Electing to stand for education in NC
As we approach the midterm election in North Carolina, I am also approaching the middle of my ninth year teaching high school English. I, like many other public educators, am scrutinizing the polls... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Gay marriage ruling is X factor in Hagan-Tillis Senate race
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
It's history, no matter how you look at it
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
Stimulus story reveals much
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
October surprises
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
New series investigates corporate welfare schemes
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
Reasons to oppose gay marriage in principle
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
As incentives boom, states wage bigger battles for jobs
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
City retains control of Charlotte Douglas airport
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
Court ruling arrived quicker than expected
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
