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Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 11, 2013. She’s attractive and flashy, and she has suitors going ga-ga, whistling at her, showing her bling and offering her anything she wants. She’s... Read More
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, December 11, 2013. She’s attractive and flashy, and she has suitors going ga-ga, whistling at her, showing her bling and offering her anything she wants. She’s... Read More
Health care costs too much.” That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can... Read More
After several months of declining poll numbers that saw Kay Hagan go from leading her potential GOP opponents by double digits to being effectively tied with most of them, her numbers have leveled out... Read More
A week after a picketing campaign began at his family’s stores, Art Pope responded to critics in a letter that says he is “shocked” by the tactics being used against him. The letter is a... Read More
by Renee Schoof, Under the Dome, The News and Observer, December 19, 2013. House Speaker Tom Tillis, a Republican who wants to run against Sen. Kay Hagan next year, spoke at the North Carolina Farm... Read More
Teacher pay is getting a lot of attention lately with the issue looming large for the legislative session starting in May 2014. Across the political spectrum, people agree that we need good teachers... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 10, 2013. Gov. Pat McCrory is determined to move many Department of Commerce functions to a public-private partnership, but he should slow down until he... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 10, 2013. It appears that Gov. Pat McCrory and some of his top managers are rethinking their plan to mend a "broken" Medicaid system. That's good, because... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 10, 2013. Kevin Baker said it best: A Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility “is exactly what we’re preparing the airport to be ready for.” The... Read More
We recently received a request from state Rep. Paul Luebke for a contribution to the Democratic “2014 plan” to oust Republicans from control of the General Assembly. Because I have known and... Read More