My Spin by Tom Campbell

Banned from the legislature

Few of us like it when others disagree with us. Fewer still like it when others protest our actions, but elected or appointed public officials have to recognize that disagreements and sometimes...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   June 23, 2017

Life then and now

My Father’s Day presents included two vintage issues of Life magazine, one from November 22, 1948, the other from November 29, 1963. My family, like many, subscribed to this weekly publication for...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   June 16, 2017

A manifesto for moderates

Anyone observing today’s political landscape cannot escape the domination from the conservative right and the liberal left. Both are loud and active advocates for their positions, but what is...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   June 9, 2017


Reminders of our past

Even without television, telephones or telegraphs word spread quickly throughout the colonies about the fighting that took place between the British and Colonials at Lexington and Concord in April...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   June 1, 2017

Does the legislature need a curfew?

Nothing happens on the streets of this town after midnight that you need to be a part of,” my parents told me as a teen. Concerned I had neither the experience nor the judgment to impose this...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   May 26, 2017

Voter ID is dead....or is it?

Voter ID is dead in North Carolina…or is it? U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ pronouncement on the matter raises many questions, and whereas opponents of the 2013 Voter ID law were...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   May 19, 2017


The biggest issue

What’s the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues. Boney wants to...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   May 12, 2017


Owning up

Why is it that the hardest words to say are, “I’m Sorry,” and “I made a mistake?” Think of the needless pain and problems that could be avoided if people, especially those in leadership...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   April 28, 2017


The Six Word Story

Celebrated novelist Ernest Hemingway was once reported to have made a bet with companions that he could write a novel in six words. He asked each to put $10 in a pot, saying that if he could construct...    Read More

by Tom Campbell   |   April 21, 2017