NC Spin Articles


Why has North Carolina recovered faster?

The economic world doesn’t treat everyone and everything equally. We clearly see this in the on-going debates about income inequality, CEO pay, the minimum wage and taxes. Another way we see this is...    Read More

April 28, 2015



Make black lives matter

As I read the newspaper and watch television news, I continue to see references to “black lives matter,” the slogan made famous by demonstrators in the aftermath of the deaths of Michael Brown and...    Read More

April 27, 2015

Big changes, big hurry

How fast is major legislation moving in the General Assembly right now? The N&O provides a good example. House Bill 795 was introduced April 14. It was given a "hearing" in the Environment...    Read More

April 27, 2015

Sunnier take on N.C.'s environment

The recent op-ed “Assault on N.C. Environment” (April 19 Viewpoint) ignores facts and fails to recognize North Carolina’s commitment to bettering our environment. DENR is proud of the policies...    Read More

April 27, 2015


Bond bite is too big

Interest rates are low. There are very real needs for public capital spending across North Carolina, resulting from years of inadequate facility maintenance and an ever-increasing population. At the...    Read More

by John Hood   |   April 27, 2015

Loss of Volvo plant a legislative failure

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 25, 2015. Political egos and partisan chest-thumping can sometimes offer amusing theater, but not when real jobs and regional economies hang in the balance. We...    Read More

April 26, 2015

The class divide goes to college

Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund, dropped in on the editorial board last week to tout historically black colleges and universities as key vehicles of upward mobility for low...    Read More

April 26, 2015