NC Spin Articles

Assault on N.C. environment

You have given me a difficult challenge: Discuss the damage the General Assembly and current state administration have inflicted on protection of our environment and natural resources, in only...    Read More

April 19, 2015

The rising cost of aging

Editorial by Burlington Times-News, April 16, 2015. There’s a price to pay for growing old, and it’s going up. In a detailed analysis last week, the Associated Press reported the median bill for a...    Read More

April 18, 2015

Wanted: A state lawmaker with guts

I still remember the chair that met me on my first day as an editor several years ago. It was a gigantic, maroon leather affair adorned with brass rivets. The first time I sat in the chair, I nearly...    Read More

April 18, 2015




Protecting teachers

Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 18, 2015. In 2013, a 19-year-old student beat Dudley High School math teacher Wole Ajala to within inches of his life. After being expelled for removing her...    Read More

April 18, 2015




One argument for open government

A recent poll about North Carolina residents' opinions about public records and access to government information yielded disturbing results. It came from Elon University and was released before...    Read More

April 17, 2015


20 years later, poor schools still lag behind

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 17, 2017. Twenty years ago, the state Supreme Court gave Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. a daunting challenge. He's still wrestling with it. Manning's...    Read More

April 17, 2015