Trump up
How is this possible? How can this poll be right? How can Donald Trump be leading the Republican presidential race in North Carolina with 16 percent of the vote? Why isn’t his lead much bigger... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The follies: Talk but no action on Confederate flag license plates
A few days after the massacre of nine African-Americans at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston Governor Pat McCrory announced he wanted North Carolina to stop issuing... Read More
Not better off
If you want to know how that “Carolina Comeback” is affecting North Carolina families, look no further than median income. The North Carolina Democratic Party yesterday sent out a press release... Read More
House Speaker Moore hired as Cleveland County Attorney
N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore said Friday that he sought clearance from state ethics officials before taking on a new job as Cleveland County attorney. County commissioners hired the Kings Mountain... Read More
Misplaced priorities for black Americans
Let’s list major problems affecting black Americans. Topping the list is the breakdown in the black family, where only a third of black children are raised in two-parent households. Actually, the... Read More
Voting rights trial opens Monday
Trial is set to get underway on Monday in the cases challenging North Carolina’s election laws, nearly two years since state legislators passed and the governor signed what many have called the most... Read More
Playing with fire
Like him or not, Phil Berger’s about the most powerful politician around; last year, just so no one got confused about who rules the roost in Raleigh, he and the Senate Bull Mooses put the kibosh on... Read More
Is North Carolina's economic rebound stumbling?
Some troubling news about North Carolina’s economy made the headlines recently. Numbers for an economic concept called “gross domestic product,” or GDP, were released for 2014. While North... Read More
N.C. counties promised $284 million in incentives over five years
N.C. counties entered into incentives contracts totaling nearly $284 million from 2009 to 2014, according to a first-of-its-kind John Locke Foundation Policy Report compiling statewide local... Read More
Controversy and the Supreme Court are no strangers
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, July 8, 2015. The backlash to the Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 rulings last month brings back memories. In the turbulent 1960s the call was to “Impeach... Read More
