by Harold Gutmann, Durham Herald-Sun, September 13, 2013. Former North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said he was upset and disappointed – but not angry – when he saw news reports that... Read More
Well. It looks like all of our “speculation” and “drive-by reporting” is starting to pan out. After our reporting came out, the AP confirmed that — as we said — (1) Harris is being... Read More
That metallic burning smell in the air these days in Raleigh is most likely the right-wing spin machine overheating trying to confuse and mislead people in North Carolina about what the General... Read More
What's the largest law school in North Carolina by enrollment? Not Carolina, Duke or Wake Forest. Not N.C. Central, Campbell or Elon. It's Charlotte. It also may be least successful at this point in... Read More
There is concern by some child-welfare advocates over the decision to merge the adult and juvenile prison sections of the state Department of Public Safety. The merger was announced Tuesday as part of... Read More
A veteran political hand once gave me this insight into how political people overestimate how much attention voters are paying: “The voters listen a lot slower than we talk.” Two pieces of recent... Read More
The Juvenile Justice and Adult Correction merger was announced Tuesday and described as part of the consolidation of related state agencies that has been underway since 2011, and an ongoing effort to... Read More
There are two major issues in the job market today. One is job creation, which has been painfully slow. The other is the quality of jobs being created – measured mainly by their pay. There is worry... Read More
FirstCarolinaCare pulls out, leaving BCBSNC and Coventry as only options FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company is withdrawing from participation in the federal health exchange. Uninsured North Carolina... Read More
Editorial by Salisbury Post, September 12, 2013. Should North Carolinians care how the state is viewed by the rest of the country? If your answer is no, then you can stop reading now. But if you... Read More
