Trying to save the furniture industry
Wanda Perdue, a 58-year old laid-off furniture worker in Stanleytown, Va., doesn’t have outsized expectations. Her longest trip from home was to Myrtle Beach, S.C., made three years ago. She is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
An anniversary to be mourned and a call to action
A ruinous national experiment enters its sixth year today Despite its countless attributes and accomplishments, the United States has experienced more than its share of disastrous laws, political eras... Read More
Elizabeth Warren
Most of us older white conservatives just naturally see a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts who taught at Harvard and figure – barring a miracle – she’s got to be a liberal so it came as a... Read More
Friday Follies: Climate change, abortion, discrimination
Tillis flip-flops on climate change North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis seems to have changed his mind about climate change, or at least whether or not it is real. Tillis was one of 98 senators who... Read More
Republicans should thank Renee Ellmers
Conservatives don’t seem to understand what a big favor Renee Ellmers is doing for them. A conservative writer doesn’t seem to think she’s fit to live. Aaron Gardner wrote at RedState: “Is... Read More
UNC Chapel Hill faculty angry over Ross ouster
Faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday expressed anger over the forced departure of UNC system President Tom Ross and worry over the future of public higher education in North Carolina. Tension was high... Read More
Part of Dix Property should honor namesake
The North Carolina chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness weighed in Friday on the sale of the 308-acre Dorothea Dix property. A statement released by NAMI director Jack Register says the... Read More
Chasing Pat from the right
After being blasted by the liberals (for hiding conflicts of interest) Governor McCrory ran head-on into a second broadside from the opposite direction: Tired of Medicaid wrecking havoc on its budget... Read More
Chasing Pat from the left
The liberal folks over at ProgressNC let fly with a broadside at the Governor about his ethics, then let fly again with a press conference and, by then, they had the folks at the Charlotte Observer... Read More
McCrory's staggering start to another year
Last Friday was supposed to be a moment for Governor Pat McCrory to shine, to stand in front of the UNC Board of Governors and unveil another part of his strategy to create jobs, to keep what he calls... Read More
