 'win the vote' in 2016
Democrats looking toward a spirited 2016 presidential campaign should feel upbeat about statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor, Council of State and perhaps the U.S. Senate. But the real... Read More
UNC-CH students demands shows lack of real world understanding
Last week a number of UNC-Chapel Hill students stormed a town hall meeting with a list of 50 demands, ranging from demands for racially motivated hiring practices to the abolition of the law... Read More
Those pesky primaries
You wouldn’t know it from the headlines, but technically the nominees for governor haven’t been decided yet. In fact, no one has even filed. But there’s a good chance McCrory and especially... Read More
Red meat campaign
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, November 28, 2015. We see a pattern. Gov. Pat McCrory takes a position on a hot-button issue. Republicans challenge his Democratic challenger, Attorney General Roy... Read More
Connect NC bonds build a better future
On March 15, 2016, voters across North Carolina will be going to the polls, casting primary ballots in their respective parties, but also deciding our state’s future well-being with a $2 billion... Read More
Embrace the tolls
I know it has four letters, but I’ve still never understood why “toll” is such a bad word in North Carolina. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I vividly remember being woken up routinely on... Read More
Abraham Lincoln's proclamation of Thanksgiving
Published in Wilmington Star-News, November 25, 2015. The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are... Read More
