We just want to fight with each other
Nancy McFarlane is my mayor. She has led Raleigh through explosive growth, including a new train station, the purchase of Dix Park, promotion of Raleigh as an arts scene and tourist destination and... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
BOG Chair Smith forced ECU's Staton to resign, President Roper did the deed
For some months we've been reporting that Board of Governors Chair Harry Smith has intimidated and pressured ECU Chancellor Cecil Staton, trying first to get him fired, then when he couldn't get... Read More
The end of a 62-year love affair
This weekend marks the end of a sports era. Since I was around at the beginning, I want to join others in mourning the loss of over-the-air broadcasts of ACC sports. Most pundits incorrectly credit... Read More
Plugging North Carolina's "leaky" pipeline
Here’s a good news-bad news story that needs a happy ending. The good news is that as of January our state’s unemployment rate was 3.6 percent. When you consider it was 4.5 percent last February... Read More
Rocky Mount to get up to 200 new jobs
Tuesday morning the Council of State approved the move of the DMV from their headquarters on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh to the old Hardee’s hamburgers headquarters building on Church Street in Rocky... Read More
8 Things we learned in the 9th District hearings
We’ve had time to digest last week’s 9thDistrict congressional hearings, so let us summarize what we learned. 1. Campaigns want to win so badly they either turn their heads to or commit illegal... Read More
MEMO TO NC SPIN READERS/VIEWERS
From reading your comments on our website and our Facebook page it is clear that some of you don’t understand the difference between our TV show vs. what we attempt on our website and social media... Read More
A family feud
Do you remember the TV game show Family Feud? It was good fun as one family competes with another for cash prizes, but we all know that real life family feuds can be bitter, divisive and cause great... Read More
Motoring with DMV
The proposed DMV move brings to mind one of the old Three Stooges comedies, the one where one of the zany trio says, “I’ve cut this board three times and it’s still too short.” Our state... Read More
Sometimes a teacher, often a student
The request was for me to talk to an audience about how to conduct civil, meaningful and honest discussions among people with different faiths, politics and philosophies. The inviter, an Episcopalian... Read More
