Donna Brazile: ‘The cavemen are back’
Some of North Carolina’s top women office-holders Friday heard Democratic strategist Donna Brazile rip Republicans for sending the state backwards and making it “a model of voter suppression... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Supporting teachers or blaming them
There are some very clear lines being drawn in the current education debate in North Carolina and the battle is not just about whether the General Assembly actually increased funding for education... Read More
The NC GOP's recruiting nightmare
Omigod. This GOP Senate primary is going to be a blast! We’re still eight months out and the sparks are starting to fly. Today, rumor has it that state Senator Pete Brunstetter will get into the... Read More
Thank You, Pat McCrory
Dear Governor McCrory, I know times are tough for you right now. Your approval numbers are in free fall and your own party is overriding your vetoes. So I thought now would be a good time for a... Read More
Parents, teachers and students themselves all have role in monitoring social media
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 19, 2013. Facebook. Snapchat. Twitter. Tumblr. Instagram. So many social media sites, so many opportunities for mean girls and cruel boys to humiliate... Read More
Give States Their Power Back
September 17 was Constitution Day, a celebration of our nation’s most important political document. For 226 years, our Constitution has weathered wars, disasters, civil strife, and economic... Read More
Forest: Pay NC teachers most in the nation
by Travis Fain, Greensboro News-Record, September 19, 2013. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest called Wednesday for North Carolina to pay the nation's highest teaching salaries and to put wireless broadband Internet... Read More
Never let 'em see you sweat
Governor McCrory has learned one thing about his new job: He’s not in Charlotte anymore, Toto. And he doesn’t like it. At a news conference, the Governor vented thinly veiled frustration at how... Read More
North Carolina is headed in the wrong direction
Republicans took office this January pledging to change the direction that North Carolina was heading. By all accounts, they were successful. Here’s the bad news: most North Carolinians who... Read More
Isn’t a “Myth” Supposed to be Untrue?
Rob Christensen of the News & Observer recently published an article in which he claims to uncover “the truth” behind 10 “myths” about North Carolina state government. Disappointingly... Read More
