Fighting to lose
Instead of exploiting the Tea Party’s war on Establishment Republicans, Randy Voller seems set on replicating it in the Democratic Party. Behind this week’s chaos is a history of hostilities... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Just another Moral Monday
One protestor waved a sign calling for legalizing medical marijuana and another held up a sign “Stop the War on Women” and Reverend Barber looked out at the multitude of marchers, lifted his arms... Read More
The right still spreading the myth about the 'Carolina Comeback'
The myth persists on the Right in North Carolina that the decision by Governor Pat McCrory and legislative leaders to slash unemployment benefits for laid off workers is responsible for the big drop... Read More
Common sense not a prerequisite for politicians
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
McCrory needs to prove he can stand up to industries that pollute
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
Civil society alive and well in NC
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
NC Democrats, hypocrisy and Ben Chavis
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
Feds launch criminal probe of NC agency after coal ash spill
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
Families of deceased Wilmington 10 members want compensation
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
Medicaid consultant
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
