Labor Day then and now
Labor Day was the saddest day of the year when I was young. It signaled the official end of summer and the start of the routine of getting up early, going to school, doing homework and going to bed... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
5 + 6 = Ugly defeat in November
Someone should tell our legislative leadership that sometimes it is best to quit while you're behind. And they are definitely behind the eight-ball on two proposed constitutional amendments. The first... Read More
North Carolina's revolution in healthcare
North Carolina is about to undertake the greatest revolution in healthcare since the 1965 advent of Medicaid and Medicare. And yes, that includes Obamacare. North Carolina will soon become the largest... Read More
Impeach Justices?
Dallas Woodhouse, Executive Director of the state Republican Party, lobbed a grenade into a Friday discussion about the Constitutional Amendments on November's ballot, by suggesting that our Supreme... Read More
Be careful what you ask for
When the courts rule against laws our legislature has passed, which they often do, it never seems to enter lawmakers’ minds that those rulings are because of their own wrongheaded notions. Nope... Read More
Defending the first amendment
If you tell a lie long enough and often enough people will eventually believe it. That certainly seems to be the theory behind trying to convince people that the press is filled with fake news and is... Read More
Watching the same movie ad nauseum
What we are currently witnessing in state government feels like watching the movie “Groundhog Day.” Our legislature passes a bill, the governor vetoes it, lawmakers override the veto, then the... Read More
Why not hire a North Carolinian?
If the Board of Governors meetings were broadcast they would become the top rated reality show on TV. There’s something for everyone - humor, pathos, conflict, and, occasionally, a nugget of wisdom... Read More
Three words you seldom hear from politicians
Three words you almost never hear from politicians is “I was wrong.” I’m not one, but can admit that on the subject of Medicaid expansion I was wrong. Now our legislature should do the same... Read More
Smelly business
As a young boy I would sometimes walk out of my Greenville home and smell rotten eggs. My mother explained this smell came from the paper mill in Plymouth, some 40 air miles away. The same could be... Read More
