A broken stormwater pipe recently caused a major discharge of coal ash into the Dan River at a Duke Energy plant in Eden, and another more recent discharge was reported from a coal-ash pond at a... Read More
by Dan Kane, Charlotte Observer, March 26, 2014. Two more football players said in national cable TV reports Tuesday that UNC-Chapel Hill’s tutoring program for athletes steered them to suspect... Read More
Think you’re spending more time stuck in Charlotte traffic? A new study says you’re right. Increasingly clogged roads mean drivers are spending an estimated 40 hours a year – one solid workweek... Read More
Triangle drivers pay an extra $1,000 a year each because of poor roads and bridges and traffic congestion, according to a report released Tuesday. TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national... Read More
Congress should give President Barack Obama more power — when it comes to the issue of free trade, that is. Conservatives and constitutionalists are rightly concerned about recent arrogations or... Read More
In six weeks, North Carolina primary voters will go to the polls. They will cast their ballots for individuals, but they will be making other choices as well: tea party vs. establishment, celebrity vs... Read More
Certificate-of-Need laws limit competition, boosting taxpayer and patient expense Taxpayers and patients unnecessarily pay hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs because of arcane... Read More
Ediorial by Wilmington Star-News, March 24, 2014. State lawmakers who have embraced deregulation nevertheless seem awfully fond of imposing new rules on local governments. If they're not careful, the... Read More
Should there be stricter laws and regulations to protect the environment? In 1992, according to the Pew Research Center, 93 percent of Democrats and 86 percent of Republicans said yes. Twenty years... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, March 24, 2014. Really? The Common Core State Standards for public schools will lead children and the nation toward communism? The standards promote abortion and... Read More
