They’re like two prize fighters, bruised and battered by months of pounding but still standing. Now Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican Thom Tillis head into the ring at 7 p.m. Wednesday for their... Read More
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, Burlington, NC, August 29, 2014. Labor Day 2014. The day we say so long to summer — even if temperatures top 90 degrees. When we get together with friends to flip... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 31, 2014. Although it seems as if N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis and U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan have been running for election forever, based on the number of... Read More
Republican commissioners in Wake County say they won't participate in candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters, WRAL reports. "While we appreciate your offer, we believe your group... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, August 31, 2014. There’s now an odd aspect to Labor Day. It was born as a day of rest for working Americans who found unlimited ways to toil in a booming nation. But... Read More
As the academic year begins, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, now with a new chairman, John Fennebresque, must make some choices. The university system faces real problems: It... Read More
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan has been running hard for re-election for more than a year. Republican nominee Thom Tillis, the speaker of the North Carolina House, has been campaigning... Read More
The latest federally orchestrated attempt to close the achievement gap between public school students from low-income families and those from middle- or upper-class homes mandates that all school... Read More
WRAL’s Mark Binker says the claim that Senator Kay Hagan votes with President Obama 95 percent of the time is “something of karmic payback for Hagan, who benefited from a similar claim leveled... Read More
That swooshing sound you hear in Raleigh these days is the revolving door between government and private industry spinning away, as legislators and top administration officials are cashing in, taking... Read More
