Life skills
Nobody in America should go hungry. We are called to serve and love our neighbors. Read More
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Are we watching a Field of Dreams replay?Would whoever replaces Chuck Edwards as the Republican candidate even want a Trump endorsement or would they fare better without it? Read More |
On road funding, something’s gotta give
As vehicles grow increasingly fuel-efficient or electrified, states collect fewer fuel-tax dollars per mile traveled. As motorists hold onto their vehicles for more years, states collect fewer taxes on auto sales. Read More
We've got to act
Trump has gotten away with doing things contrary to the normal expectations we have for our president because deep down, we’re all good people at heart. Read More
Western NC’s next representative must be ready Day One
Which contender can carry the region’s priorities into Washington without treating national talking points as a substitute for understanding the district? Read More
Cooper Up by 9; Trump Still Slumps
Recent news reports that the Cooper-Whatley race is “getting closer” just aren’t true. At least, not yet. Read More
5 years is just the beginning: NC Medicaid’s transition to managed care
North Carolina has demonstrated that Medicaid can be more coordinated, more accountable, and more focused on outcomes than ever before. That is something worth celebrating. Read More
In NC, your ZIP code determines the quality of your child’s education
Parents frequently consider school districts when shopping for a new home and the value of that home has a great impact on the quality of their child's school. Read More
Greensboro now has among NC’s highest municipal tax rates
A recent John Locke Foundation analysis concluded that municipal spending in many North Carolina communities has grown faster than population growth and inflation. Read More
North Carolina continues to be ruled and held back by the party of fear
Republican obviously fear that certain voters – young people, people of color, and people of low income – will reject them. Read More
The governing method behind Tillis’ latest deal
As NC House Speaker Tillis learned that governing requires counting votes, determining whether a policy will work, understanding who will implement it, and considering who will pay the price when the details go wrong. Read More
Thom Tillis has some advice for a struggling Michael Whatley
Whatley will likely not take the Senator's advice not to be afraid to push back against Trump. Read More
Rezoning should require a vote, not an expired clock
Rezoning delays have a real cost and that cost falls on the applicant. Read More
More on Erin Paré's transphobia and yet another scandal growing at Lee Roberts's UNC
Representative Paré’s transgender dress code would return our state to the days of HB2. Read More
Blind to history
Blind to history, we no longer see old sins as deadly threats. Read More
How did we get to this place?
56% - a majority of North Carolinians - believe things will be worse for their children and grandchildren in the years ahead. Read More
Don’t bring back the pork barrel
It would be unwise for the General Assembly to fund named state employees in a budget bill and ought not appropriate tax dollars directly to specified local or private recipients. Read More
How will Social Security be fixed?
We are experiencing the same situation today as Social Security faced in the 1980s. Read More
They chucked him
The Edwards scandal is more bad news for the GOP in a year that’s already not working out for them. Read More
How to not win wars
Setting public deadlines, exit strategies, and casualty limits is a time-honored way to lose wars. Read More
Letters. We've got letters
Most of us learned to write letters in fifth or sixth grade. We wrote personal letters, business letters, resumes. Read More
Local newspapers play essential roles
Newspaper closures result in negative community impacts. Read More
The nasty truth
Donald Trump doesn’t take disease epidemics seriously, and because of that, innocent people suffer, and even die needlessly. Read More
NC’s economic success depends on better workforce alignment
The problem confronting many North Carolina employers is that too many young people graduate from institutions of higher education with credentials that don’t match those needed by those hiring new employees. Read More
Democrats are at It again
We may not see a JFK, Clinton or Obama out there today, but few people saw them coming. Read More
NC has a chance to rethink teacher pay
Teachers need to know what they can do to earn more and whether the standards will remain consistent from year to year. Read More
