Make North Carolina work
Republicans rode into office saying we couldn't tax and spend our way to prosperity. 15 years later we say we cannot cut our way to greatness. Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
The silent tsunami
Democrats need to be cautioned to understand the outcome was not so much that they had greater ideas but because of the strong undertow against Trump. Read More
The 4th most gerrymandered state in the U.S.
The elected officials who draw the legislative and congressional districts don't serve the public. They serve only themselves. Read More
North Carolina's lifelines
Just because NC 12 and the ferries are in a more sparsely populated area of our state these citizens are entitled to the same advantages others enjoy. Read More
The election cake is already baked
Except for those incessant and irritating emails and texts from candidates begging for money and the offensive TV ads and mailers filled with untruths and promises the candidates couldn’t keep even if they wanted to, this has been an extremely quiet election. Read More
Thank you for paying the private school tuitions for wealthy white kids
$705 million of our state's current budget will go to private schools as vouchers. 88% of the kids receiving them have never attended a public school. Read More
Vote NO on constitutional amendments
Republican legislative leaders, fearful of a blue wave November 3rd, were trying to find ways to turn out their Republican conservatives. It will likely work. Read More
The athletic tail is wagging the academic dog
College athletics is clearly out of control. We've got a bunch of semi-pro teams operating on a campus that has some academic classes. Read More
Hospital monopolies are making us sicker...and poorer
When hospitals merge or combine the result is typically price increases of 6% or more in the market. Read More
Time to fix our "fishy" regulations
North Carolina needs better fisheries regulations NOW. Restrictions may be needed to get parties to make meaningful reforms. Read More
