Shaina Brown works the late shift at Waffle House, serving cups of second-wind coffee to wobbly diners with butane breath. After seven years, she’s learned to coax a good tip with a smile and quick... Read More
by Mark Binker and Laura Leslie, WRAL, June 9, 2014. Educators who came to the legislature to protest with the "Moral Monday" movement asked for a meeting with Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger... Read More
Everyday emails float in out of the ether about miracle cures and hot stocks and how to meet the woman of my dreams in Moscow – it’s like having a swamp on my doorstep. But even in swamps... Read More
The true conservatives were all in a lather about federal intrusion into states’ rights during Tuesday’s House Education Committee. First they complained about the federal courts and their attacks... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, June 8, 2014. As it works out a new budget, the state legislature is trying to reform what some perceive as an unfair tax structure. But some of its decisions may... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, June 8, 2014. State senators are wisely reluctant to accept Gov. Pat McCrory's plan for cleaning up coal ash without some important changes. Spills and seepage from... Read More
Almost half of all African-American and Hispanic students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools attend schools that are more than 90 percent nonwhite, according to delayed 2013-14 school demographics. The... Read More
It was no doctored photo op when Gov. Pat McCrory stood beside physicians wearing their white coats on stairs brightened by the midday sun and leading out of the Executive Mansion. McCrory brought in... Read More
Despite all the talk of a “war on science” being waged by political conservatives and Republican politicians — to match their supposed wars on women, men, the young, and the old, no doubt... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, June 7, 2014. Gov. Pat McCrory last week sought to breathe new life into his Medicaid overhaul plan that was rejected by the N.C. Senate. Flanked by about 30 doctors... Read More
