Democrats up in early voting in NC
arly voting started at a fast clip, with nearly 300,000 votes cast at one-stop sites in the first four days, according to the State Board of Elections. Turnout is being watched closely because the... Read More
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NC sets sights on becoming more veteran friendly
Nearly 800,000 military veterans call North Carolina home, yet a new report found that the state lacks a coordinated strategy to support them. The report from the N.C. General Assembly’s Program... Read More
Dethroning the SAT
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, October 26, 2014. Some eyebrows may have been raised by plans for a pilot program at N. C. Central University and two other historically black campuses in the UNC... Read More
Historically black universities to admit students with lower SAT scores
N.C. Central University and two other UNC system schools will be able to admit students with SAT scores below the minimum standard under a new pilot program approved Friday that places more emphasis... Read More
More hospital consolidation expected
Shrinking revenue streams, particularly the squeeze on federal and state reimbursement rates, are compelling more health-care systems to enter some form of merger or cost-savings partnership... Read More
Remembering the wise words of a public intellectual
Who are North Carolina’s public intellectuals? Over the years we have been blessed with influential and thoughtful people whose wise commentaries about the state’s concerns often moved pubic... Read More
Magistrates resign over gay marriage ruling
When a federal judge cleared the legal path for same-sex marriage in North Carolina earlier this month, it set off a flurry of weddings and celebrations, mostly in urban areas of the state. But the... Read More
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
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
