by Michael Jacobs, Jacobs Capital and UNC Kenan-Flagler School of Business, published in News and Observer, April 17, 2014. It is widely known that Professor Gene Nichol, who runs the Center on... Read More
Teacher resignations have increased by an “alarming” 41 percent this school year, Wake County school leaders said Thursday, in a development they said makes it harder to keep high-quality... Read More
I am not surprised that the Charlotte Observer editorial staff is attacking the Republican chairs of the North Carolina Educator Effectiveness and Compensation Task Force, Rep. Rob Bryan and Sen... Read More
The imminent start of the charter fishing season finds boat owners and local officials hoping for a literal change in the wind to open the sand-clogged Oregon Inlet anytime soon. But long-range... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Headlines, Inner Banks Media, April 16, 2014. No matter what you think of the efforts of the Republican leadership in North Carolina, they deserve to have their message... Read More
In the latest development in Civitas' quest to pry public records out of the University of North Carolina, Dean Jack Boger of the UNC Law School was recently quoted as saying: “The open records... Read More
One approaches the race fray with trepidation, but here we go, tippy-toe. The race cards have been flying so fast and furious lately, one can hardly tell the kings from the queens. Leading the weird... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 16, 2014. As a veteran state representative, Mecklenburg’s Tricia Cotham was encouraged by the first meeting of a legislative task force on teacher pay in... Read More
From Amy Strange, deputy director for campaign finance and operations at the state Board of Elections, in response to “Feds eye Cannon’s campaign in probe” (April 13): The Observer’s story... Read More
After more than a year and a half of intense study, state regulators have finished their list of safety rules for natural gas drilling in North Carolina. The Mining and Energy Commission on Wednesday... Read More
