The "skills-gap" myth continues
A few months ago, Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, and Marlene Seltzer, the chief executive of Jobs for the Future, published an article in Politico titled “Closing the Skills Gap... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Worn out on Wos
Editorial by News and Observer, March 31, 2014. There has been evidence aplenty that Aldona Wos, the state secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, isn’t up to the job. A medical... Read More
Behind the state's jobless numbers
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, March 30, 2014. Politicians and think tanks argue as to why the state’s unemployment rate has fallen almost 3 percentage points in a year, but along with other... Read More
Start up the rural economy
During most of its history, North Carolina was a state of widely dispersed residents. There were no truly big cities, many small towns, and fewer sparsely populated counties than, say, Virginia or... Read More
The future is now
A change is coming, and it’s blue.” That’s the conclusion of an op-ed that looked at why more young Americans are voting Democratic. And it was my conclusion after several hours at the College... Read More
Age discrimination: A real and solvable problem in NC
It happens all too often. Despite a lifetime of hard work and excellent reviews, older workers find themselves out of a job or in a reduced position. A 2013 AARP study found that nearly 2 in 3 workers... Read More
Established water quality standards needed
Do you enjoy the aroma of fetid rivers with sewage or stormwater overflows periodically spilling into them? Or lakes and estuaries with rafts of green algae and hundreds to thousands of rotting belly... Read More
NC DOT asked to consider taxing drivers by the mile
RALEIGH North Carolina leaders are trying earnestly to identify a dependable source of transportation revenue that will keep pace with the needs of a fast-growing state – but at the same time, they... Read More
Turning up the heat on Wos
In Congress, the drama of a committee hearing where lawmakers get into confrontational question-and-answer sessions with those testifying before them are not so unusual. In the North Carolina General... Read More
