End of summer
What happened to the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer? Were they ever lazy and hazy? Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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What's to come of DMV?It's a good idea to remove DMV from the Department of Transportation. There's a perfect solution as to where it should be housed. Read More |
Don’t give cash to street panhandlers
Very few panhandlers are temporarily down on their luck. Most are hustlers, addicts, or mentally ill. Read More
Homeboy got played
The closest Trump will ever get to seeing a Nobel Peace Prize is to go to Barack Obama's house and get a glimpse at his. Read More
Pandemic spending’s permanent hangover: The bills are coming due
If a program is worth keeping, lawmakers at the federal and state level must pay for it honestly, not with IOUs to future taxpayers. Read More
The race to watch: NC-11
The district was devastated by Hurricane Helene. The impact of the storm and the government’s reaction to it will certainly influence the race. Read More
A fading memory
Attention spans are short these days and nobody knows that better than Trump. Read More
The hoarder who helmed our state
This week, 250 years ago, an historic meeting in Hillsborough , formed a new government for a province in rebellion and elected Samuel Johnston to head it. Read More
Thoughts on the GOP's pathetic anti-Cooper attacks and austerity budget
Given the paucity of convincing attacks coming from the usually ruthless NCGOP, it appears Cooper truly has lived a life of integrity and served the public honestly and well. Read More
The redistricting wars
Typically, states draw new election districts every ten years after the census. Why are some wanting to change this? Read More
Stein says federal government ‘has not met the moment’ after Helene
Despite pledges of support from President Trump, the federal government has provided only 8 percent of Hurricane Helene's damages to our state. Read More
We need a constitutional amendment to control NC property taxes
With fiscally liberal officials, our local governments have lost the ability to tell themselves "no." Read More
The soap opera
We are living in a soap opera world today. We can't turn it off and there are real world consequences we didn't sign up for. Read More
Democrats will soon fall to third place
If public sentiment turns against the party in the White House, as it often does, Roy Cooper and Democragts might well win in 2026. Read More
"This vile racism carries a host of excuses..."
The “vile racism" letter to Duke Health is a cruel joke, as are Trump's bootlicking MAGA sycophants and their cohorts. Read More
The most valuable coastal resource is its people
Tor decades the state’s public officials have been busy protecting everything else supposedly threatened and endangered, except for the people. Read More
NC food banks can’t fill the hunger gap caused by federal SNAP cuts, nonprofit leaders say
SNAP benefits help 1.4 million North Carolinians put food on the table. The federal cuts will devastate low income families already struggling to make ends meet. Read More
The tale of 2 North Carolinas
The politicians like to take credit for the aggregate North Carolina numbers, but they ignore the reality that these different realities exist within the same state. Read More
Would a split from DOT fix the DMV?
The average DMV visit lasts more than 1 hour and 15 minutes, and 13% go over 2.5 hours. Read More
Eroding and politicizing higher ed in North Carolina
An effort to lower admission standards is attempting to reinforce the decision to lower math requirements for graduation from high school. Read More
copydesk days
Copy editors gave stories one last read before they went to the composing room to be set into lead type. Sadly, few exist today. Read More
Germans played role in Carolina revolt
On the eve of the Revolutionary War, as many as 30 percent of North Carolina's population was German. Read More
“No taxes on tips”: The latest scam to keep wages for working people low
The vast majority of struggling low-income workers in desperate need of a raise (e.g. child care workers, retail workers) do not receive tips. Read More
Desperately seeking a pro-growth Democrat
Democrats have become what might be called a doughnut party: They have no middle. Read More
