Do we care about teachers?
The writer of Ecclesiastes says, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven.” During hard times we recognize the need to hunker down and reduce spending. During... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Our changing media world
If you’ve lived on this planet more than 20 years you’ve experienced constant changes. We constantly hear that the only thing that remains the same is change and nowhere is that change more... Read More
Republicans took the bait
As a TV talk show moderator my job is to ask questions. Lately, I’ve been fielding them, mostly about HB2. People want to understand how North Carolina got into this mess and how we get out of it... Read More
Are you better off?
If the 2016 election cycle ever leaves the focus on personalities and gets down to issues we might focus on questions like candidate Ronald Reagan asked voters in 1980: “…Are you better off than... Read More
We love to hate
After a glorious Easter we took a few days of vacation, turned off the television, unplugged (mostly) the Internet and cell phone and got away to more peaceful environs. It is amazing the perspective... Read More
Discrimination, privacy and government intrusion
This week’s special session of the General Assembly was called primarily to address a new ordinance in Charlotte, due to go into effect April 1. While the primary focus was the so-called “bathroom... Read More
Contrarians, protestors and disruptors
The 2016 election cycle is one of the wildest and strangest we’ve seen, especially the presidential contests. In recent days these campaigns have raised interesting questions about protest and... Read More
Let's abandon reality TV and reform the presidential nomination process
If there is one conclusion to be reached from this year’s reality TV presidential circus it’s that we must change the way we select nominees. Big money, television and consultants have hijacked... Read More
North Carolina after "Super Tuesday"
Following “Super Tuesday,” both political parties are wondering how they can survive their nominees, while North Carolinians are pondering the impact on our state. The presidential races have... Read More
Doctors and patients getting off the medical merry-go-round
We’ve talked for decades about healthcare reform but the only significant attempt to change the skyrocketing costs of health insurance, escalating pharmaceutical costs and deepening dissatisfaction... Read More
