Obama's fail
Two headlines this week tell why even President Obama’s fans despair sometimes. First, while Obama and his staff focused on rolling out his free-community college proposal, they neglected to send... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Berger and Moore speak to legislative agendas
by Mark Binker WRAL, January 14, 2015. If anyone was hoping Republican and Democratic leaders would lay out detailed agendas on the first day of the 2015 General Assembly session, they were in for... Read More
When big business comes for the money, they leave for the same reason
Banana producer Chiquita Brands International's notice Wednesday that its headquarters will leave Charlotte by the end of next year – a loss of about 300 jobs – is the latest in a series of... Read More
Jones: Cut Afghanistan spending, dredge Morehead channel
New depth restrictions were announced Wednesday for cargo ships that call at the Morehead City port, and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones said Congress should cut spending in Afghanistan to free up money to... Read More
How do we pay for infrastructure?
My wife recently bought a new car. Well, not exactly “new new,” but “newly used.” Some experts say this is the best way to purchase vehicles, because you get an almost-new car without... Read More
An education agenda for 2015
Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has convened its 2015 session, let’s look at what legislators have done over the last four years to improve our public schools and consider what they... Read More
Three leaders, but how many agendas?
One of the most interesting moments of the 2014 legislative session came in front of the Executive Mansion late last June, when Governor Pat McCrory and House Speaker Thom Tillis appeared together... Read More
State education board right to keep political bias out of history lessons
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, January 12, 2015. We all want our state’s children to receive an education that imparts to them a sense of civic pride and responsibility, but we don’t want... Read More
Will Republicans misinterpret the mandate of 2014
When the second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate says, “We blew it,” I sit up and take notice. Such was the case on November 25, 2014, when U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New... Read More
Medicaid coverage does not equal access to healthcare
Last week I posted an article discussing the shortage of doctors treating Medicaid patients in NC and how that would undermine claims that expanding Medicaid would create jobs. Medicaid rolls in... Read More
