Burr in Obama's saddle
As the State of the Union address by President Obama and the Republican response aptly demonstrated, the next two years are more likely to feature confrontation rather than conciliation in Washington... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Why Republicans aren't too worried about $200 million
For many of us, being just a few thousand dollars in the hole at any given time would be cause for concern. So why aren't state Republican leaders in North Carolina sounding the alarm about a revenue... Read More
Silence of the Rams
Is there something in the water in Chapel Hill that keeps University big shots from giving straight answers? The same lockjaw that keeps the UNC-CH athletic-academic scandal on the front pages has now... Read More
Leaders vague over legislative session
by Patrick Gannon, The Insider, published in Greenville Daily Reflector, January 19, 2015. The vagueness was unmistakable. At a news conference last week, state House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate... Read More
Taxes' low blows
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, January 20, 2015. State legislators opened their 2015 session saying they want to ease the tax burden on “regular folks.” That will be a turnaround. “Regular... Read More
Tax filing changes could generate confusion
Tax filing season begins in earnest Tuesday in North Carolina, with significant federal and state changes that could confuse and exasperate some taxpayers. For example, North Carolinians will be... Read More
Medicaid expansion means more jobs
Regarding the Dec. 27 Point of View “ Why Medicaid expansion won’t boost N.C. jobs”: Brian Balfour argued that Medicaid won’t work in North Carolina because we don’t have enough doctors. He... Read More
Time for NC to support life-shaping teachers
Mrs. Rhinehart. Mr. Tharrington. Mrs. Riddle. Ms. Horton. Mr. Burton. Mrs. Marks. Even as I approach my 30th high school reunion this year, I can quickly recite the names of teachers who believed in... Read More
NC Democrats have just $42,000 in the bank
The N.C. Democratic Party entered 2015 with just $42,700 in the bank – and just under $6,000 in its main account for day-to-day operations, according to financial reports filed with the state. The... Read More
Thanks, community college
In 1974, I graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., an underachieving student with lousy SAT scores. Allowed to send my results to three colleges, I chose M.I.T. and Villanova, knowing... Read More
