The storm forming for the 2018 elections
You don’t have to be a meteorologist to understand that the gathering storm clouds are threatening the 2018 elections. The high-pressure system at the genesis of this storm is the result of... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
A dozen to watch in 2018
As the New Year unfolds there are at least a dozen leaders likely to play a big role in public policy issues in 2018. In order to avoid criticism for any partiality we listed them in alphabetical... Read More
2018: The year of judicial reform?
Our legislators are due to return to Raleigh on January 10th, another continuation of the 2017 session they just can’t seem to conclude. The January date was set to spend a day or so passing... Read More
The envelope on the tree
Mike hated Christmas. Not the true meaning of the season but the frantic rushing around spending money just to be able to say you got the person a gift he or she wouldn’t use and would most likely... Read More
We need a new state "contract"
For most of the 241 years since North Carolina adopted its first Constitution there have been arguments about the proper balance and separations of power between the legislative, executive and... Read More
Can we talk?
There are moments when you just know that history is being made and the recent revelations of sexual misconduct and harassment indicate we are in such an historic time. Proof came when Time Magazine... Read More
What if we win them both?
CNBC, the cable business news channel, predicts that North Carolina will be selected as the site for Amazon’s second headquarters. We are also told that it is between our state and Alabama in... Read More
Is bigger really better?
For the first twenty years of my career I was a radio broadcaster in Greenville, Wilson, Elizabeth City, Fuquay-Varina, and later Raleigh and Durham. At these stations employees often performed... Read More
Talkin' trash
Every two months North Carolinians throw away enough trash to fill dumpsters, lined back to back, across the entire length of Interstate 40. Our 10 million residents generate some 12 million tons of... Read More
Biltmore: The rest of the story
Tourism is a major revenue generator in North Carolina, creating more than 200,000 jobs and contributing almost $23 billion to our economy. Our number one tourist attraction is Biltmore estate in... Read More
