Railroading Eminent Domain
Governor McCrory’s pronouncement that the proposed CSX rail hub in Selma is effectively dead is both good news and bad. Without question this could be a great benefit to our state but the handling... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Got water? A "Yes" vote will ensure we do
One of the least discussed but most important elements of the Connect NC Bond package is the $309 million designated for clean water and sewer infrastructure. Demographers report that North Carolina... Read More
Flexibility and accountability in public education
You may or may not have noticed but North Carolina’s political leadership has undertaken a fundamental shift away from unqualified support of traditional public schools towards favoring charter... Read More
The end of the beginning
After more than three years of debate and several false starts the legislature passed and Governor McCrory signed into law a Medicaid Reform law in 2015. Legislators, lobbyists, regulators, the house... Read More
What to expect in 2016
The big story in 2016 will be the March 15th Primaries and November 8th General Elections, campaigns that promise to be loud, negative and ugly. The airwaves will be flooded with commercials, making... Read More
"And that's the way it is...."
In recollecting 2015, I remember legendary CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite, who closed each evening’s newscast by saying, “And that’s the way it is..,”. Two weeks into the year the UNC Board of... Read More
Priceless Christmas gifts
Sometime during this season you will no doubt hear or maybe even sing “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” This spirited cumulative song, with each verse built upon the previous one, lists the... Read More
Which wolf are you feeding?
This is the supposed to be the season of peace on earth, good will toward mankind, but one is hard pressed to find much evidence of these qualities. At every turn we see war, unrest, depravation... Read More
Naysayers, procrastinators or planters?
An Octogenarian woman took her pre-teen grandson out to plant pine seedlings, explaining that one day they would grow into tall trees that provided shade and wood to build houses. The boy protested... Read More
The disgraceful treatment of the mentally ill
The U.S. Department of Justice should butt out of North Carolina’s mental health problems, since it is partially responsible for getting us into the situation we now face. If you’ve never had... Read More
