Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, March 3, 2014. Department of Motor Vehicles computers that handle inspection reports aren't working correctly. The system is delaying or losing tens of thousands of... Read More
The recent polarization of American politics has been far more obvious on the right than the left. The emergence of the tea party movement and its influence in Congress has brought to the fore... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, March 4, 2014. There are indications that some boards of education in North Carolina may take lawmakers to school over attempts to get teachers to trade their tenure... Read More
by Associated Press, published in Asheville Citizen-Times, March 4, 2014. North Carolina state Sen. Martin Nesbitt of Asheville has stepped down as the Senate’s minority leader because of a recent... Read More
by Jane Stancill, News and Observer, March 4, 2014. Art Pope, the state budget director, has kicked the UNC system’s budget proposal back to the Board of Governors for a rewrite, saying it “simply... Read More
And so it begins again. Filing is over, and the 2014 election cycle is off and running. North Carolinians will elect a U.S. senator and 13 U.S. representatives to serve in Washington. We will elect... Read More
Americans hate health insurance companies. They are easy targets for everyone to beat up on. When premiums go up, we blame insurance companies; we do not blame the underlying hospitals or physicians... Read More
Only one-third of North Carolina registered voters approve of Sen. Kay Hagan's job performance, her lowest rating in a year, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Hagan was the only politician... Read More
The other day I was feeling a little down and blue about Republicans’ foibles then thanks to Democratic Chairman Randy Vollmer the sun broke through the clouds. Awhile back, the Democratic Party... Read More
