Our legislature is talking about combining both the presidential and state primary elections into one election next year. This is both good and bad for our state. The presidential primary was moved so... Read More
When I was a boy we could walk out on the shore of our Neuse River summer home, cast out a line on a rod and reel and catch enough good-sized Croakers for supper in about an hour. Many an afternoon... Read More
North Carolina has been talking for years about fixing failing schools, but so far it is mostly talk. It isn’t easy to discuss some of the underlying issues involved without sounding accusatory... Read More
Who among us would turn down $750 if someone offered it to us? Most would accept the gift with a “thank you,” but the budget compromise reached by the legislature giving state employees a one time... Read More
For the third time our legislature will miss the deadline for establishing a state budget that was due to begin July 1st. There's no way they can meet the current August 31st date they set. Even after... Read More
It has been four years since Republicans took control of our legislature. They now control all three branches of state government. When campaigning to takeover, the GOP promised to get government out... Read More
Seventy years ago on August 14, 1945, America and its Allies observed V-J Day, the end of World War II. As we remember all those who sacrificed and contributed to this effort it is fitting to consider... Read More
It is understandable how public employees may feel like punching bags. They are subject to jabs that there are too many of them on the public dole, that they don’t work hard, don’t get much done... Read More
Is it just me or have we come to a time when people can say anything they want with no sense of remorse of concern for others? The current presidential circus is filled with candidates calling each... Read More
Two weeks into the hearing over North Carolina’s 2013 election laws, we have reached some conclusions. For starters, mainstream media coverage has been disappointing. Not only is there a lack of... Read More
