The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond appears poised to uphold a lower court ruling that not only would topple Virginia’s marriage ban but also could provide precedent to overturn bans on... Read More
Wordsmiths are hacked off at McCrory,who named a local poet for glory,it turns out her verse, the pros found adverse, And now the Laureate is a worry. http://www.wral.com/today-nccapitol... Read More
A new Senate plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program drew immediate fire from doctors and hospitals who do not like that the proposal would open the state to commercial managed care for people... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, July 16, 2014. We’re supporters of the pleasures and benefits of reading, through which we gain knowledge, understanding and the ability to express ourselves... Read More
This increasingly looks like a political death match – with one survivor in the end. I’m betting on Phil Berger. Yesterday Governor McCrory compared Senator Berger & Co. to Marc Basnight, Tony... Read More
The Old Bull Mooses walked into a meeting with the House to wrangle over the state budget but before they could fire a shot the House’s lead wrangler, Nelson Dollar, threw them a curve ball: He... Read More
One of the more hopeful signs in the troubling political debate in North Carolina these days comes not from the finger-pointing budget dispute in Raleigh but from Mount Airy of all places—at a... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, July 15, 2014. The North Carolina General Assembly could agree this week on a measure that would more gradually eliminate Common Core in the public schools and... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 16, 2014. Believe it: Gridlock in Washington can lead to gridlock right here in the Port City. And if Congress can’t get past the partisan bickering that has... Read More
In the age of Twitter, a candidate calls his opponent a “deranged, unhinged, pathological liar.” In an age of wisdom, it was written, “A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man... Read More
