A divide over same-sex marriage that has split magistrates in North Carolina may be deepened by a federal court ruling Thursday that says courts should not compel states to approve such unions. Within... Read More
Last year’s column “Dishonest Educators” reported on the largest school cheating scandal in U.S. history. In more than three-quarters of the 56 Atlanta schools investigated, teachers changed... Read More
Leaders of the state’s university system are midway through a review of the academic centers and research institutions at 16 campuses across the state, a process that could lead to cuts and... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, November 5, 2014. Republicans around the nation enjoyed a night of election results in which they finally defeated Barack Obama, a man who has twice won national... Read More
We asked our NC SPIN panelists to give us their spin on Tuesday's election results. Scroll down to see what they said: Results not a predictor for 2016, by Phil Kirk The voters once again proved the... Read More
1.President Obama told us this election was about his polices and he was right. The American people do not like ObamaCare, wishy-washy foreign policy, an escalating debt and excuses instead of... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, November 4, 2014. Republicans around the nation enjoyed a night of election results in which they finally defeated Barack Obama, a man who has twice won national... Read More
by Mark Binker, WRAL, November 5, 2014. Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis has ousted U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a first-term Democrat, according to incomplete and unofficial returns. Tillis' margin... Read More
Regardless of what happens today, North Carolina’s greatest policy challenge is increasingly clear It’s one of the great conundrums of modern society: All around us, images of wealth, comfort... Read More
Voter shaming” is new. Hypocrisy is as old as politics. The North Carolina Republican Party found a way to engage in both last week. A local voter received a card from the GOP with this warning... Read More
