Respect
The President, unhappy with North Korea, announced he was going to ‘proportionately’ respond and the next day North Korea’s Internet went black which possibly is a coincidence but may also be... Read More
NC Spin Articles
UNC board's 'critique' a travesty
There is something dangerously Orwellian about a group of UNC Board of Governors complaining about the lack of “diversity of opinion” at two centers connected to the UNC School of Law that receive... Read More
Virtual charter schools have serious financial and academic questions
Despite major concerns and numerous unanswered questions, a special committee appointed by the State Board of Education recently recommended approval of both applicants seeking to create virtual... Read More
Helping poor children
A new report about child and family poverty from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ought to be required reading for new and returning state lawmakers and Governor Pat McCrory and his staff ought to take a... Read More
Likely NC Speaker talks honesty, bipartisanship
Tim Moore has spent almost all his life in Kings Mountain, an old textile town more than 150 miles southwest of Raleigh with perhaps more in common with South Carolina than North Carolina. Its name... Read More
Flu officially reaches epidemic level in NC
Cases of flu and similar illnesses across North Carolina are at their highest levels in more than five years, according to data from a network of health care providers, and the U.S. Centers for... Read More
8 quotes that defined 2014 in state politics
Each year, state lawmakers and observers make memorable comments that sum up the news of the day. The following are eight quotes from 2014 that reflect major news in state government and politics... Read More
Lessons in citizenship in short supply
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, December 31, 2014. In 1954, when the Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional, Chief Justice Earl Warren emphasized the importance... Read More
A little nuance
A reporter at The Hill newspaper up in Washington let Jeb Bush have it right between the eyes, reporting there’s ‘no love lost’ between Bush and the Republican base and that in Iowa the Tea... Read More
30-year sea-level rise will vary along NC coast, scientists say
A new scientific report warns that the sea is rising at widely varying rates along the North Carolina shore – ranging by 2045 from a possible low of 4 inches at Southport to as much as 12.1 inches... Read More
