NC Spin Articles

Do you agree, Senator Berger?

by Thomas Mills, Politics NC, September 17, 2013. John Drescher of the News & Observer once called Sen. Phil Berger “a serious elected official with ambition and vision.” And Drescher was right...    Read More

September 17, 2013

Let police decide on seized firearms

The N.C. General Assembly has never teemed with former law enforcement officers. I suppose, after working for years in a profession where your life is literally on the line, most retired cops have...    Read More

September 17, 2013



Teen births lowest since 1940s? Good news

Editorial by Charlotte Observer, September 15, 2013. The latest news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the U.S. teen birth rate is worth applauding. The rate has plummeted to...    Read More

September 17, 2013


Funding the bridge over troubled waters

Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, September 17, 2013. Old-time scam artists who "sold" the Brooklyn Bridge would have a hard time plying their trade these days. That's especially true here in North...    Read More

September 17, 2013



Paulson: More crises to come

On the five-year anniversary of the U.S. financial meltdown, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson said on Sunday the country can count on more financial crises to come, but hopefully none the size...    Read More

September 16, 2013

Heckuva job

At the end of his first term, George Bush was asked what he would have done differently. He couldn’t think of one thing. Everything was lovely despite wars without end, 9/11, exploding deficits and...    Read More

September 16, 2013


On a disappointing road

Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, September 15, 2013. Apparently, the definition of “local input” is open for rather broad interpretation when it comes to how the North Carolina Department of...    Read More

September 16, 2013