Average people must bring change
Politicians of all stripes are sending out their Fourth of July messages this week as they do every year, reminding us of the Declaration of Independence and the struggles, courage, and aspirations of... Read More
NC Spin Articles
NC quietly becomes a star on solar energy stage
North Carolina has been something of a progressive nightmare lately. The tea party takeover of the legislature and draconian cuts in welfare spending have inspired the long-running Moral Monday... Read More
It's time for hearings in NC sweepstakes probe
In April 2013, Democracy North Carolina, a group that advocates fairness and transparency in elections, filed a complaint with the N.C. Board of Elections about possibly illegal contributions from the... Read More
Women key to Senate race
It took North Carolina voters a very long time to elect a woman to the U.S. Senate, and when they finally did, it required remarkable circumstances – a woman with national stature, pushed by a... Read More
NC Medicaid office in disarray
On May 14, Gov. Pat McCrory rolled out his proposed state budget, a spending blueprint supported in part by an unusual scheme designed to snag an extra $60 million from federal taxpayers. The plan was... Read More
A lit stick of dynamite
There’s a lit stick of dynamite – and one unanswered question – being blithely passed from hand to hand in the backrooms of Raleigh: Who will the State Senators and Representatives make pay to... Read More
Tax money for religious schools goes to unexpected places
You can find yourself in interesting conversations at the barber shop. One topic Saturday was our news story reporting that the school with the most applications for the state’s $10 million voucher... Read More
The peace fallout
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, July 5, 2014. The term “peace dividend” dates back to the end of the Cold War and suggests that nations will get an economic boost if they decrease spending on... Read More
North Carolina got it right on unemployment benefits
A year ago, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to exit the federal government’s extended-benefits program for the unemployed. Facing the prospect of job-killing hikes in payroll... Read More
If 2014 is a referendum on the White House, then Sen. Kay Hagan is in right much trouble
If you research the political adage, Midterm elections are a referendum on the White House, you will discover that Democrats agree UNLESS the president is a Democrat, and Republicans agreeUNLESS... Read More
