I often wonder whether all the partisan nastiness and money-grubbing that goes on in politics these days is increasingly leaving the political world, both nationally and at the state level, to know... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, February 11, 2014. State environmental officials have been busy backpedaling of late. Last week they assured residents that a coal-ash spill from a Duke Energy power... Read More
There’s always a silver lining in any cloud, and this week’s crippling snowstorm was no exception. In the midst of car accidents, paralyzing traffic gridlock, and power outages, Tar Heels stepped... Read More
A tragedy took place this week, and it deserves insight, reflection and perspective. Earlier this week it was announced that Randolph Voller, the chairman of what is clearly a divided NC Democratic... Read More
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the state environmental agency tasked with regulating Duke Energy after a coal ash spill left the Dan River so polluted that people... Read More
The families of the four deceased members of the civil rights protesters known as the Wilmington 10 are seeking compensation, but the state attorney general’s office is trying to block the claim... Read More
That the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has hired a “turnaround” consultant to help sort out its Medicaid operations does not say good things about where things currently... Read More
Why does the Left oppose school choice? It can’t be because they oppose tax dollar going to private, even faith-based institutions. For decades, state and federal subsidies have flowed to private... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 12, 2014. At long last, North Carolinians of all political stripes have found something they can agree on: Our leaders stink. It doesn’t matter which... Read More
Many "Downton Abbey" watchers are nostalgia gluttons who grieved when Lord Grantham lost his fortune in Canadian railroad shares. There are, however, a discerning few whose admirable American... Read More
