The Power of One
Kennedy Cousar’s birthday party was unlike like that of most 9-year-old girls. She invited her friends, her schoolmates, even members from church, but instead of birthday gifts she asked her guests... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Gimme a Break
Negotiations over the tax and budget package due to go into effect Monday have broken down. We hear there has been progress made over certain parts of the tax “reforms” being discussed, but still... Read More
The Voting Rights Decision in North Carolina
The U.S. Supreme Court has been the big news this week, with landmark 5-4 divided rulings. Their verdict on the Voting Rights Act sent reverberations across the South, indeed the entire nation, saying... Read More
Leaving Rural North Carolina
Throughout its history North Carolina was a rural state; farming was the principle source of income. The improvement of transportation in the 20th century made possible successful textile and... Read More
High Ground or High Horses
I went to this week’s Moral Monday protest to learn what all the rancor is about and gained some insights from the experience. I didn’t find a bunch of lefty loonies, morons or outsiders. Because... Read More
Tax Reform or Tax Tweaking?
Before the January start of this legislative session leaders of both houses proclaimed major overhaul of North Carolina’s tax codes to be among their highest priorities. Three weeks before the July... Read More
Protecting Our Rights to Assemble and Petition
One of the inalienable rights of citizenship in this nation is the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and to petition for a governmental redress of grievances. Recent events at our General... Read More
Picking Gnats from the State Budget Elephant
You have to hand it to North Carolina’s Republican Senators. They relish going, as Star Trek proclaimed, “Where no man has gone before.” They appear to enjoy painting bull’s-eyes on themselves... Read More
Human Trafficking In North Carolina
Sometimes it feels that just one more problem will overwhelm us, but there is one that needs immediate exposure and urgent attention: the growing problem of human trafficking, defined as the illegal... Read More
NC Moving Forward
Government is nothing more than a social contract. An essential function of government is to provide infrastructure for the common good that is too costly, too big or impractical for individuals to... Read More
