2013: Looking for a new normal
The year 2013 saw the greatest changes in state government in the past fifty years. With the inauguration of Governor Pat McCrory, two of the three branches of state government were controlled by... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Sixty years of television
During my lifetime there have been many innovations that changed our lives, but perhaps none more significant than television. I remember Tuesday, December 22, 1953, the day Greenville’s WNCT-TV... Read More
Have we become "humbug" people?
Ira David Wood, in his delightful adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, sings a song, “What’s Christmas to you is humbug to me.” That pretty well sums up the prevailing attitude in... Read More
Nobody has the rural solution
As one who was born and raised in Eastern Carolina I hate to see what is happening to this rural region. Many voice concerns about the fate of the region east of I-95, as well as the rural west and... Read More
The Carolina way to give thanks
Two hundred years ago, long before the days of parades with helium filled balloons, marathon football games and “Black Friday,” a brave group of settlers came to North Carolina looking for a... Read More
Obamacare doesn't solve North Carolina's healthcare problems
Every era has its one big issue to face. Ours is healthcare. The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, had two primary goals: to reduce healthcare costs, especially taxpayer support, at the same time... Read More
In search of heroes
The very fact that we don’t have to use a descriptive phrase to identify him is but further proof that Dean Smith is a hero. Not just because he was awarded the Medal of Freedom but because he won... Read More
Let's take the time to get mental health reform right
Governor Pat McCrory and DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos deserve credit for trying to sort out and find solutions to our Mental Health program. North Carolina’s 2001 mental health “reforms” have been... Read More
Let the 2014 elections begin
While political analysts are trying to understand how the most recent municipal elections reflect the current climate and impact outcomes in the 2014 elections, there are two obvious conclusions of... Read More
