Medical school critical
Since the early 1970s, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center (formerly Pitt County Memorial Hospital) have sustained a unique relationship that is... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Coal ash bill improves clean-up plan
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 16, 2014. The coal-ash train in Raleigh is moving again, and in the right direction. A Senate bill, which had its first committee hearing on Monday, proposes a... Read More
Protestors trying to rob lawmakers of rules and order Monday speakers enjoy
by Civitasreview Online, June 16, 2014. The Moral Monday protesters want to barge into the legislature whenever and however they want. But they themselves insist on conducting their meetings the way... Read More
NC lawmakers must keep sun shining over 'Hollywood East' with film incentives
I grew up seeing the production trucks line my neighborhood. I can trace my age by the seasons of “Dawson’s Creek” and “One Tree Hill” that were being filmed down the street from my home... Read More
3 companies bring at least 3,900 jobs to South Carolina
hree companies will bring a combined 3,900 new jobs to York and Chester counties, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley announced Monday in the Palmetto State’s biggest job-recruitment day in recent memory. Two of... Read More
Clergy demand that Cooper stop defending marriage laws
More than a dozen clergy members on Monday delivered petitions containing about 30,000 signatures to the state Department of Justice building, calling on Attorney General Roy Cooper to stop defending... Read More
19 arrested in Moral Monday protests
by Katelyn Ferrall, Associated Press, published on WRAL.com, June 16, 2014. Hundreds of legislative protesters on Monday tested the limits of a new court order uprooting rules that they said were... Read More
What we learned last week
What was the lesson we were taught twice last week? Once by Dave Brat, the congressional candidate who defeated House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor? And again by the insurgent forces of ISIS (Islamic... Read More
Lottery money adds up to a reckless budget
As the 2014 legislative session opened, a business lobbyist explained the incentives House Speaker Thom Tillis, Republican U.S. Senate nominee, had for seeking quick adjournment. Among other reasons... Read More
Satire parodies protests from legislators' viewpoint
RALEIGH, N.C. — A YouTube video posted over the weekend by a left-leaning communications consultant pokes fun at the weekly protests at the General Assembly. Featuring the classic 1960s song... Read More
