The seed of wickedness
Generally speaking it looks folks see the riots in Missouri two ways – Jim Martin who serves on the local School Board gave an example in the newspaper of one way: After the riots he explained to... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC's bad decisions two years after Sandy Hook
Sunday marks the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Newtown, Connecticut when a man with untreated mental illness killed 27 people, 20 of them young children sitting in... Read More
Acknowledging challenges of serving as a police officer
Like a lot of people in journalism, I began my career, briefly, as a police reporter. As the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases have unfolded, I’ve found myself thinking back to those days. Nothing... Read More
Kay Hagan has nobody to blame but herself
Oh yes there is something new under the sun. During an evening out with several readers last week, one asked me a question I’ve never been asked before: “Are you Jewish?” Baptist, I replied... Read More
UNC Charlotte economist predicts growth for NC next year
by Deon Roberts, Charlotte Observer, December 9, 2014. Look to 2015 for another year of economic growth for North Carolina, with unemployment expected to continue falling and employers forecast to... Read More
Lawmakers change course on Medicaid reform
State House leaders and medical providers appear to have won the latest round in the battle over Medicaid reform, but it's a debate that's far from over. Just last week, a special Medicaid reform... Read More
Feds approve deal for Duke to buy assets from municipalities
Federal regulators on Tuesday approved a $1.2 billion deal to allow Duke Energy Progress to buy back power plant ownership from 32 debt-saddled Eastern North Carolina towns that bought costly shares... Read More
Police, be candid with new cameras
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 8, 2014. Body cameras for police have become all the rage following controversial police shootings in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere around the country. That... Read More
Jobs lost at a minimum
Correct ideas are not always popular ones. I freely admit that most North Carolinians favor increasing the legal minimum wage, through either congressional or legislative action. Supporters believe... Read More
