States' Rights Redux
Some North Carolina politicians sound today just like their predecessors in the 1950s, railing against the Supreme Court and rallying behind “state’s rights.” Then it was racial... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Wanted: informed voters, visionary candidates
Editorial by Salisbury Post, October 5, 2014. Have you had your fill yet of U.S. Senate television ads for Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis? Countless times throughout the day, you see Hagan questioning... Read More
Playing the blame game while NC students suffer
My husband and I are good parents, involved parents, educated parents. Since the moment our children entered the world, we have dedicated our lives to advocating on behalf of our daughter and son... Read More
Spending has diminishing returns
One of my favorite modern historians, the late Rufus Fears at the University of Oklahoma, was fond of saying that “ideas make history.” University of Chicago professor and North Carolina native... Read More
Thoms not their cup of tea
Thom Tillis is getting the worst of both worlds. The Tea Party doesn’t think he’s one of them, and voters think he’s too close to the Tea Party. The right-leaning Washington Times quoted... Read More
Count the votes
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 7, 2014. North Carolina voters are apt to be confused by changes they’ll see at the polls starting later this month. But don’t blame U.S. Court of... Read More
The rich give less as those with less give more
Editorial by News and Observer, October 6, 2014. Here’s news to warm Scrooge’s heart. Americans who have the most are giving more – to themselves. Even as the income inequality gap yawns wider... Read More
No change to NC marriage law for 10 days
When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to take up appeals from five states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage, it effectively changed marriage laws in 11 states, including the District of... Read More
Ellmers, Aiken trade barbs in lone debate
Republican 2nd District Congresswoman Renee Ellmers and her Democratic challenger, singer Clay Aiken, clashed Monday during an hour-long debate in Pinehurst, each accusing the other of being too... Read More
You might be a North Carolina voter if.....
You're confused about when and how you can register to vote and cast a ballot in the midterm elections. The General Assembly's 2013 changes to elections laws, combined with ongoing court battles over... Read More
