College sports are money trees
Like baby birds with yawning beaks, college football fans clamor to be fed. So fasten the chin strap on your helmet – ignore the warning label on it (“No helmet system can protect you from serious... Read More
NC Spin Articles
DHHS paid chief of staff $37,000 'severance' after month of work
The Department of Health and Human Services paid Thomas L. Adams $37,227.25 as "severance" after he served just one month as chief of staff at the department. His is the latest high-dollar salary to... Read More
By the Numbers: The Incredibly Shrinking American Middle Class
A typical American household made about $51,017 in 2012, according to new figures out from the Census Bureau this week. That number may sound familiar to anyone who remembers George H. W. Bush’s... Read More
Run, Forest, Run
I’m always looking for something nice to say about a Republican. But Dan Forest? Sorry, I’ve got to do it. Monday, I posted a blog (Let Teachers Teach) saying we should pay teachers $100,000 a... Read More
Underwhelming performance of North Carolina labor market in 2013
In August, employers in North Carolina eliminated 1,700 more payroll positions than they added (+/- 0.0 percent). That drop was driven almost entirely by a net reduction of 6,400 jobs (-1.5 percent... Read More
A Bumpy Ride for Obamacare
Health care is likely to be the second-biggest issue in next year's midterm elections (the condition of the economy will be #1). But while North Carolina Democrats and liberal activists would like the... Read More
Wos defends tenure amid latest employees' pay issues
by Lyn Bonner, News and Observer, September 21, 2013. Dr. Aldona Wos, head of the embattled state Department of Health and Human Services, defended her job performance Friday, including salary and... Read More
Donna Brazile: ‘The cavemen are back’
Some of North Carolina’s top women office-holders Friday heard Democratic strategist Donna Brazile rip Republicans for sending the state backwards and making it “a model of voter suppression... Read More
Supporting teachers or blaming them
There are some very clear lines being drawn in the current education debate in North Carolina and the battle is not just about whether the General Assembly actually increased funding for education... Read More
The NC GOP's recruiting nightmare
Omigod. This GOP Senate primary is going to be a blast! We’re still eight months out and the sparks are starting to fly. Today, rumor has it that state Senator Pete Brunstetter will get into the... Read More
