What North Carolinians think
After bottoming out in September, Pat McCrory's approval numbers continue to tick back up. 42% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 47% who disapprove, a big improvement from 35/53 three months... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The telling reaction to the small federal budget deal
The various reactions to this week’s announcement of a small budget deal in Congress to avoid another shutdown of the federal government illustrate just how far how of whack the current budget and... Read More
Gift-giving in Raleigh
Oh, voter ID, oh, voter ID, how lovely are your 49 pages of branches. Oh, the song doesn’t go like that? And some people aren’t seeing all the loveliness? Well, it is easy to get confused hanging... Read More
A businessman responds to new NC-4 tax forms
We are nearing the gift-giving season, and as an employer, I got an early one from the N.C. Department of Revenue dealing with income-tax deduction. It says "IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED" in bright blue... Read More
NCAE seeks to limit educational opportunity
Schools without standards, without accountability, are not worthy of a $4,200 check." Those are the words of North Carolina Association of Educators (NAE) president Rodney Ellis. Yesterday Ellis, NCAE... Read More
Environmental group must end legal fight so Bonner Bridge can be replaced
The Bonner Bridge project is about people, not politics. The necessary decision to close the bridge for safety is having a significant impact on the lives of thousands of Outer Banks residents every... Read More
Congress needs to act on Farm Bill
Editorial by News and Observer, December 12, 2013. Congress is expected to adjourn for the holidays without taking action on the one of its fundamental tasks: renewing the farm bill. This shouldn’t... Read More
Ditch the texts: Techbooks are future in CMS, Mooresville schools
There are textbooks in Ronald Tyson’s social studies class at Community House Middle School, but they’re stacked on a shelf, seldom touched. Instead, when his seventh-graders start a lesson on the... Read More
Getting a good bang for the education buck
It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational... Read More
In the line of fire
Politics 101 used to say that getting in the news was good for politicians. Not today. The new rule is: If you’re in the spotlight, you’re losing. The more you’re in the news, the lower your... Read More
