1,425 NC voters in question
The State Board of Elections said Friday that 1,425 names on the voter rolls of North Carolina belong to people who likely do not meet one basic requirement to cast a ballot: U.S. citizenship... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Economy isn't stuck in limbo
Which picture of North Carolina’s recent past is more accurate? I’ll call the two alternatives Tar Heel Limbo and Tar Heel Heaven. (And, no, I’m not referring to the fake-class scandal at UNC... Read More
In rural North Carolina, rough economic realities
Rural North Carolina faces profound changes brought on by long-term economic trends and more recent policy decisions by the General Assembly and Gov. Pat McCrory. Regardless of whether one believes... Read More
'Crowder did it' leaves a lot unexplained at UNC
University of North Carolina officials declare that the Wainstein investigation at UNC-Chapel Hill has finally gotten to the bottom of the athletics-academics scandal. Perhaps. But what the university... Read More
Tillis, Hagan campaign ads take state into new realm
This is what a Senate race looks like when money is no object. The North Carolina Senate race is expected to pass the $100 million mark this year, blowing past the old record of $76 million spent in... Read More
For US Senate, disappointment vs. danger
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, October 26, 2014. Kay Hagan has been a disappointment to many voters who sent her to the U.S. Senate six years ago – and to this editorial board, which recommended... Read More
Disapproving of Pat
36% Approve 46% Disapprove The WRAL Poll painted a bleak picture of a Governor caught between a rock and a hard place. As Mark Binker wrote, only a little over a third of the voters approve of... Read More
More bigoted backlash to marriage equality
The backlash over the federal court rulings about marriage equality in North Carolina took another ugly turn this week with the blessing and even encouragement of a top Republican official in the... Read More
Imagine if we all bothered to vote
Our nation was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality and the concept of the common good. Equality for all and the right to vote are at the very core of our democratic principles. Our guidelines... Read More
An empty chair
I watched the ‘empty chair’ debate too (see Gary’s blog below). And it brought back old memories. Of old foibles. Years ago, in 1980, when John East ran against... Read More
