One of the biggest motivating factors in politics is anger. It was anger about President Barack Obama, his health care plan, and what some perceived as his liberal overreach, that helped fuel the tea... Read More
The enormity of a judge's decision late last week to allow same-sex marriages in North Carolina probably didn't hit some people until they watched the video of two men getting married live on TV or... Read More
In the homestretch of the Senate race between incumbent Kay Hagan and challenger Thom Tillis — the most expensive race in the country this year — the disclosure that Hagan’s family profited from... Read More
First ISIS. Then Ebola. Now men marring men and women marrying women. What’s next? “Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!”? More to the point, will video and big Page... Read More
WRAL.com today launched an investigative series examining the use of economic incentives (i.e. corporate welfare) in NC. Of note in the article is the proliferation of government handouts not only in... Read More
On the night of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Rabbi Daniel Greyber of Beth El Synagogue in Durham gave an eloquent, thoughtful and courageous sermon arguing in favor of gay... Read More
On an early summer morning in 1993, Gov. Jim Hunt boarded a private plane bound for New York City. It was a last-minute trip, and its purpose was so high-stakes it required the presence of an unlikely... Read More
A Superior Court judge sided with the city of Charlotte in a ruling issued Monday that bars the Charlotte Airport Commission from running the city’s airport without prior approval from the Federal... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, October 13, 2014. As the Alamance County Register of Deeds office prepares to receive new paperwork from the state to accommodate the newly minted licensing of same... Read More
The state's new, private job-recruiting and marketing agency appears to be starting off on the right foot when it comes to transparency. The nonprofit Economic Development Partnership of North... Read More
