by Gene Nichol, UNC professor, published in News and Observer, October 16, 2014. It is impossible to miss the fact that an election approaches. Commercials launch from every corner and platform. You... Read More
Since our last look at the rampant fraud and abuse of school voucher programs around the country, North Carolina has implemented its own voucher program that provides low-income students with funds... Read More
Stop the presses. I have something nice to say about Governor McCrory. Unlike his Republican colleagues Thom Tillis, Phil Berger and Dan Forrest, McCrory said he will respect and obey the court... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 16, 2014. The N.C. Supreme Court will decide sooner rather than later whether school vouchers violate the state constitution. The court last week announced... Read More
I haven’t had a tv for more than a decade, and increasing numbers of my friends are getting rid of theirs. At the very least, many of them are dropping cable or satellite and using their... Read More
State Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos has been crisscrossing the state with an optimistic message that she is preparing to recommend Medicaid expansion for North Carolina to Gov. Pat... Read More
After state legislators approved a 10 percent reduction to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s $70 million budget, state education officials and their boosters sounded the alarm. This was... Read More
If you think about it DENR’s proposal was pretty odd. Last winter, when tons of water from a coal ash pond poured into the Dan River, there was consternation and gnashing of teeth. The U.S... Read More
One of the most disturbing aspects of the heated battle between Senator Kay Hagan and state House Speaker Thom Tillis for the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina has nothing to do with the positions or... Read More
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, October 14, 2014. Dr. Scott Ralls, president of North Carolina’s community college system, has a big job to do and he knows it. Ralls has been speaking across... Read More
