Restore Real Judicial Elections
Liberal groups in and outside the state seem to be spending sleepless nights worried about the fate of judicial-election changes North Carolina adopted in 2002. The General Assembly should save our... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Jim Holshouser was my mentor
I had the opportunity to talk with Governor Holshouser on Saturday morning although he was unconscious and probably did not hear me, especially since his daughter, Ginny, said he did not have his... Read More
Chaos in tax debate should prompt a delay
The tax reform debate in the General Assembly has moved in recent days from frustrating and confusing to simply embarrassing. It hasn’t been about reform for a while. House and Senate leaders keep... Read More
Gentleman Jim
Jim Holshouser grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, came home to Boone to practice law with his father and got interested in politics. He served 10 years in the North Carolina House, was House... Read More
Special Interests Hamper Economy
Both the federal and state constitutions protect the right of North Carolinians to petition their government for redress of grievances. Perhaps you think I’m about to opine on the Moral Mondays... Read More
Common Core: Critics in search of a coherent vision
For three years, opponents of Common Core State Standards have done a good job articulating shortcomings of the widespread adoption of common standards and testing, identifying key flaws that... Read More
Common Core Critical
Regarding the June 5 article “Forest no fan of Common Core”: I am concerned by misleading information regarding the Common Core State Standards. The CCSS effort is not an intrusion by the federal... Read More
UNC's Ross Warns of Sobering Implications for Education in House Budget
From "Under the Dome," Friday, June 14, 2013 UNC President Tom Ross weighed in Friday on the House budget that passed this week, saying it has "sobering implications" for the university campuses... Read More
Temper Tantrums Don't Work Well in the Legislature
I have been following what’s going on at the North Carolina State Legislature since 1976. In the summer of 1977, I served as a page for Governor Hunt and really started taking time to pay... Read More
Ten things we’ve learned on Jones Street in ten days
The last ten days at the General Assembly have been some of the busiest of the session, with debates on the House budget, taxes, schools voucher schemes, gun laws, and more. The dizzying pace has made... Read More
