Talking about Charleston
We love to “have a national conversation” at times like this. We talk about race and hate. We talk about the church and faith. We talk about the Confederate flag. We talk about politicians... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The secret Senate attack on the teaching profession
No one disputes that North Carolina faces a teacher shortage in the not too distant future. Not only are veteran teachers leaving the profession because of low pay, frustrating working conditions and... Read More
1. Pass bonds. 2. Train students. 3. Watch economy grow
A large number of N.C. wage earners have been a community college student in the past 10 years. The annual impact of the education and training that takes place within our community colleges... Read More
Corporate imperialism: The root of anti-business sentiment
The ranks of Americans who are hostile toward business, executives, job creators, and the increasingly targeted ‘one percent’ seems to increase in size and intensity every day. Until a month ago... Read More
Barber says state 'blinked' on voter ID
By John Hinton, Winston-Salem Journal, published in Greensboro News-Record, June 24, 2015. A noisy protest staged last week by the state NAACP at the N.C. Legislative Building in Raleigh forced... Read More
The missing sense of urgency in Raleigh
It promises to be a long hot summer in the Legislative Building in Raleigh as House and Senate leaders try to come up with a final budget agreement for the next two years with hundreds of millions of... Read More
Time to furl that flag
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, June 24, 2015. Defenders of the Confederate battle flag say it represents heritage, states’ rights and rebellion against authority. It stands for none of those... Read More
Why Duke Energy is proposing a net rate decrease
For the proposed decrease to be a net decrease means, of course, that some factors are on the increase, but their effects are outweighed by the factors on the decrease. So let’s examine the... Read More
Governor McCrory wants Confederate flag off license plates
Gov. Pat McCrory plans to ask the N.C. General Assembly to pass a law that would end the use of the Confederate battle flag on specialty license plates issued by the state. McCrory spokesman Josh... Read More
Kay Hagan won't run in 2016
by Emily Cahn and Niels Lesnlewski, Roll Call, June 23, 2015. Former North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan will not be mounting a challenge to her former GOP colleague, Sen. Richard M. Burr. Hagan, who... Read More
