North Carolina on "Pause"
The year has just begun, yet it feels as if someone pushed a big “pause” button within state government. Governor Cooper has been put on hold in having his cabinet secretaries take office, due to... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Two different narratives of the same events
We have just witnessed one of the most divisive election campaigns in history, one that saw partisans on all sides spinning narratives to best benefit their candidates and positions. It is both... Read More
The McCrory Legacy
To assess Pat McCrory’s four years as governor we must begin in 2012. McCrory was a popular, moderate Charlotte Mayor, leading the Queen City during a time of explosive growth. Tens of thousands of... Read More
The unsettling year 2016
The best word to describe the year 2016 is unsettling. We barely had time to break our New Year’s resolutions before the year crashed down on us. We knew it was going to be unusual when the General... Read More
Picking up the pieces
Once again North Carolina made national news and once again it wasn’t favorable. For a while it appeared our state was ready to rid itself of all the negative publicity, economic loss and rancor... Read More
What are you giving this Christmas?
One cold December day a few years ago I volunteered to ring the bell to collect money for the Salvation Army. A woman, obviously not as well dressed and coiffed as many who passed by, stopped and dug... Read More
Governor Cooper
What can we expect when Roy Cooper becomes the 75th Governor of North Carolina on January 5th? Cooper is the most experienced and knowledgeable officeholder we’ve seen in decades, having served in... Read More
A redistricting Psalm of Lament
Four weeks following the November 8th election and just five weeks before elected officials are due to be sworn into office we still don’t know the final outcomes of two statewide and several... Read More
Call a Political ceasefire this holiday
These limericks can be read or sung to the traditional song “Over the River.” Over the river, and through the woods... Read More
Hate spreads
If you think our young people aren’t hearing and mirroring the hatred and divisiveness of our culture, think again. Last weekend some 5,000 Methodist youth gathered in Fayetteville for their annual... Read More
