Yes, Virginia. There is a Santa Claus
Column first run in 1897 in the New York Sun, published in the Greenville Daily Reflector, December 24, 2014. In 1897, Francis Pharcellus Church, an editor at The (New York) Sun, penned an editorial... Read More
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The Christmas Flounder
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 24, 2014. ’Twas the night before Christmas And all through the sound Not a creature was stirring, Not even a flound(r). – Anonymous If there is an old... Read More
NC Policy Watch top stories of 2014: Understanding purple NC
Editor’s note: During the holidays, NC Policy Watch is taking a look back at 2014 by featuring some of our top news stories and commentaries from the past 12 months. We hope you will enjoy them and... Read More
The star of Bethlehem
When we sat down to our annual Christmas lunch our group of old white conservative men were looking care-worn and weary;---they’d voted against gay marriage and won and a year and a half later gays... Read More
Obama makeover
Where was this guy in October when we needed him? In the weeks before the election, President Obama seemed passive and powerless as ISIS ran wild in the Middle East and Ebola panicked America... Read More
Raleigh-Durham could be in running for Mercedes HQ
North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham area could be in the running for the potential relocation of Mercedes-Benz USA's headquarters from New Jersey, according to media reports. The Detroit News reported... Read More
Burr in the big leagues
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 21, 2014. Sen. Richard Burr plans to run for re-election in 2016 and knows the price has gone up. “Anybody in my position who says they don’t have to... Read More
NC now the 9th largest state, SC has growth spurt
The Carolinas continue to rank among the nation's fastest-growing states, newly released U.S. Census population estimates show. North Carolina has overtaken Michigan to become the nation's ninth... Read More
Seeking peace in a troubled time
The holiday season should never be sad. But as I read and watched all of the bad news unfold the week before the holiday, it was hard not to feel that way. I was going to write this column about... Read More
Get reform back on track
When state legislators created a new commission last summer to review North Carolina’s participation in Common Core standards for elementary and secondary schools, they made an excellent decision... Read More
