NC Spin Articles

Mental health issue needs more than talk

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 28, 2013. A pilot program in Raleigh is aiming to shift mental health patients away from hospital emergency rooms and into private psychiatric hospitals...    Read More

December 29, 2013

A divisive, tumultuous year for N.C. politics

The political world in North Carolina was filled with a lot of smiles as 2013 began. They didn’t last very long. Gov. Pat McCrory began his term in an inaugural ceremony that saw him wearing a big...    Read More

December 29, 2013



Economic inequality gets worse in recovery

Editorial by News and Observer, December 28, 2013. Economic indicators suggest 2014 will be the year when a recovery finally arrives, but the long downturn revealed problems that will require a...    Read More

December 29, 2013


Debating the minimum wage

published December 27, 2013 in The Charlotte Observer. On Dec. 18, the Observer opinion pages published a guest op-ed from Charlotte resident and author Chuck Kelly. He argued for a higher minimum...    Read More

December 29, 2013


Delivery snafu underscores buying local

Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, December 27, 2013. The usual post-Christmas sales reports took an unusual twist this year, focusing on the delivery shortcomings of two of the biggest package...    Read More

December 28, 2013

The best and worst political moments of 2013

This week, we asked our panel to choose their own best and worst of this year’s politics. Linda Petrou: “Best political moment was the swearing in of a Republican governor, lieutenant Governor...    Read More

December 28, 2013

The film incentives racket

Still think film incentives make sense for North Carolina, despite all evidence to the contrary? Add this Los Angeles Times report to your reading list. [Ric] Reitz is one of Hollywood’s new...    Read More

December 28, 2013


Gas tax increase would refill fund

Editorial by Washington Post, reprinted in News and Observer, December 28 2013. A major federal program is on desperate financial footing. It’s too important and popular to cut drastically. But a...    Read More

December 28, 2013