You'll never win at Monopoly
During the holiday season, Hoods play board games. Different families have different traditions. Some go caroling. Some go on trips. Hoods would rather buy Park Place, conquer Middle Earth, or wipe... Read More
NC Spin Articles
2014: Another 2010?
Maybe I should apologize. But would Bob Rucho apologize? No sir! So I’ll double down, as they say. My blog yesterday – warning that the next Congress might be run by people who think like Rucho... Read More
Textbook funds: Education can’t be done on the cheap
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 19, 2013. Public school funding cuts have hit an absurd level. Teacher salaries have been nearly stagnant for five years. Teacher aides have been fired... Read More
Crisco forms campaign committee for Ellmer's seat
Former Commerce secretary Keith Crisco has taken a big step toward running against U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers in the general election next year. He hasn’t made a formal announcement but on Monday filed... Read More
State employees need to wait before joining state vendors
Editorial by News and Observer, December 19, 2013. tate Auditor Beth Wood is right to raise a red flag after her audit of Medicaid claims found a senior program manager at the state Department of... Read More
N.C. ports best to stick with what they do well
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, December 14, 2013. North Carolina's ports are bustling again after suffering through the recession with three straight years of big losses. While the current fiscal... Read More
Schools debate short on parents
Editorial from The Greenville Daily Reflector, December 18, 2013. The North Carolina Association of Educators has helped sponsor two lawsuits against the state this past week challenging policies... Read More
CMS tops urban districts on national math, reading tests
by Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer, December 19, 2013. Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools outperformed counterparts in 20 urban districts on a rigorous national test of math and reading... Read More
Report presses UNC system for greater efficiency
North Carolina's public university system should increase its focus on efficiency as students and taxpayers alike grapple with the rising cost of higher education, a report Wednesday to state... Read More
Republican vs. Republican
Don’t underestimate the chances that people who think like Bob Rucho might control Congress a year from now. Behind Rucho’s tweet and the budget battle in Washington is a death match between... Read More
