Conservatives rewriting NC history
Conservatives have been trying to roll back decades of Democratic programs, since they took control of state government. Now they are trying to rewrite Tar Heel political history. North Carolina as... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC Voters grew by more than 30 percent in the last decade
More than 6.5 million people are registered to vote North Carolina, up about 30 percent from 10 years ago, state officials said Tuesday. North Carolina's population increased by 15 percent from... Read More
Borrow when it saves
Fiscal conservatives tend to look askance at large issuances of public debt. In this sentiment, they are in good company. “I go on the principle that a public debt is a public curse,” wrote James... Read More
High Point Poll: Senate race too close to call
News release by High Point University Poll, September 22, 2014. The first HPU Poll of the 2014 fall semester finds that the race for U.S. Senate between incumbent Senator Kay Hagan and North Carolina... Read More
Voting that puts us to shame
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, September 22, 2014. There’s a number from Scotland’s failed referendum on independence that should amaze and shame us: 84.6. That’s the percentage of eligible... Read More
FDR and Gary Hart
Ken Burns’ remarkable series on the Roosevelts makes it clear that Franklin D. Roosevelt never would have passed the Gary Hart adultery test. Would that have been good for America? As Burns... Read More
Ramping up efforts to curb domestic violence
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 22, 2014. Across Northwest North Carolina today, just as every day, women (and men) will be assaulted in every way imaginable by their supposed loved ones... Read More
Ruling OK, but program is unconstitutional
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 22, 2014. Parents seeking better schools for their kids were left in limbo when a court struck down the state's Opportunity Scholarships program last... Read More
Better mental health care in NC
Your Aug. 9 editorial “ Treatment does more than jail for most mentally ill offenders” and the recent news article on extended timeframes for mental evaluations highlight the national issue that... Read More
Panel begins revision of Common Core standards
As part of legislation repealing the controversial Common Core academic standards in North Carolina public schools, a new state commission began the process Monday of reviewing math and English... Read More
