The TV mirror
Here’s the worst thing about all those negative political ads on TV: They mirror our national psyche right now. You can blame the politicians and their consultants. But they’re giving you what... Read More
NC Spin Articles
A bad decision by lawmakers that's looking even worse now
Here’s something that you haven’t heard enough about through the overwhelming din of the attack ads during this election season. Just three months into the new fiscal year, North Carolina has a... Read More
Spending $100 million in the Senate campaign is obscene
Just say Hunt-Helms to someone who’s watched North Carolina politics for a long time and you’ll get a reaction. Probably something like “ugh.” Or “disgusting.” The 1984 U.S. Senate race... Read More
NC payrolls expand in September
In September, employers in North Carolina added 14,000 more payroll jobs than they cut (+0.3 percent), due entirely to hiring in the private sector. The monthly household survey, meanwhile, recorded a... Read More
Hood: Latest N.C. jobs report contains 'excellent' news
John Hood has sifted through the numbers associated with North Carolina’s latest employment report. He likes what he sees: RALEIGH — The latest federal employment report delivers excellent news... Read More
Zane: Kay Hagan has a dismal record in Senate
Thom Tillis is wrong. Kay Hagan has done plenty in the Senate. She has rubber-stamped President Obama’s major economic programs – including the trillion-dollar stimulus that failed to find... Read More
Tillis: NC should consider expanding Medicaid
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis covered familiar ground in an appearance on a cable TV news show carried live Tuesday night: calling for fewer regulations and more security on immigration... Read More
WRAL poll: Senate race remains a toss-up
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan holds a narrow lead over Republican challenger Thom Tillis with only two weeks left until the Nov. 4 election, according to an exclusive WRAL News poll released... Read More
Advertising makes a difference
I know my editors will appreciate it, but I promise I’m not pandering when I say this: advertising gets results. Although academic scolds and professional worrywarts have been complaining about... Read More
Slashing revenues isn't 'supporting public education'
In a recent letter to the editor, Buncombe County School Board Chairman Bob Rhinehart praised N.C. House Rep. Nathan Ramsey (R-District 115) as a “strong supporter of public schools... Read More
