Plowing Ahead to the Future
Paul Harvey’s unmistakable voice grabbed our attention in his Super Bowl tribute to America’s farmers. Until the turn of the twentieth century most Americans lived on the family farm, but today... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Life Changing Reform in North Carolina
Last November North Carolina voted for change. We are certainly getting it. At the current pace and expectations state government will undergo the biggest changes most of us have seen. In charge of... Read More
Grading McCrory's Speech
Governor Pat McCrory was obviously eager to deliver his state of the state, starting before the 7 o'clock hour and pre-empting network nightly newscasts. His speech was about 45 minutes long... Read More
Manufacturing is not dead in North Carolina
Contrary to what you may have thought manufacturing is not dead in North Carolina, but it is quite different from our old perceptions of textile and furniture mills and tobacco factories. Some were... Read More
Senate Bill 4 is Wrong on Many Levels
Most everyone agrees North Carolina’s Medicaid program is broken, but fixing Medicaid hasn’t been a high priority for previous governors or legislators. Now might be the right time and Governor... Read More
The Bottom of the Internet Pipeline
According to the Federal Communications Commission, North Carolina finds itself in the unenviable position of being at the bottom, tied with Mississippi, for having the lowest number of households... Read More
McCrory's Education
Pat McCrory learned (or ought to have) three lessons of his own following his radio interview with former US Education Secretary Bill Bennett. Lesson 1: When you are governor everything you say will... Read More
Challenging our Governor to live on $350 per week
Action NC, an organization that describes itself as a “grassroots community organization that empowers low to moderate-income communities to take action and win victories on issues of concern to our... Read More
The GOP Takeover isn't Complete...Yet
The new reality has North Carolina Republicans in control of all three branches of state government: the Governor’s mansion, legislature and with a majority on our Supreme Court. But the change... Read More
Where's The Plan?
With respect to our legislators the current talk of a tax reform plan makes about as much sense as hopping in a car and striking out to California without a GPS or road map. No doubt our tax codes are... Read More
